Cabaret at the Lyric - Cast Recording Released

A brand new cast recording of the 2006 revival of Kander and Ebb's musical, Cabaret, featuring the Lyric Theatre, London cast has been released. It is available to purchase for only £15.00 at the theatre, and online through the shop at the musical's official website.

The cast includes Anna Maxwell Martin (Sally Bowles), James Dreyfus (Emcee), Sheila Hancock (Fraulein Schneider), Michael Hayden (Clifford Bradshaw), Geoffrey Hutchings (Herr Schultz), Harriet Thorpe (Fraulein Kost), Andrew Maud (Ernst Ludwig), Christopher Akrill (Victor), Rebecca Bainbridge (Fritzie), Alastair Brookshaw (Wolf), Michael Camp (Hamburg Helmut), Josephine Darvill-Mills (Rosie), Kaisa Hammarlund (Lulu), Alexandra James (Helga), Jack Jefferson (Hans), Benny Maslov (Rudy), Jason Rowe (Bobby), Rebecca Sutherland (Frenchie), and Clemmie Sveass (Texas).

The musical is Produced by Bill Kenwright, Directed by Rufus Norris, with Designs by Katrina Lindsay, Choreography by Javier De Frutos, Musical Direction by David Steadman, Lighting by Jean Kalman and Sound by Ben Harrison.

"Kander and Ebb's landmark musical turns Weimar Berlin of 1931 into a dark and sexually charged haven of decadence, its extraordinary and morally ambiguous inhabitants determined to keep up appearances as the real world - outside the comfortable sanctuary of the cabaret - prepares for the nightmarish chaos of war.

Cabaret, with book by Joe Matseroff, music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb, was based on John van Druten's play I am a Camera which in turn took its inspiration from Christopher Isherwood's Berlin stories. The multi award-winning musical was conceived in 1966, later becoming the 1972 film with Liza Minnelli, Michael York and Joel Grey - the film was to win 8 Academy Awards.

Cabaret was the second of Kander and Ebb's musical collaborations. Their other work together includes Chicago, Flora, The Red Menace; 70, Girls, 70; The Act; The Rink; Steel Pier and Kiss of the Spider Woman."

Visit www.cabaret-the-musical.co.uk to listen to soundclips from the cast recording, and to purchase online.