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Post by didilynn on Jul 24, 2024 11:42:19 GMT -5
Lambert will not perform matinees on October 23, November 6, 24, and 27, December 4 and 18, January 15 and 29, February 12 and 19, and March 5 and 19. He will not perform evening shows on October 14 and 28, November 12, December 10 and 23, January 7 and 21, February 4 and 24, and March 10 and 24.
Thank goodness I didn't book tickets for any of those dates, I would have been so annoyed!
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Post by svca on Jul 24, 2024 11:52:25 GMT -5
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Post by katycake on Jul 24, 2024 11:59:13 GMT -5
www.broadwayworld.com/article/Adam-Lambert-and-Aulii-Cravalho-Will-Join-CABARET-AT-THE-KIT-KAT-CLUB-This-Fall-20240724Adam Lambert and Auli'i Cravalho Will Make Broadway Debuts in CABARET
Lambert and Cravalho will begin performances Monday, September 16.
By: A.A. Cristi Jul. 24, 2024 Welcome to Berlin! BroadwayWorld has just learned that Grammy Award nominee Adam Lambert and 'Moana' star Auli’i Cravalho will make their respective Broadway debuts as ‘Emcee’ and ‘Sally Bowles’ this Fall in the Tony Award-winning Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club at the August Wilson Theatre. Lambert and Cravalho will begin performances Monday, September 16 and play a limited engagement through Sunday, March 30, 2025. As previously announced, Eddie Redmayne and Gayle Rankin, both of whom received critical acclaim and earned Tony Award nominations for Cabaret, will play their final performances as ‘Emcee’ and ‘Sally Bowles’ on Saturday evening, September 14. Lambert commented, "Growing up on the musical theater stage, it was always a childhood dream to perform on Broadway. With this production of Cabaret, it finally felt like the right time to accept an invitation to make my debut. The themes of this show have always resonated with me and given the current sociopolitical climate the world is in, feel eerily timely. Eddie and Gayle have been a dream pairing and I’m looking forward to working with Auli’i to create our own magic. It is thrilling to be able to sink my teeth into this important story and collaborate with the rest of the talented artists in the cast and crew." Cravalho said, “I’m thrilled to join the long line of talented women who have taken on the iconic ‘Sally Bowles;’ most recently, the woman I watched with notebook and pen in hand, the dynamite Gayle Rankin. To join a show with so much history – and such a stellar cast and crew – means it’s quite literally an honor to get my butt kicked each week. Mahalo palena ʻole family, I wouldn’t be making this debut without you.” In a statement, director Frecknall said, “I’m so thrilled that Adam and Auli’i will be joining our Cabaret company this fall. Both actors bring such talent, tenacity, and intelligence to their work and I know they will bring new and exciting offerings to the Kit Kat Club. Having started out in the world of musical theater, Adam has a real passion for this work and such a wealth of artistic experience to bring to the role of ‘Emcee.’ I can’t wait to see his interpretation of the role and see him host the audience at the August Wilson Theatre, it’s going to be electric! And I'm so excited to be working with Auli’i on the role of ‘Sally Bowles.’ I know her humor, musicality, vulnerability, and ferocity will combine to make an unmissable performance. It’s a real privilege to have both of these incredible artists making their Broadway debuts in our production.”  During their runs in Cabaret, Lambert and Cravalho will normally perform seven shows per week. Please check www.kitkat.club for the latest performance schedule. Lambert will not perform on the following matinees: October 23, November 6, 24 and 27, December 4 and 18, January 15 and 29, February 12 and 19, March 5 and 19. Adam Lambert will not perform on the following evenings: October 14 and 28, November 12, December 10 and 23, January 7 and 21, February 4 and 24, March 10 and 24. more www.broadwayworld.com/article/Adam-Lambert-and-Aulii-Cravalho-Will-Join-CABARET-AT-THE-KIT-KAT-CLUB-This-Fall-20240724
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Post by katycake on Jul 24, 2024 12:09:08 GMT -5
apnews.com/article/adam-lambert-aulii-cravalho-cabaret-91dd5c8611ea17d5e8f71efc13f7e598Adam Lambert and Auli’i Cravalho to step into ‘Cabaret’ on Broadway this fall
 BY MARK KENNEDY
Updated 7:00 PM GMT+3, July 24, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — Get ready to say willkommen to the next stars to enter the Kit Kat Club on Broadway — Adam Lambert and Auli’i Cravalho, Producers of the Tony Award-nominated revival revealed Wednesday that Lambert, the singer-songwriter who has fronted Queen, and Cravalho, the voice of the title character in Disney’s animated musical film “Moana, " will play the Emcee and Sally Bowles, respectively, in the current revival of “Cabaret.” The two — each making their Broadway debuts — will take over for English actors Eddie Redmayne and Gayle Rankin, who both earned Tony Award nominations for their parts. The newcomers will start Sept. 16 and play through the end of March. “I feel so lucky to have this baton passed to Adam and I,” said Cravalho in an email from Indonesia. She noted that she saw the musical before her audition, pen and paper in hand. “The show feels so fresh and current.” Lambert, who has just released his new dance-centric EP “Afters,” started his career in musical theater— he was in the ensemble of the first national tour of “Wicked” and later was in the show in Los Angeles for two years. “It sounds cliche, but this is literally a childhood dream,” he said by phone. He steps into the sinister and lascivious role of master of ceremonies, one made famous by Joel Grey and Alan Cumming. Redmayne’s take was more dark and audacious. “I get the role. I get who he is. I’m excited about it. I think it works with my skill set,” Lambert says. “And I’m really, really excited to be in a cast again because with pop music, it’s like it’s all on you. To be able to do a show with a whole team of people onstage, it’s what I miss.” “Cabaret,” about the collapse of democracy and rise of fascism in Germany, centers on the world of the indulgent Kit Kat Klub in Berlin as it becomes more precarious on the brink of World War II. The songs by John Kander and Fred Ebb include “Willkommen” and “Tomorrow Belongs to Me.” more apnews.com/article/adam-lambert-aulii-cravalho-cabaret-91dd5c8611ea17d5e8f71efc13f7e598
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Post by svca on Jul 24, 2024 12:28:14 GMT -5
"it finally felt like the right time to accept an invitation to make my debut"
That sounds like he's been asked before but maybe couldn't do it or the timing wasn't right?
ETA: What a timely theme for these present days.
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Post by cleopatra on Jul 24, 2024 12:36:40 GMT -5
"it finally felt like the right time to accept an invitation to make my debut" That sounds like he's been asked before but maybe couldn't do it or the timing wasn't right? ETA: What a timely theme for these present days. I don't think there was ever any confirmation, but it was strongly rumored he was offered "Hedwig and the Angry Inch". It was also rumored he was offered the chance to open the Spiderman musical, but that was right after Idol and he couldn't have done it even if he'd wanted to (no big loss, as it was a very problematic production). Maybe there were others, but that's all I remember hearing about. |
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Post by svca on Jul 24, 2024 12:48:18 GMT -5
Thanks, Cleopatra...I had forgotten about the Hedwig rumor. I guess I'd like to think that his name is in the hat for some of these productions and that statement sounded like he'd been offered before.
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Post by quackn on Jul 24, 2024 12:49:08 GMT -5
Yay, finally! I have been waiting for this so I could go ahead and buy tickets. I can’t believe he’s playing for so long and I’m so glad they gave us the dates that he won’t be doing Matinees. This picture looks so great if I didn’t know it, I don’t know that I would know it was him. This is so exciting I can’t wait. I thought I also heard him mention dear Evan Hansen in some interview but he didn’t feel it was the right time. Not certain about that though it’s kind of a recollection in the back of my brain. This is so exciting I’m so happy for him this is like a child to dream and now it’s coming true.  Who knows maybe he’ll win a Tony?  |
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Post by cleopatra on Jul 24, 2024 13:17:54 GMT -5
He won't win a Tony for this production, no matter how awesome he may be, because he's a replacement. Only a production's original actors are eligible for Tonys. I think there was a Tony category for replacement actors several years ago, but it didn't last long.
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Post by quackn on Jul 24, 2024 13:21:19 GMT -5
He won't win a Tony for this production, no matter how awesome he may be, because he's a replacement. Only a production's original actors are eligible for Tonys. I think there was a Tony category for replacement actors several years ago, but it didn't last long. Ahh, that’s too bad. Still hope he is awesome , another feather in his cap. , |
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