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‘Cabaret At The Kit Kat Club' Will End Broadway Run In October With Billy Porter & Marisha Wallace In Lead Roles
Broadway's Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club will close on Sunday, October 19, producers announced today, ending a 14-week run that was spotty at the box office and almost certainly will leave investors short from recouping the revival's estimated $23 million-plus costs. Also today, producers announced that Billy Porter and Marisha Wallace will be the show's final Emcee and Sally Bowles, with the two actors taking over the roles on Tuesday, July 22. More from Deadline Jinkx Monsoon To Join 'Oh, Mary!' In Title Role, Play's Broadway Run Extended To January 'Oh, Mary!' Breaks House Record As Cole Escola's Starring Run Nears End; Overall Receipts Drop As Hollywood Goes Home – Broadway Box Office Roastmaster Jeff Ross Lands Venue For Broadway Summer Stand, Sets Opening Date Producers have not revealed or confirmed the show's capitalization amount or whether the show has recouped or is expected to recoup. 'I can think of no better way to celebrate this production's incredible run on Broadway than by welcoming Billy and Marisha into the company for our final 13 weeks,' said director Rebecca Frecknall. 'They brought down the house every night on the West End, and I cannot wait for Broadway audiences to experience the electricity they generate together.' Said Adam Speers on behalf of the producers: 'Having the chance to present this masterwork to audiences at this moment in history has been the honor of a lifetime. We are so proud of what Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club has achieved on Broadway – artistically, culturally and with audiences. We've been unbelievably lucky to have had such an incredible string of cast members lend their talents to this run, and Billy and Marisha are the ideal stars to lead us into this final stretch.' The Broadway production of Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club began previews on April 1, 2024, becoming a buzzed-about hot ticket. Well-received by most critics, the elaborate, immersive production went on to become the most nominated revival of the 2023-24 season, receiving nine Tony Award nominations, winning for Best Scenic Design/Musical. The London production, now in its fourth year, won a record-breaking seven Olivier Awards and now is tied for the most for any musical revival in Olivier history. In New York, though, the revival was received by critics with mixed reviews, and while the production — originally starring Eddie Redmayne and Gayle Rankin — did strong business initially, more recent months have seen attendance dropping, with audiences sometimes filling just 75%-85% of seats at the expensively renovated August Wilson Theatre. For the week ending June 15, the revival was at 86% of capacity, with a gross of $762,715, far less than the estimated $1 million-plus needed each week to meet costs. The show's current cast features Orville Peck as Emcee and Eva Noblezada as Sally Bowles; they'll play their final performances on Sunday, July 20, two days before Porter and Wallace take over. With music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb — and a book by Joe Masteroff based on the play by John Van Druten and stories by Christopher Isherwood — Cabaret features such beloved songs as 'Willkommen,' 'Mein Herr,' 'Maybe This Time,' 'Money' and the title number. The musical has been staged on Broadway five times, beginning with the original 1966 production and followed by revivals in 1988, 2004, 2015 and 2024. The musical was adapted for film in 1972, with Bob Fosse directing and Liza Minnelli in a career-making performance. Best of Deadline 'The Buccaneers' Season 2 Soundtrack: From Griff To Sabrina Carpenter 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery 2025-26 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Tonys, Emmys, Oscars & More
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17-03-2025
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Orville Peck to Take Mask Off as Emcee in Broadway's ‘Cabaret': ‘I'm Here to Play This Role … It's Not About Me'
Orville Peck won't be sporting his signature mask when he debuts as Emcee in Broadway's 'Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club' later this month. The alt-country crooner, who has never revealed his face publicly under his artist persona, confirmed the news in an interview with the New York Times on Monday. More from Variety Adam Lambert on Playing the Emcee in Broadway's 'Cabaret,' and Why Its Anti-Fascist Themes Hit Even Harder Now Than When He Began the Run: 'It's Wild, How Relevant It Is' Orville Peck to Make Broadway Debut in 'Cabaret,' Replacing Adam Lambert as Emcee Orville Peck Broadway Project in 'Early Stages of Development' (EXCLUSIVE) 'The mask is part of my expression personally as an artist and a very big personal part of me,' Peck said. 'But I'm here to play this role and to bring respect and integrity and hopefully a good performance to it. It's not about me. I'm not trying to make it the Orville Peck show.' Since his debut album, 2019's 'Pony,' Peck hasn't been seen without some sort of facial covering, though the shape and size of it shifts. But with 'Cabaret,' where he'll star alongside Eva Noblezada as Sally Bowles, that all changes. 'I wouldn't have necessarily done this for just anything,' Peck told the Times. 'But this is probably my favorite musical of all time.' He'll replace Adam Lambert, who is currently leading Broadway's 'Cabaret' revival, beginning March 31 through July 20. Speaking to Variety in January after the announcement of his Broadway debut, Peck said it was always a dream of his to play the eccentric Emcee. 'I grew up as an actor and doing theater, and for a lot of people this is a really coveted role in musical theater because it's so open to interpretation and an incredible character,' he said. According to the New York Times, who caught a peek at Peck during rehearsal, his Emcee appears to have been informed by his days coming up in the Canadian punk scene. He 'looked less like a German fop welcoming the curious to a Berlin nightclub and more like the Black Flag frontman Henry Rollins summoning the sweaty to a mosh pit circa 1984,' the Times' Erik Piepenburg wrote. Read the Times' full interview with Peck here. Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Oscars 2026: First Blind Predictions Including Timothée Chalamet, Emma Stone, 'Wicked: For Good' and More What's Coming to Disney+ in March 2025
