Cabaret continues at The Kit Kat Club at the August Wilson Theatre, New York. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ It is still an innovative, perhaps even defining take on one of the great works of musical theatre. Don’t expect the Cabaret to be over any time soon.
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Alicia Keys musical Hell’s Kitchen and music drama Stereophonic lead Tony Award nominations
The Alicia Keys musical Hell’s Kitchen and the music drama Stereophonic, set in the 1970s, came out on top in the recently announced Tony Award nominations, both recognised 13 times.
Music Review: Cabaret At The Kit Kat Club – 2021 London Cast Recording
CABARET – London 2021 Cast Recording (Decca Records). Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ If you cannot get to the show itself, the album is the next best thing.
Cabaret triumphs with seven awards at Olivier Awards 2022 while Back To The Future wins Best New Musical
The winners have been unveiled for this year’s Olivier Awards with Mastercard, British theatre’s biggest night, which took place at London’s Royal Albert Hall in London, hosted by Jason Manford. The biggest winner of the night was Cabaret, a revival of the 1966 Kander and Ebb musical which has transformed the West End’s Playhouse Theatre […]
Cabaret leads nominations for Olivier Awards 2022
Musicals are once again making their presence felt in the nominations for the Olivier Awards 2022 with Mastercard with the innovative West End revival of Cabaret topping the list with 11 nominations. In the running for the Magic Radio Best Musical Revival, the production which has transformed the Playhouse Theatre into the Kit Kat Club […]
Frozen and Back to the Future the Musical win big at the WhatsOnStage Awards 2022
At a ceremony at London’s Prince of Wales Theatre hosted by Jodie Prenger and Tom Read Wilson, the winners of the 22nd annual WhatsOnStage Awards were announced – the only major theatre awards decided entirely by the theatregoers themselves. The big winner of the night was Frozen with seven awards from its 13 nominations, receiving […]
Cabaret – Kit Kat Club – Playhouse Theatre
Cabaret continues at the Kit Kat Club, London (Playhouse Theatre). Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The post-lockdown rebirth of the West End has been centred around escapism and shelter from the political and economic turmoil of the last few years. Kudos to the producers of Cabaret for backing a very different […]
Further cast for Cabaret at London’s Kit Kat Club
The final piece of casting news for the eagerly-awaited new London production of Cabaret has been unveiled with the announcement of the company of nine actors, dancers and musicians who will welcome visitors into the newly created Kit Kat Club ahead of the main performance. Featuring an original score composed by Angus MacRae, ticket-holders will […]
Full cast and more tickets released for London’s new Cabaret
Full casting has been confirmed for the new London production of Cabaret at the newly created Kit Kat Club. As previously announced the innovative production will feature multi-award-winning movie actor Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything, Red, West End and Broadway) in his genre debut as The Emcee opposite BAFTA nominee and British Independent Film […]
Playhouse Theatre to be transformed for innovative production of Cabaret
London’s Playhouse Theatre is being transformed into the infamous Kit Kat Club in preparation for Cabaret starring Oscar-winner Eddie Redmayne and rising star Jessie Buckley this November. As previously announced, the innovative production will feature multi-award-winning movie actor Redmayne (The Theory of Everything, Red, West End and Broadway) in his genre debut as The Emcee […]
Eddie Redmayne and Jessie Buckley to star in new production of Cabaret
Eddie Redmayne and Jessie Buckley will star in an innovative new production of Cabaret in the heart of the West End later this year. Multi-award-winning movie star Redmayne (The Theory of Everything, Red, West End and Broadway) will play The Emcee opposite BAFTA nominee and British Independent Film Award-winner Buckley (A Little Night Music, West […]
Theatre Artists Fund to mark a year since UK theatres closed
Stage and screen stars and leading theatre makers are lining up to support a new campaign for the Theatre Artists Fund marking a year since UK theatres were forced to close their doors due to Covid. Famous names including Michaela Coel, Ruth Madeley, Maxine Peake, Eddie Redmayne, Luke Thompson and Harriet Walter are revealing the […]
Stars come out for Miss Saigon opening night
Cameron Mackintosh’s new production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s musical Miss Saigon officially opened last night at London’s Prince Edward Theatre and the musical theatre stars were out in force on the red carpet. They included cast members from the original 1989 London production of Miss Saigon and the Les Misérables movie. Pictures: Vivienne Vincent.
