2021 LONDON CAST OF CABARET
Cabaret At The Kit Kat Club (Decca)
Truly one of the hottest London tickets after lockdown, Rebecca Frecknall’s immaculate Cabaret is a thing of beauty. The recording is now available of the first cast and we’ve now seen the show on its fourth set of leads.
In this version of Cabaret – at the Kit Kat Club – we have Eddie Redmayne as the Emcee and Jessie Buckley as Sally Bowles, these two testing the waters. Redmayne is almost unrecognisable in voice, an eccentric German slurry yet chuffing, camp and proud here. Buckley gets the real meaty songs and sings with rigorous power.
The supporting cast of Omari Douglas, Liza Sadovy and Elliot Levey are stellar in their roles, with a shining band, though Omari gets little time to sparkle in song, the finale being a kick in the guts. The songs were recorded in front of a live audience and it adds to the impact, their murmurs and laughter proving the show as a West End treat.
words JAMES ELLIS
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