Orville Peck at the Grammy Museum on Sept. 17, 2024.Photo:Rebecca Sapp/Getty
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Broadway’s Tony Award-winning revival ofCabaret at the Kit Kat Clubhas a new Emcee, and it looks to be a role that’ll be very revealing for the star playing him.
On Wednesday, Jan. 15, producers announced that queer country star Orville Peck will step into the shoes of the leading character in director Rebecca Frecknall’s production of the landmark 1966 musical, currently running at the August Wilson Theatre in New York City.
It’s a milestone moment for the South African-born, Canadian-raised singer, who makes his Broadway debut in the production. And it just might be a milestone moment for fans of Peck’s, too.
Orville Peck performs onstage during Lucktoberfest: Outlaw Masquerade at Luck Ranch on Oct. 29, 2022 in Spicewood, Texas.Rick Kern/Getty
Fans will have to wait until this Spring to see it for sure. The 37-year-old begins performances on Monday, March 21. His limited 16-week engagement wraps on Sunday, July 20.
Adam Lambert and Auli‘i Cravalho, who are currently in the roles, will play their final performances in the production on Saturday, March 29.
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Prior to launching his wildly successful musical career, Peck studied acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) and worked in classical theater on London’s West End.
“The Emcee has been my dream role since I was a teenager,” said Peck, in a statement released Wednesday. “The nature of the character allows for complete freedom of individual expression. It can be portrayed through such a vast range of emotions, perspectives, and performance styles. That kind of freedom is every actor’s dream.”
“I truly cannot believe I’m getting to make my Broadway debut in one of my favorite shows and in probably my favorite role in all of musical theater,” he added. “I grew up in the theater. I was a working actor and a dancer for many years before I started making music. I did the hustle, and the struggle, for a long time, trying to make things happen for myself. But it taught me so much of who I am as a performer and a person, so it feels very full circle to be making a return to it at this point in my career.”
Eddie Redmayne, Gayle Rankin and the cast of ‘Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club’ perform onstage during the 77th annual Tony Awards on June 16, 2024 in New York City.Theo Wargo/Getty
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“I am totally psyched to start learning more,” she said. “And I am ready to be as submissive as possible to the iconic world that isCabaret.”
Adam Lambert and Auli’i Cravalho strike a pose for ‘Cabaret’.Julieta Cervantes
Julieta Cervantes
Cabaret at the Kit Kat Cluboriginally opened on April 2024, withEddie Redmayne and Gayle Rankin.
The musical has long been a success both on the stage and screen, first hitting Broadway in 1966. before being turned into the 1972 film of the same name starring Oscar-winnerLiza Minnellias Sally. It was revived on Broadway in 1998 and in 2014, both with Alan Cumming as the Emcee.
Adam Lambert as the Emcee in ‘Cabaret’.Julieta Cervantes
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The production also stars two-time Tony Award winner and 2024 Tony Award nominee Bebe Neuwirth, Calvin Leon Smith as ‘Clifford Bradshaw,’ 2024 Tony Award nominee Steven Skybell as ‘Herr Schultz;’ Henry Gottfried as ‘Ernst Ludwig,’ and Michelle Aravena as ‘Fritzie/Kost.’
Tickets forCabaret at the Kit Kat Clubare now on sale.
source: people.com
