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Eddie Redmayne leads a dazzling & dangerous ‘Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club’

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Cabaret arrives on Broadway for the fifth time this spring in a smartly conceived reimagined Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club. Based on John Van Druten’s 1951 play I Am a Camera, which was, in turn, inspired by gay novelist Christopher Isherwood’s 1939 novel Goodbye to Berlin, the musical was a watershed moment when it premiered in 1966, starring Joel Grey as the maniacal Emcee of a seedy nightclub in Weimer era Germany.

Alan Cumming took the reigns in 1998, and now Oscar- and Tony-winning Eddie Redmayne puts his stamp on the role, accompanied by a stellar cast and creative vision that reimagines the Broadway experience.

Subscribe to our newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else queer.A host of heavy hitters have played the Emcee over the years, from Neil Patrick Harris to Michael C.

Hall, while the character of Sally Bowles — the gin-swilling cabaret performer with a broken heart — has also attracted its share of talent, from Liza Minelli’s iconic movie performance to Michelle Williams, Gina Gershon, and Molly Ringwald onstage.

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