Cabaret – on National Tour 2017 Cast and Dates Update

Cabaret is a musical based on a book written by Christopher Isherwood, music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb. The 1966 Broadway production became a hit, inspiring numerous subsequent productions in London and New York, as well as the 1972 film by the same name.

It is based on John Van Druten’s 1951 play I Am a Camera, which was adapted from the short novel Goodbye to Berlin (1939) by Christopher Isherwood. Set in 1931 Berlin as the Nazis are rising to power, it is based in nightlife at the seedy Kit Kat Klub, and revolves around the 19-year-old English cabaret performer Sally Bowles and her relationship with the young American writer Cliff Bradshaw.

A sub-plot involves the doomed romance between German boarding house owner FrÃ¤ulein Schneider and her elderly suitor Herr Schultz, a Jewish fruit vendor. Overseeing the action is the Master of Ceremonies at the Kit Kat Klub. The club serves as a metaphor for ominous political developments in late Weimar Germany.

East Lansing, MI Feb 21, 2017 – Feb 26, 2017 – Wharton Center for the Performing Arts

Appleton, WI Feb 28, 2017 – Mar 5, 2017 – Fox Cities Performing Arts Center

St. Louis, MO Mar 7, 2017 – Mar 19, 2017 – Fox Theatre – St. Louis

Madison, WI Mar 21, 2017 – Mar 26, 2017 – Overture Center

Columbus, OH Mar 28, 2017 – Apr 2, 2017 – Ohio Theatre

Philadelphia, PA – Apr 4, 2017 – Apr 9, 2017 – Academy Of Music: Kimmel Center

Naples, FL – Apr 12, 2017 – Apr 16, 2017 – Hayes Hall

Buffalo, NY – Apr 25, 2017 – Apr 30, 2017 – Shea’s Performing Arts Center

Schenectady, NY – May 9, 2017 – May 14, 2017 – Proctors

San Jose, CA Jun 6, 2017 – Jun 11, 2017 – San Jose Center For The Performing Arts

Seattle, WA – Jun 13, 2017 – Jun 25, 2017 – Paramount Theatre

Portland, OR – Jun 27, 2017 – Jul 2, 2017 – Keller Auditorium

Washington, DC – Jul 11, 2017 – Jul 16, 2017 – Eisenhower Theatre

Cast

JON PETERSON (Emcee). Broadway: Cabaret. London West End includes: The Sound of Music, Dames at Sea, She Loves Me, A Chorus Line, CATS, “Y”, Sophisticated Ladies, Cavalcade, Whoop-Dee-Doo!, Definitely Doris, On Your Toes, Blitz! Off-Broadway includes: George M. Cohan Tonight, Have A Heart, The George M. Cohan Review, Sophisticated Ladies, Half a Sixpence, The World Goes Round, The Rocky Horror Show, A Chorus Line. Theatre Aspen: Peter and the Starcatcher. Film includes: Then, Sketch, Coffee and Cabbage, A Moment, Track, The Lost City of Tomorrow, My Life Sucks, Rick’s Pawn Shop, Death’s Waiting Room, Like the Spider, The Color of War, Human After All, Face to Face, Penny Saver, Proverbia, Anna Ballerina, Mail Order Wife and Surviving Picasso. Albums: Skidoo! George M Cohan Tonight, The Johnny Mercer Jamboree, Irving Berlin Revisited.

LEIGH ANN LARKIN (Sally Bowles). Broadway credits: A Little Night Music (Petra) and Gypsy (Dainty June). Appeared in the National Tour of Disney’s On The Record, and regionally in both The Alliance Theatre and The Ahmanson Theatre’s productions of Harmony (Mary), The Kennedy Center’s Ragtime (Evelyn Nesbit), New York City Center’s Gypsy (Dainty June), Capital City Theatre’s Violet (Violet), Williamstown Theatre Festival, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, Pittsburgh Musical Theatre, and York Theatre. Featured on the cast recordings of A Little Night Music, Gypsy, and Disney’s On The Record. Film/TV appearances include “The Good Wife,” “Elementary,” “Lipstick Jungle,” “Flight of the Concords,” and Remember to Breathe. Many thanks to everyone at Stewart Talent and Untitled Entertainment. For my family. Philippians 4:13. Leighannlarkin.com

BENJAMIN EAKELEY (Clifford Bradshaw) played Max and Cliff in the Studio 54 revival of Cabaret opposite Michelle Williams, Emma Stone and Sienna Miller. Other Broadway: She Loves Me, On a Clear Day, Sweeney Todd (also National Tour). Film/TV: 6 feature films, “The Blacklist,” “Orange is the New Black,” “The Good Wife.” Regional: Goodspeed, Pioneer, Cincinnati Playhouse and 3 seasons at NJ Shakes. Solo cabaret: Broadway Swinger. Education: Yale University.

ALISON EWING (Fräulein Kost, Fritzie) is honored to be in this beautiful production after playing Lulu in the 1998 Broadway, 1st National and Paris productions. Other Favorites: Mamma Mia!, Broadway, Las Vegas & National Tour (Tanya); Flashdance, National Tour (Tess); Ain’t Nothin’ But The Blues, Theatreworks; Sweet Charity, Center Rep. Love to Keith.

MARY GORDON MURRAY (Fräulein Schneider). Broadway: Hands on a Hardbody, Into the Woods (Baker’s Wife), Little Me (Best Actress Tony nom.), Footloose, Coastal Disturbances, Grease, Play Me a Country Song, I Love My Wife, The Robber Bridegroom. Off-Broadway, Original Casts: A…My Name is Alice, The Knife. TV: Showtime’s “DC: 9/11” (Laura Bush), “One Life to Live” (Becky), over 30 episodics. On faculty at AMDA College and Conservatory.

SCOTT ROBERTSON (Herr Schultz) reprises the role he played on Broadway, celebrating 40 years on the NY stage. Broadway: Living On Love starring Renee Fleming, Damn Yankees with Jerry Lewis, Pajama Game, Grease. Off-B’way: Choir Boy, Glorious Ones, Mayor, It’s Only a Play. Regional: Harmony, Falsettos, Annie 2, Damn Yankees, London. Film/TV: In and Out, Tenderness, “Mildred Pierce,” “Boardwalk Empire,” “Billions.” Solo: Noises On (Writer/Performer).

PATRICK VAILL (Ernst Ludwig). Broadway: Macbeth, Off-Broadway: Edward The Second (Red Bull Theater), Also The York Theater Company, NY Fringe, Fringe Encores, The Brick, and others. Regional Includes: Oklahoma! (Bard Summerscape; Daniel Fish, dir.) Othello, Henry IV, pts 1&2, Henry V, Richard II, As You Like It (Shakespeare Theatre Company), Bay Street Theater, and others. FILM: Xmas In July. Education: MFA: NYU-Graduate Acting Program.