Skylar Astin and Sarah Hyland join the cast of CABARET

Cabaret is set in 1930s Berlin during the rise of the Nazis, where the English night club performer Sally Bowles works in the notorious Kit Kat Club. It follows her relationship with the American writer Cliff Bradshaw, while boarding house owner Fraulein Schneider and her Jewish lover Herr Schultz struggle to navigate the growing dangers in Germany. It combines a sophisticated night club setting, gorgeous show tunes, and jaw-dropping costumes with a powerful social commentary on the political and cultural upheaval during its time. It features a dazzling soundtrack with songs like Wilkommen, Don’t Tell Mama, Mein Herr, Maybe This Time, Money and the title number.

Skylar Astin (Pitch Perfect) and Sarah Hyland (Modern Family) will lead the cast as the Emcee and Sally Bowles, taking over for Jamie Muscato and Joy Woods. Also joining the cast are Ronan Burns as Ernst Ludwig, Lindsay Atherton as Fraulein Kost/Fritzie, and Lily Frances, Peter Houston, Samuel How, Bailey Johnson, Ellie Mitchell, Kirsty Anne Shaw, Natasha Wilde and Nicky Wong Rush. Continuing in the cast are Baker Mukasa as Clifford Bradshaw, Ruthie Henshall as Fraulein Schneider, Robert Hands as Herr Schultz, with Joe Atkinson, Xavion Campbell-Brown, Olivia-Rose Deer, Anya Ferdinand, Danny Fogarty, Adrian Grove and Eva-Rose Tanaka.

Skylar Astin's final performance will be Saturday 12 December 2026 and Sarah Hyland’s final performance will be Saturday 23 January 2027.

Cabaret is based on the play by John Van Druten and stories by Christopher Isherwood, with music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and a book by Joe Masteroff. It's directed by Rebecca Frecknall, with set and costume design by Tom Scutt, choreography by Julia Cheng, musical supervision by Jennifer Whyte, musical direction by Ben van Tienen, lighting design by Isabella Byrd, sound design by Nick Lidster, Wigs and Hair design by Sam Cox and Make-Up design by Guy Common.

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the musical, which premiered on Broadway in November 1966, and the fifth anniversary of Rebecca Frecknall’s West End production, which opened in November 2021. The production recently surpassed 1,900 performances, becoming the longest-running production of Cabaret in West End history.

Cabaret is playing at the Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse until Saturday 30 January 2027.

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