Callum Scott Howells (Picture: The Other Richard) and Madeline Brewer (Picture: Hudson Taylor) are the new Emcee and Sally Bowles in Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
BAFTA nominee Callum Scott Howells and Emmy Award nominee Madeline Brewer will join the cast of the multi-award-winning, critically acclaimed Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club in London’s West End this autumn.
A double BAFTA nominee for his performance in the Channel 4 drama It’s A Sin, Howells (She Loves Me, Menier Chocolate Factory) will step into the role of The Emcee alongside Madeline Brewer (The Handmaid’s Tale, Orange is the New Black) as Sally Bowles from 3 October 2022 until 28 January 2023.
Commenting on their casting in the hit show, Howells said: “I can’t wait to work with the incredible team and company, and follow on from two actors who I hugely respect and admire. I feel very lucky and excited to be taking on such an iconic role within this widely celebrated and unique production. It’s going to be a ride.”
While Brewer added: “Rebecca’s vision is the most magical and emotional and exciting Cabaret I’ve ever seen. It’s a Sally and a Kit Kat Club so thrillingly fun and humbly prescient. I’m beyond honoured to be invited to the party.”
At certain performances original cast member, swing and understudy Emily Benjamin (Bat Out of Hell The Musical, London Coliseum, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Bridge Theatre) will play Sally Bowles.
On 3 October the production will also welcome Sid Sagar (The Father and the Assassin, National Theatre, La Belle Sauvage, Bridge Theatre) as Cliff Bradshaw, Danny Mahoney (Afterglow, Southwark Playhouse, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Harold Pinter Theatre) as Ernst Ludwig and Michelle Bishop (Cinderella, Gillian Lynne Theatre, Strictly Ballroom, Piccadilly Theatre) as Fraulein Kost. They will join continuing cast members Richard Katz (The Lorax, The Old Vic, Love and Other Acts of Violence, Donmar Warehouse) as Herr Schultz and Vivien Parry (Top Hat, Aldwych Theatre, Les Misérables, Queens Theatre) as Fraulein Schneider.
The cast is completed by Gabriela Benedetti, Charles Croysdill, Laura Delaney, Sally Frith, Matthew Gent, Ying Ue Li, Ela Lisondra, Chris O’Mara, Grant Neal, Hicaro Nicolai, Adam Taylor, Toby Turpin, Patrick Wilden and Sophie Maria Wojna.
The prologue company is currently Rachel Benson, Laura Braid, Asmara Cammock, Julian Capolei, Celine Fortenbacher, Reuben Greeph, Samantha Ho, Andrew Linnie, Carys McQueen, Kate Robson-Stuart and Sally Swanson.
Presented by Ambassador Theatre Group and Underbelly, the unique new version of the classic musical began performances at the in-the-round 550-capacity venue in December last year. The production won a record-breaking seven Olivier Awards – the most for any musical revival in Olivier history – 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 and direction is by Jennifer Whyte, with lighting design by Isabella Byrd and sound design by Nick Lidster. The casting director is Stuart Burt and the associate director is Jordan Fein.
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.
The show’s Broadway debut in 1966 starring Joel Grey and Jill Haworth was followed by its first appearance in London’s West End two years later with Judi Dench taking on the role of Sally Bowles alongside Barry Dennen as The Emcee.
Grey re-created his Tony Award-winning performance for the Bob Fosse film version in 1972 which collected eight Oscars including the Best Supporting Actor award for Grey and the Best Actress award for Liza Minnelli’s iconic and career-making performance as Sally Bowles.
Angela Thomas
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