Emmy, Tony, and Grammy winner Billy Porter (Pose, Kinky Boots) and Olivier nominee Marisha Wallace (Guys and Dolls, Oklahoma!) join the cast of London's Olivier-winning Cabaret revival January 28.
Porter steps into the role of The Emcee, while Wallace takes over the part of Sally Bowles at the Kit Kat Club. They succeed Adam Gillen (Killer Joe, Benidorm) and Katherine Langford, respectively. Porter and Wallace are currently scheduled to perform through May 24. (Wallace has several pre-arranged absences; the role of Sally Bowles will be played at those performances by alternate Anne-Marie Wojna.)
Porter and Wallace join Daniel Bowerbank as Clifford Bradshaw, Vivien Parry as Fraulein Schneider, Fenton Gray as Herr Schultz, Fred Haig as Ernst Ludwig, and Jessica Kirton as Fraulein Kost/Fritzie.
Get a first look at Porter and Wallace in the show with newly released production shots below:
The cast also features Xenoa Campbell-Ledgister,
Sam Darius, Damon Gould Adrian Grove, El Haq Latief, Justin-Lee Jones,
Ela Lisondra, Hícaro Nicolai, Andy Rees Alexandra Regan, Marina
Tavolieri, Ben Simon Wilson, Anne-Marie Wojna, Patrick Wilden, and Lucy
Young.
The prologue company includes Rachel Benson, Ami Benton, Onyemachi Ejimofor, Joseph Hardy, Liz Kamille, Andrew Linnie, Aine McLoughlin, Jack William Parry, Jazmyn Raikes, Oliver Stockley, and Ena Yamaguchi.
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This production of Cabaret opened in December 2021,
subsequently winning a record-breaking seven Olivier Awards. The revival
transferred to Broadway's August Wilson Theatre, where it continues. The
London staging recently played its 1,000th performance and is currently
booking through October 4, 2025.
Based on the play by John Van Druten and stories by Christopher Isherwood, Cabaret has music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and a book by Joe Masteroff.
The musical is directed by Rebecca Frecknall with set and costume design by Tom Scutt, choreography by Julia Cheng, musical supervision by Jennifer Whyte, musical direction by Ben Ferguson, lighting design by Isabella Byrd, and sound design by Nick Lidster. The casting director is Stuart Burt, and the associate director is Jordan Fein.
Cabaret is produced by Ambassador Theatre Group Productions and Underbelly.
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