Cabaret
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Cabaret is an American musical with music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and a book by Joe Masteroff. It is based on the play I Am a Camera by John Van Druten, premiered in 1951, which in turn was based on the 1939 novel Goodbye to Berlin by Christopher Isherwood.
- Opened
- 1966
- Performances
- 1,165
- Type
- Musical
- Era
- Revolution
Won the Tony Award for Best Musical, 1967.
Productions9 on Broadway
| 1966 | Broadhurst Theatre Original. November 20, 1966 · Harold Prince | 1,165 performances · 8 Tony wins |
| 1968 | Palace Theatre Transfer. February 28, 1968 | |
| 1986 | Novello Theatre Original. | |
| 1987 | Imperial Theatre Revival. October 22, 1987 · Harold Prince | 261 performances |
| 1998 | Kit Kat Klub at Studio 54 Revival. March 19, 1998 · Sam Mendes & Rob Marshall | 2,377 performances · 4 Tony wins |
| 2012 | Savoy Theatre Transfer. | |
| 2014 | Studio 54 Return-Engagement. April 24, 2014 · The Donmar Warehouse (Sam Mendes, Artistic Director) | 388 performances |
| 2024 | August Wilson Theatre Revival. April 21, 2024 | 592 performances · 1 Tony wins |
| 2024 | Transfer Theatre unknown. |
Every Broadway staging held in broadway-data, sourced to IBDB. West End runs are not yet held.
Recordings 25 albums held
Licensing 5 entries
| US | Concord Theatricals Tams-Witmark | available |
| US | Concord Theatricals Tams-Witmark | available |
| US | Concord Theatricals Tams-Witmark | available |
| UK | Concord Theatricals Tams-Witmark | withdrawn |
| UK | Concord Theatricals Tams-Witmark | withdrawn |
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59 passages naming Cabaret, found by keyword across 178 books. It's where this show turns up in the literature, not curated trivia about it.
With the arrival of Fosse , three simultaneous productions on Broadway were devoted to the work of Bob Fosse; the other two were the revivals of Chicago and Cabaret. book:broadway-musicals-show-by-show-seventh-edition-stanley-green-cary-ginell#p302
Another landmark musical, Cabaret, came to the Imperial Irom the Broadhurst Theatre and continued lor a year and half in 1967-68. book:at-this-theatre-100-years-of-broadway-shows-stories-and-botto-louis-viagas-rober#p182
Cabaret and Mame moved in from other theatres to finish their long runs (1968-69), and a new musical, Purlie, based on the hit play Purlie Victorious, opened in 1970 and ran for 688 performances. book:at-this-theatre-100-years-of-broadway-shows-stories-and-botto-louis-viagas-rober#p210
Cabaret chanteuse Julie Wilson also starred in this musical about the 1920s gangster, but the show was beset with problems and closed after two months. book:at-this-theatre-100-years-of-broadway-shows-stories-and-botto-louis-viagas-rober#p316
The Roundabout Theatre Company opened an American version of the acclaimed British revival of Cabaret (3/19/1998) at the theater, which was renamed the Kit Kat Klub. book:broadway-its-history-people-and-places-an-encyclopedia-bloom-ken-1949-2nd-ed-new#p258
Cabaret moved to the Imperial from the BROADHURST THEATER in 1967. book:broadway-its-history-people-and-places-an-encyclopedia-bloom-ken-1949-2nd-ed-new#p279
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