GRAMMY Award® nominee Adam Lambert and fast-rising star Auli’i Cravalho will make their respective Broadway debuts as ‘Emcee’ and ‘Sally Bowles’ this Fall in the Tony Award®-winning Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club at the August Wilson Theatre (245 West 52nd Street). Directed by Olivier Award® winner Rebecca Frecknall and designed by 2024 Tony Award winner Tom Scutt, Lambert and Cravalho will begin performances Monday, September 16 and play a limited engagement through Sunday, March 30, 2025.
As previously announced, Eddie Redmayne and Gayle Rankin, both of whom received widespread critical acclaim and earned Tony Award nominations for Cabaret, will play their final performances as ‘Emcee’ and ‘Sally Bowles’ on Saturday evening, September 14.
Casting for the roles of ‘Emcee’ and ‘Sally Bowles’ after March 30 will be announced in the new year.
Lambert previously appeared in the North American touring production of Wicked and shortly after, rocketed to stardom in the eighth season of “American Idol.” In addition to being a platinum-selling singer/songwriter, he appeared in the five-time Academy Award®-winning film Bohemian Rhapsody and starred in the Sofia Coppola-produced feature film Fairyland. In addition to fronting legendary rock band Queen, playing tosold-out stadiums across the globe, last week Lambert released his latest solo EP, the hedonistic, dance-driven AFTERS.
Cravalho first gained attention as the voice of the title character of Disney’s Moana and performed the anthem “How Far I’ll Go” with the film’s songwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda at the 2017 Academy Awards®. She went on to star in “The Power” on Amazon, Hulu’s Crush, the NBC drama “Rise,” and Netflix’s All Together Now, Last spring, she starred as ‘Janis’ in the film adaptation of Tina Fey’s Broadway hit Mean Girls: The Musical. This fall, she will return to the role of ‘Moana’ in the eagerly anticipated sequel to the global phenomenon.
During their runs in Cabaret, Lambert and Cravalho will normally perform seven shows per week. Please check www.kitkat.club for the latest performance schedule.
Lambert will not perform on the following matinees: October 23, November 6, 24 and 27, December 4 and 18, January 15 and 29, February 12 and 19, March 5 and 19. Adam Lambert will not perform on the following evenings: October 14 and 28, November 12, December 10 and 23, January 7 and 21, February 4 and 24, March 10 and 24.
Cravalho will not perform the week of November 19 - 24. Additionally, Cravalho will not perform on the following matinees: October 30; November 13 and 29; December 11 and 24; January 8 and 22; February 5, 20, and 26; and March 12 and 26. Cravalho will not perform on the following evening performances: September 30; October 1; November 4; December 3 and 17; January 14 and 28; February 11; and March 3 and 17.
Cabaret also stars two-time Tony Award winner and 2024 Tony Award nominee and Drama Desk Award winner Bebe Neuwirth as ‘Fraulein Schneider,’ Tony Award nominee Ato Blankson-Wood as ‘Clifford Bradshaw,’ 2024 Tony Award nomineeSteven Skybell as ‘Herr Schultz,’ Henry Gottfried as ‘Ernst Ludwig,’ and three-time Helen Hayes Award winner Natascia Diaz as ‘Fritzie/Kost.’
The cast of Cabaret also includes Gabi Campo as ‘Frenchie,’ Ayla Ciccone-Burton as ‘Helga,’ Colin Cunliffe as ‘Hans,’ Marty Lauter as ‘Victor,’ Loren Lester as ‘Herman/Max,’ David Merino as ‘Lulu,’ Julian Ramos as ‘Bobby,’ MiMi Scardulla as ‘Texas,’ and Paige Smallwood as ‘Rosie.’ Swings include Hannah Florence, Pedro Garza, Christian Kidd, Corinne Munsch, Chloé Nadon-Enriquez, and Karl Skyler Urban.
The Prologue Company, the dancers and musicians that welcome audiences to the club, feature dancers Alaïa, IRON BRYAN, Will Ervin Jr., Sun Kim, Deja McNair and swings Ida Saki and Spencer James Weidie. The musicians of the Prologue are Brian Russell Carey (piano & bass), Francesca Dawis (violin), Keiji Ishiguri (dedicated substitute), Maeve Stier (accordion), and Michael Winograd (clarinet).
Experience this groundbreaking musical like never before. The denizens of the Kit Kat Club have created a decadent sanctuary inside Broadway’s August Wilson Theatre, where artists and performers, misfits and outsiders rule the night. Step inside their world. This is Berlin. Relax. Loosen up. Be yourself.
Cabaret, one of the most revered and successful musicals of all time, has music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and a book by Joe Masteroff based on the play by John Van Druten and stories by Christopher Isherwood. The show features the songs “Willkommen,” “Don’t Tell Mama,” “Mein Herr,” “Maybe This Time,” “Money,” and the iconic title number.
Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club on Broadway is directed by Olivier Award winner and 2024 Drama Desk Award nominee Rebecca Frecknall with club, scenic, and costume design by Tony Award winner, Evening Standard Award winner, and Olivier Award nominee Tom Scutt, and choreography by 2024 Chita Rivera Award nominee and Olivier Award nominee Julia Cheng.
The creative team for Broadway includes Jennifer Whyte (Music Supervision & Music Direction), 2024 Tony Award nominee, Drama Desk Award winner, OBIE Award winner, Olivier Award nominee Isabella Byrd (Lighting Design), 2024 Tony Award nominee, Drama Desk Award winner, and Olivier Award winner Nick Lidster (Sound Design), Sam Cox (Hair & Wig Design), Guy Common (Makeup Design), Jordan Fein (Associate Director & Prologue Director), Danny Sharron (US Associate Director), Kayla Lomas-Kirton (UK Associate Choreographer), Ilia Jessica Castro (US Associate Choreographer), Angus MacRae (Prologue Composer & Prologue Music Director), Bernard Telsey, CSA & Kristian Charbonier, CSA (Casting Directors), and Thomas Recktenwald (Production Stage Manager). 101 Productions, Ltd. serves as the US General Manager for Cabaret.