Billy Porter and Marisha Wallace to star in 'Cabaret' on Broadway

Cabaret's current stars Orville Peck and Eva Noblezada will continue as The Emcee and Sally Bowles through July 20.

Tony Award winner Billy Porter and Olivier Award nominee Marisha Wallace will star as The Emcee and Sally Bowles in Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club on Broadway this summer, following a run in London's West End. They will begin performances on July 22, running through October 19.

Director Rebecca Frecknall said: “I can think of no better way to celebrate this production’s incredible run on Broadway than by welcoming Billy and Marisha into the company for our final thirteen weeks. They brought down the house every night on the West End, and I cannot wait for Broadway audiences to experience the electricity they generate together.”

Cabaret currently stars country music star Orville Peck as The Emcee and two-time Tony Award nominee Eva Noblezada as Sally Bowles, who will play their final performances in the production on July 20.

The cast also includes Calvin Leon Smith as ‘Clifford Bradshaw,’ Steven Skybell as ‘Herr Schultz;’ Ellen Harvey as ‘Fraulein Schneider,’ Henry Gottfried as ‘Ernst Ludwig,’ and Michelle Aravena as ‘Fritzie/Kost.’

The second year company also features Gabi Campo as ‘Frenchie,’ Jada Simone Clark as ‘Helga,’ Colin Cunliffe as ‘Hans,’ Marty Lauter as ‘Victor,’ David Merino as ‘Lulu,’ Julian Ramos as ‘Bobby,’ MiMi Scardulla as ‘Texas,’ Paige Smallwood as ‘Rosie,’ and Price Waldman as ‘Herman/Max.’ Swings for the production are Maya Bowles, Pedro Garza, Christian Kidd, Corinne Munsch, Chloé Nadon-Enriquez, and Karl Skyler Urban.

The Prologue Company, the dancers and musicians that welcome audiences to the club, features dancers Sun Kim, Deja McNair-Kyles, and swing Ida Saki. The musicians are Brian Russell Carey (piano & bass), Francesca Dawis (violin), Keiji Ishiguri (dedicated substitute), Déa Thatcher (accordion), and Michael Winograd (clarinet).

Cabaret has music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and a book by Joe Masteroff based on the play by John Van Druten and stories by Christopher Isherwood. The show features the classic songs “Willkommen,” “Don’t Tell Mama,” “Mein Herr,” “Maybe This Time,” “Money,” and the title number.

The production continues to run in London's West End, with Rob Madge and Hannah Dodd as The Emcee and Sally Bowles.

Book Cabaret tickets on New York Theatre Guide.

Photo credit: Billy Porter and Marisha Wallace. (Photo by Jay Brooks)