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Cabaret Reviews

The critically-acclaimed Broadway revival of Kander and Ebb's classic musical.

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Variety

"A hot-ticket escape. A ravishing, gut-punching, timely revival."

Variety

Naveen Kumar

Entertainment Weekly

"An unforgettable and jaw-dropping experience."

Entertainment Weekly

Emlyn Travis

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This is not Joel and Liza's Cabaret, and not an improvement
"There is something snake-y and slithery about the dancing but unsensual and unpersonable about the dancers in this Cabaret. Eddie Redmane's character is not as cynical-seeming as Joel Gray's version but somehow not as seductive either. The newest version of Sally Bowles is not particularly likable or vulnerable, And the only warm and fuzzy part of the play comes from an older couple who inhabit the hotel where the American visitor lives with Sally Bowles. This old couple was completely left out of the earlier production so far as I remember. They provide the only real human warmth in this play. The redo of the theater to allow the theater-in-the-round presentation is terrific and interesting, but does not compensate for the distaste I felt for most of the characters. This rendition could not come at a better time politically speaking, but seemed too didactic to have the impact I would have wished. After writing these impressions, I guess I really didn't like it much at all. "
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Broadway.com Customer on Jul 24, 2024
over the top sexual staging
"We walked out after the first Act, very rare for us. The music is great but the staging stressed the edges of sexual performance, totally gratuitous to us. The sexual moves and gestures overwhelmed the famous story. Never bring children! No subtlety, just crudeness throughout. This is not the Joel Grey version."
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Broadway.com Customer on Jun 19, 2025
Apathy on stage
"We arrived excited to Cabaret. Upon arrival we were told Adam Lambert has decided right before the show to take a leave of absence. We were assured David his understood was fantastic. Although he did above average the rest of the cast seemed to be mailing it in. The most underwhelming dancing I have ever scene. A loud production that was completely lacking of any sensual or emotional characters. We had a table at the front bought cocktails and a bottle of champagne. It wasn’t enough to dull the senses of the apathy that was on stage. We walked out at intermission. "
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Broadway.com Customer on Oct 5, 2024
Didn’t like it.
"We felt that cabaret ‘24 was loud, over done and just ‘too much’. We didn’t care for the lead characters. Sorry, we went in ready to be fully entertained but we’re very disappointed. We left at intermission. "
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Broadway.com Customer on Aug 17, 2024

About Cabaret

Willkommen. Bienvenue. Welcome to the Kit Kat Club. Home to the smash-hit production of Cabaret that Entertainment Weekly hails as “an unforgettable and jaw-dropping experience,” and New York Magazine declares “a glitzy, entertaining and ingenious revival that goes all out."

Through September 21, 2025, the incandescent Marisha Wallace stars as Sally Bowles on Broadway, and the role of Emcee will be shared by Marty Lauter and David Merino.

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.

 

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