Review: Cabaret at the Savoy Theatre

Cabaret
Savoy Theatre
Performance: Wednesday 31st October 2012 (Matinee)

Cabaret is a musical based on a book written by Christopher Isherwood, music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb. The original production opened on Broadway in 1966. Set in 1931 Berlin as the Nazis are rising to power, it focuses on nightlife at the seedy Kit Kat Klub and revolves around the 19-year-old English cabaret performer Sally Bowles and her relationship with the young American writer Cliff Bradshaw.

Cabaret is one of the most iconic musicals of all time. The show contains many classic songs including Money Makes The World Go Round, Two Ladies, Maybe This Time and of course Cabaret. The production is entertaining and very stylised as well as extremely powerful.

Further casting announced for Cabaret revival

Further casting has been announced for the upcoming revival of Cabaret. It was previously announced that Will Young and Michelle Ryan would lead the cast as the Emcee and Sally Bowles. 

Sian Phillips, Harriet Thorpe and Matt Rawle will also star in the production, which will have a brief UK tour  before opening at the Savoy from 3 October 2012.

Michelle Ryan to join Will Young in Cabaret - another musical theatre debut

After the announcement that Will Young would be making his Musical Theatre debut in Cabaret as the Emcee it has now been revealed that ex-Eastenders actress Michelle Ryan will be joining him to play Sally Bowles! This is a big risk as Michelle has never sung professionally before, apart from some singing lessons for one of her recent films. I hope she pulls it off or it could be a bit of a disaster! Previous actresses to play Sally Bowles include the likes of Judi Dench, Samantha Barks and Siobhan Dillon.

This is what Michelle had to say  "Sally is quite delusional. She’s not the best singer, she’s not a performer, but she has this kind of spirit that takes her through it all ... I’ve been working with a voice coach for two years (on new film The Man Inside), so you could say that when Cabaret came along I was ready."

Besises Eastenders, Michelle 's TV credits include Jekyll, Bionic Woman, Merlin and Doctor Who, while her stage acting credits include Toby Young's Who's the Daddy? at the King's Head (2005) and The Talented Mr Ripley at the Royal and Derngate, Northampton (2010).

The production will start with a short UK tour before settling at The Savoy Theatre. Click here to find out more information about the production one of our previous blog posts.

On 10/08/12 further casting was announced for the production. Click here to find out more.

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