Musical numbers include Willkommen, Cabaret, Dont Tell Mama, and Two Ladies. The cast is completed by Gabriela Benedetti, Charles Croysdill, Laura Delany, Sally Frith, Matthew Gent, Ying Ue Li, Ela Lisondra, Chris O’Mara, Grant Neal, Hicaro Nicolai, Adam Taylor, Toby Turpin, Patrick Wilden and Sophie Maria Wojna. With the Emcees bawdy songs as wry commentary, Cabaret explores the dark. McCrea plays the Emcee in Cabaret from 13 Feb. He's since starred in Daddy at the Almeida Theatre and the Disney film, Cruella. The cast also includes Vivien Parry as Fraulein Schneider, Richard Katz as Herr Schultz, Danny Mahoney as Ernst Ludwig and Michelle Bishop as Fraulein Kost. John McCrea created the role of Jamie New in Everybody's Talking About Jamie, earning an Olivier Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical. He is another person who is eventually persecuted by the Nazis. So in short, the Emcee is neither hero nor villain.
At certain performances the role of Sally Bowles will be played by Sally Frith. In Cabaret, very few characters fall into those distinct categories as the whole point of the show is that people's toleration of the Nazis as an attempt to ignore the threat they pose ultimately brings the Nazis to power. It’s an absolute honour to be joining this amazing company of artists.”Īt certain performances, the role of Sally Bowles will be played by Emily Benjamin.Ĭurrent cast members Callum Scott Howells and Madeline Brewer will play their final performance on Saturday 28 January 2023 while Sid Sagar’s final performance as Cliff Bradshaw will be Saturday 11 February 2023.īetween 30 January – 11 February 2023 the role of The Emcee will be played by Matthew Gent and the role of Sally Bowles will be played by Emily Benjamin. John McCrea added: “I’m thrilled to be taking on the iconic role of the Emcee in this ground-breaking production of Cabaret.
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