The producers of the hit West End production of Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club have announced new casting for the multi-award-winning production.
From 25 May, West End star and Olivier Award nominee Jamie Muscato (The Great Gatsby, London Coliseum, One Day The Musical, Edinburgh Lyceum) will step into the role of The Emcee with Tony and Grammy Award nominee Joy Woods (The Notebook, Gypsy) joining the cast to play Sally Bowles.
They will join Ian Charleson Award nominee Baker Mukasa (The Comedy of Errors, RSC, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, Aldwych Theatre) as Clifford Bradshaw, five-time Olivier Award-nominee Ruthie Henshall (She Loves Me, Savoy Theatre, Chicago, West End/Broadway) as Fraulein Schneider, Olivier Award nominee Robert Hands (Come From Away, Phoenix Theatre, Mrs Henderson Presents, Noel Coward Theatre) as Herr Schultz, Lucas Koch (Evita, London Palladium, Crazy For You, Gillian Lynne Theatre) as Ernst Ludwig and Jessica Kirton (Cinderella, Gillian Lynne Theatre, School of Rock, Gillian Lynne Theatre) as Fraulein Kost/Fritzie.
The cast also includes Joe Atkinson, Xavion Campbell-Brown, Olivia-Rose Deer, Anya Ferdinand, Danny Fogarty, Adrian Grove, Ela Lisondra, Hícaro Nicolai, Andy Rees, Alexandra Regan, Manu Sarswat, Tom Scanlon, Eva-Rose Tanaka, Marina Tavolieri and Lucy Young.
Muscato’s final performance will be on 19 September while Woods’ final performance will be on 5 September. From 7-19 September 2026 the role of Sally Bowles will be played by Marina Tavolieri.
The Prologue Company is made up of Isobel Bates, Rachel Benson, Ami Benton, Jonathan Charles, Shanelle Clemenson, Andrew Linnie, Zara Liu, Dak Mashava, Brian James O’Sullivan, Jack William Parry and Shiho Yokoyama.
Currently booking up to 30 January 2027, Cabaret has now passed the milestone of 1,800 performances, making it the longest-running production of the musical in West End history.
Presented by Ambassador Theatre Group and Underbelly, the unique version of the classic musical began performances at the in-the-round 550 capacity venue in December 2021. The production won a record-breaking seven Olivier Awards and three prestigious Critics’ Circle Awards.
Rebecca Frecknall heads a creative team that includes set and costume designer Tom Scutt and choreographer Julia Cheng. Musical supervision is by Jennifer Whyte, with musical direction by Ben Ferguson, lighting design by Isabella Byrd and sound design by Nick Lidster. The casting director is Stuart Burt, the associate director and prologue director is Jordan Fein, and the prologue composer and musical director is Angus MacRae.
Based on Christopher Isherwood’s 1939 semi-autobiographical book Goodbye to Berlin and the stage adaptation I Am a Camera by playwright and director John Van Druten, Cabaret features music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb.
Angela Thomas
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