Willkommen. Bienvenue. Welcome to the Kit Kat Club. Home to an intimate and electrifying new production of CABARET.
Experience this groundbreaking musical like never before. The denizens of the Kit Kat Club have created a decadent sanctuary inside Broadway’s August Wilson Theatre, where artists and performers, misfits and outsiders rule the night. Step inside their world. This is Berlin. Relax. Loosen up. Be yourself.
London’s hottest ticket arrives on Broadway this Spring with Academy® and Tony Award® winner Eddie Redmayne reprising his Olivier Award-winning performance as the Emcee, and introducing Gayle Rankin as the Toast of Mayfair, Sally Bowles.
CABARET has music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb and a book by Joe Masteroff – based on the play by John Van Druten and stories by Christopher Isherwood.
Great expectations can be a problem when you’re seeing a Broadway show: You don’t always get what you hope for. It’s all too easy to expect great things when the show is a masterpiece like Cabaret: an exhilarating and ultimately chilling depiction of Berlin in the early 1930s that has been made into a classic movie and was revived exquisitely less than a decade ago. The risk of disappointment is even larger when the cast includes many actors you admire—led by Eddie Redmayne as the Emcee of the show’s decadent Kit Kat Club—and when the production arrives, as this one has, on a wave of raves from London. To guard against this problem, I made an active effort to lower my expectations before seeing the latest version of Cabaret. But my lowered expectations failed. They weren’t low enough.
While the Emcee adores all of the Kit Kat Club’s endlessly talented ensemble, it’s easy to see why he holds a special fondness for the cabaret’s headliner, Sally Bowles. Rankin is nothing short of spectacular as the ostentatious performer, knowing when turn on her character's charming nature and when to pull back the curtain to reveal a weariness that makes it feel as if life's hardships have been weighing on her shoulders for centuries. Still, when the curtain lifts and the spotlight beams down upon her, Rankin ensures that Sally transforms into an unforgettable star with her coquettish performances of 'Don't Tell Mama' and 'Mein Herr.' However, it's her rendition of 'Maybe This Time,' soft and full of hopeful surrender, that truly makes Sally's eventual arc within the musical that much more affecting.
Digital Lottery:
Price: $25
Where: www.luckyseat.com
When: For weekday performances, entries will be accepted until 9:30 AM ET the day before the performance with winners being selected beginning at 10 AM ET and continuing throughout the day as needed. For weekend performances, entries will be accepted until 9:30 AM ET the Friday before, with winner selection following at 10 AM ET and continuing throughout the day as needed.
Limit: Two per customer
Information: Winners will have a limited window in which to purchase and claim their tickets, so those entering are encouraged to keep an eye on the drawing on the dates they have entered. Tickets are subject to availability.
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Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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2024 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Direction of a Musical | Rebecca Frecknall |
2024 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical | Bebe Neuwirth |
2024 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical | Gayle Rankin |
2024 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Sound Design of a Musical | Nick Lidster for Autograph |
2024 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance | Gayle Rankin |
2024 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance | Eddie Redmayne |
2024 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Direction of a Musical | Rebecca Frecknall |
2024 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Musical | Cabaret |
2024 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Musical | Bebe Neuwirth |
2024 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Musical | Cabaret |
2024 | Tony Awards | Best Costume Design of a Musical | Tom Scutt |
2024 | Tony Awards | Best Lighting Design of a Musical | Isabella Byrd |
2024 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Steven Skybell |
2024 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Eddie Redmayne |
2024 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Bebe Neuwirth |
2024 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Gayle Rankin |
2024 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club |
2024 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design of a Musical | Tom Scutt |
2024 | Tony Awards | Best Sound Design of a Musical | Nick Lidster for Autograph |
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