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 22 September, Grammy Award winner Reeve Carney (Hadestown, Lyric Theatre/National Theatre/ Broadway) will step into the role of The Emcee alongside double Tony Award nominee and Grammy Award winner Eva Noblezada (Hadestown, National Theatre/Broadway, Miss Saigon, West End/Broadway), reprising her performance as Sally Bowles after winning rave reviews for her performance in the Broadway production.
They will be joined by 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, Noël Coward Theatre) as Herr Schultz and Lucas Koch (Evita, London Palladium, Crazy For You, Gillian Lynne Theatre) as Ernst Ludwig.
New cast members from 22 September will also include Joe Atkinson, Xavion Campbell-Brown, Olivia-Rose Deer, Anya Ferdinand, Danny Fogarty, Manu Sarswat, Tom Scanlon and Eva-Rose Tanaka.
Continuing cast members will include Jessica Kirton (Cinderella, Gillian Lynne Theatre, School of Rock, Gillian Lynne Theatre) as Fraulein Kost/Fritzie, alongside Adrian Grove, Ela Lisondra, Hícaro Nicolai, Andy Rees Alexandra Regan, Marina Tavolieri and Lucy Young.
Carney and Noblezada will play their final performances on 24 January 2026. The duo will also not appear from 22 October until 5 November with Joe Atkinson and Marina Tavolieri stepping into their roles.
Currently booking up to 23 May 2026, Cabaret recently celebrated reaching the milestone of 1,500 performances, making it the longest-running production of the musical in West End history.
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 2021. 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 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.
The Tony Award-winning Broadway production of Cabaret continues at the Kit Kat Club at the August Wilson Theatre.
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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