Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club - 2024 Broadway History , Info & More
Willkommen. Bienvenue. Welcome to the Kit Kat Club- home to an intimate and electrifying new production of Cabaret. 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.
What’s the show about? Set in the waning days of the Weimar Republic, Cabaret tells the story of Sally Bowles, a free-spirited singer at the Kit Kat Club, and Clifford Bradshaw, an American writer seeking inspiration in Berlin. As the enigmatic Emcee leads the audience through the cabaret's electrifying performances, the outside world grows increasingly dangerous, reflecting the personal and political tensions of the time. The result is a powerful exploration of love, identity, and the cost of complacency.
Directed by Rebecca Frecknall, this revival transforms Broadway's August Wilson Theatre into an immersive, in-the-round venue, recreating the ambiance of a 1930s cabaret. With period-inspired costumes, evocative lighting, and a visceral staging concept, the production blurs the line between audience and performer, drawing you deep into the story.
London’s hottest ticket arrived on Broadway in Spring 2024 with Academy and Tony Award winner Eddie Redmayne reprising his Olivier Award-winning performance as the Emcee, and introducing Gayle Rankin as the Toast of Mayfair, Sally Bowles. Both earned Tony nominations for their performances. Since then, Adam Lambert and Auliʻi Cravalho have taken over, bringing a fresh perspective to these iconic roles.
Cabaret, which originally debuted on Broadway in 1966, 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. This marks the fourth Broadway revival of the beloved show.
Whether you’re a longtime fan of Cabaret or experiencing it for the first time, this revival is a must-see. Step inside the Kit Kat Club, where every detail immerses you in a world of beauty and danger, and witness a production that is both exhilarating and hauntingly relevant.
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From: The Wrap
By: Robert Hofler
Date: 2024-04-21
5 / 10
Equally etrange, Frecknell has cast Sally as the Emcee’s alter ego, or vice versa. Sally and the Emcee often dress alike, rip off wigs and sport their skull caps — and, most significant, Redmayne and Rankin have been directed to be abrasive to the extreme. Rankin is able to leaven some of this harshness because Sally is a real character. She convinces us that she’s simply out of control, afflicted with a severe bipolar disorder. Because Redmayne isn’t playing a character but rather a symbol of decadence, he presents nothing but a jumble of mannerisms.
From: The Observer
By: Rex Reed
Date: 2024-04-29
1 / 10
The unparalleled star power of Sally Bowles, the untalented and poverty-plagued good-time girl who sings and sleeps her way through the Berlin underground and charms pre-war Germany at any cost, is a dream that refuses to come alive in the woefully miscast Gayle Rankin. The greatest Sally in history is still Julie Harris in the black-and-white British film I Am a Camera (1955), from the play of the same name by John Van Druten, stunningly based on the autobiographical Berlin Stories by Christopher Isherwood. The most famous Sally will probably always be Liza Minnelli, who won an Oscar for the Technicolor movie by Bob Fosse. And the worst Sally is Gayle Rankin. With none of the glamour Julie Harris brought to the role and not a shred of Liza Minnelli’s vulnerability or poignancy, she hams it up all over the stage, massacring the songs and dedicating herself to the idea that no song is worth singing unless it can also be screamed. “Mein Herr” is now yelled with the fury of Medea killing her children, and both of the show’s enduring ballads, “Cabaret” and “Maybe This Time,” are all but incomprehensible. Clifford Bradshaw, the American character based on Isherwood, is now a boring bespectacled somebody played by someone named Ato Blankston-Wood, and if you can stand him, you can have him.
Cabaret Producers Move to Dismiss Investor Lawsuit
by Joshua Wright - September 25, 2025
Producers of Broadway’s Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club have moved to dismiss an investor lawsuit. A newly filed email shows counsel accusing the plaintiff of rejecting financial transparency offers and threatening press coverage.
CABARET Plays Final Broadway Performance
by Nicole Rosky - September 21, 2025
The Tony Award-winning production of Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club ends its run on Broadway at the August Wilson Theatre on September 21, 2025 after 18 preview performances and 592 regular performances. The next show to play the August Wilson Theatre has not yet been announced.
CABARET on Broadway Sets September Closing Date; Billy Porter Withdraws from Production
by Robert Diamond - September 7, 2025
This just in - producers Adam Speers for ATG Productions, Underbelly, Gavin Kalin Productions, Hunter Arnold, Smith & Brant Theatricals, and Wessex Grove announced that the Tony Award-winning production of Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club will end its run on Broadway at the Kit Kat Club at the August Wilson Theatre (245 West 52nd Street) on Sunday, September 21. On that date, the production will have played 18 preview performances and 592 regular performances.
Video: Watch Marisha Wallace Sing 'Maybe This Time' From CABARET
by Michael Major - June 23, 2025
Watch Broadway's next Sally Bowles, Marisha Wallace, singing 'Maybe This Time' from the beloved Kander & Ebb musical. Wallace will be joining the hit Broadway musical, alongside Billy Porter as the Emcee, on Tuesday, July 22.
Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What are the songs in Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club and what's the order?
Wilkommen
So What?
Don't Tell Mama
Telephone Song
Perfectly Marvelous
Two Ladies
It Couldn't Please Me More
Tomorrow Belongs to Me
Why Should I Wake Up?
The Money Song
Married
Meeskite
Kickline
If You Could See Her
What Would You Do?
Cabaret
It's the End of the Party
Angel of Love
I Don't Care Much
Herman, My German
Room-Mates
Down-Down-Down
Guten Abend
Goodtime Charlie
It'll All Blow Over
The Man in the Mirror
Never in Paris
Mein Herr
Money, Money, Money
Maybe This Time
Tiller Girls
Don't Go
Finale
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Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club History
Other Productions of Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
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1966 |
Broadway |
Original Broadway Production
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1967 |
US Tour |
National Tour
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1968 |
West End |
London Production
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1982 |
Regional (US) |
Regional Revival
Regional (US)
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1986 |
West End |
London Revival
West End
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1987 |
Broadway |
Broadway Revival
Broadway
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1993 |
West End |
Donmar Warehouse Revival
West End
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1998 |
Broadway |
Roundabout Revival
Broadway
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2006 |
West End |
London Revival
West End
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2008 |
UK Tour |
National Tour
UK Tour
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2012 |
West End |
West End Revival Production
West End
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2014 |
Broadway |
Roundabout Revival
Broadway
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2016 |
US Tour |
2016 National Tour
US Tour
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2021 |
West End |
London Production
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Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club - 2024 Broadway Awards and Nominations
Note: Award winners are highlighted with a background.
Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club awards and nominations
| Year |
Ceremony |
Category |
Nominee |
| 2024 |
Drama Desk Awards |
Outstanding Direction of a Musical |
Rebecca Frecknall |
| 2024 |
Drama Desk Awards |
Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical |
Bebe Neuwirth |
| 2024 |
Drama Desk Awards |
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical |
Gayle Rankin |
| 2024 |
Drama Desk Awards |
Outstanding Sound Design of a Musical |
Nick Lidster for Autograph |
| 2024 |
Drama League Awards |
Distinguished Performance |
Gayle Rankin |
| 2024 |
Drama League Awards |
Distinguished Performance |
Eddie Redmayne |
| 2024 |
Drama League Awards |
Outstanding Direction of a Musical |
Rebecca Frecknall |
| 2024 |
Drama League Awards |
Outstanding Revival of a Musical |
Cabaret |
| 2024 |
Outer Critics Circle Awards |
Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Musical |
Bebe Neuwirth |
| 2024 |
Outer Critics Circle Awards |
Outstanding Revival of a Musical |
Cabaret |
| 2024 |
Tony Awards |
Best Costume Design of a Musical |
Tom Scutt |
| 2024 |
Tony Awards |
Best Lighting Design of a Musical |
Isabella Byrd |
| 2024 |
Tony Awards |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical |
Steven Skybell |
| 2024 |
Tony Awards |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical |
Eddie Redmayne |
| 2024 |
Tony Awards |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical |
Bebe Neuwirth |
| 2024 |
Tony Awards |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical |
Gayle Rankin |
| 2024 |
Tony Awards |
Best Revival of a Musical |
Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club |
| 2024 |
Tony Awards |
Best Scenic Design of a Musical |
Tom Scutt |
| 2024 |
Tony Awards |
Best Sound Design of a Musical |
Nick Lidster for Autograph |
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