Billy Porter and Marisha Wallace to star in 'Cabaret' in the West End

Billy Porter, who originated the role of Lola in Kinky Boots on Broadway, will play The Emcee, while Marisha Wallace, who received an Olivier nomination for Guys & Dolls, will play Sally Bowles.

Willkommen Billy and Marisha! New casting has been announced for the roles of The Emcee and Sally Bowles in Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club in London.

From 28 January 2025, Emmy, Tony and Grammy Award winner Billy Porter will play The Emcee and double Olivier Award nominee Marisha Wallace will play Sally Bowles.

Porter recently played Pray Tell in series Pose, which earned him an Emmy Award as well as Golden Globe and Critics Choice Award nominations. He also created the role of Lola in the musical Kinky Boots on Broadway, winning a Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Tony Award, and Grammy Award. Wallace recently starred as Miss Adelaide in the Bridge production of Guys & Dolls, for which she was nominated for an Olivier Award. She played Ado Annie in Oklahoma! at the Young Vic, receiving an Olivier nomination, and made her West End debut as Effie White in Dreamgirls at the Savoy Theatre.

Also joining the cast on 27 January 2025 will be Vivien Parry, who returns to the role of Fraulein Schneider having played the part in 2022.

They join Daniel Bowerbank as Clifford Bradshaw, Fenton Gray as Herr Schultz, Fred Haig as Ernst Ludwig and Jessica Kirton as Fraulein Kost/Fritzie. The cast is completed by Xenoa Campbell-Ledgister, Sam Darius, Damon Gould Adrian Grove, El Haq Latief, Justin-Lee Jones, Ela Lisondra, Hícaro Nicolai, Andy Rees Alexandra Regan, Marina Tavolieri, Ben Simon Wilson, Anne-Marie Wojna, Patrick Wilden, and Lucy Young.

Billy Porter and Marisha Wallace’s final performance will be Saturday 24 May 2025.

Rebecca Frecknall's production of Cabaret opened in December 2021, winning seven Olivier Awards. The Tony Award-winning Broadway production opened in April this year at the Kit Kat Club at the August Wilson Theatre, where it continues to play and currently stars Adam Lambert and Auli'i Cravalho, as The Emcee and Sally Bowles respectively.

The creative team includes 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, and sound design by Nick Lidster.

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Photo credit: Billy Porter and Marisha Wallace. (Photos courtesy of production)