Cabaret coming back to Broadway?

[brettarnett]

On the latest Chatterbox with Alan Cumming, Seth asks Alan if he wants to comment on Cabaret coming back and if he'd play the Emcee again. This is the first I heard of it, is this actually coming to New York, maybe for a limited engagement?

[Wee Thomas2]

Every show closes baby that's a fact, But every show that closes some day comes back.

[Fosse76]

I remember there was talk about it within the last few years, but nothing concrete.

[Jordan Catalano]

Yeah, there's been revised "talk" about Roundabout bringing it back next season.

[ghostlight2]

, "Seth asks Alan if he wants to comment on Cabaret coming back and if he'd play the Emcee again."

How did Alan respond?

[DEClarke]

I'd love for it happen with Alan Cumming again.

Or they could bring the production that 5th Avenue did to New York. It was great too!

[Matt Rogers]

Yes it is coming back.

[TheGingerBreadMan]

^
Source?

[Matt Rogers]

Can't say, but it is 150% true and guaranteed, unless Studio 54 is sucked down to hell like Carrie White's house. And even then, they may try to find an alternate space.

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

This is ridiculously exciting. Just to think of how many brilliant actresses working in NY and LA today who could make a brilliant Sally Bowles makes my mouth water. I never got to see the Mendes revival, actually I've never seen CABARET on stage even though it's my favorite film of all time, a first-rate Broadway revival would be so great. Let the casting speculation begin.

[all that jazz]

I absolutely feel your excitement Ray. Words can't even describe how exciting this is for me!! I loooooooooove Cabaret, This better be true!!!!

[brettarnett]

Alan didn't give a real answer but he was smiling and all signs pointed to it being true.

[Gothampc]

I'd love to see Marianne Faithful as Fraulein Schneider.

[all that jazz]

I'm not a big fan of hers but do you think they'll try to get Samantha Barks since she already did it in London?

[Matt Rogers]

You guys know that a certain recent supporting actress winner did a cabaret show at Joe's Pub where she sang a lot of songs from CABARET, right? And now she's bopping all over creation in her little Liza pixie hairdo. I'm just sayin'.

[frogs_fan85]

Her being in the show is the one thing that would make me not want to see it.

[all that jazz]

Anne as Sally!!! Keep enlighting us mysterious man of precious knowledge!!

[Matt Rogers]

I never said she accepted anything, but one of the authors was in the audience at her Joe's Pub appearance and supposedly loved it.

[all that jazz]

I really can't picture her Sally. I think the only number I could see her doing is maybe this time.

[Matt Rogers]

I actually agree with you.

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Yes, Anne Hathaway is the most obvious choice given her recent concert and just the striking resemblance she has to Liza. I think she'd be fantastic in the part, actually. However, I'm holding out hope for Nina Arianda or (never gonna happen) Toni Collette, whom I re-watched in VELVET GOLDMINE a couple days ago, I cannot believe she wasn't allowed to play Sally, she'd have been a revelation.
The rumor a few years ago was that Cumming would reprise his Tony-winning performance a la Joel Grey in the 80s revival, is this still the word?

[all that jazz]

This video just made change my mind:

http://youtu.be/dtVqjW8-t-c

I'd love to see her Sally!

[theaterdrew]

Saw a tweet today from someone who said he was auditioning Kander and Ebb with Kander in the room. Could it be for this? Or too soon?

[Matt Rogers]

Probably too soon. May have been for the Vineyard show.

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

There's also that Kander & Ebb review coming up soon, right? It could have been that too. Now all we need is a KISS OF THE SPIDERWOMAN revival and we'll have plenty of Kander & Ebb going around on Broadway.
Oh, and Donna Murphy must play Fraulein Schneider, it's great she has tried to support new musicals for a while now, but it's time to get her to play a role worthy of her talents after the unfortunate fiasco that was PEOPLE IN THE PICTURE.

[Matt Rogers]

Oh God, Donna Murphy is old enough to play that role now? That's scary, but you're right, she'd be brilliant.