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Jake Shears and Rebecca Lucy Taylor extend run in CABARET AT THE KIT KAT CLUB

Photo credit: Marc Brenner

Producers of Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club have announced the final extension of Jake Shears and Rebecca Lucy Taylor AKA Self Esteem in their multi award-winning, critically acclaimed production, now playing the roles of The Emcee and Sally Bowles until 9 March 2024.

In celebration of this announcement, BBC Radio 2 will broadcast ‘Jo Whiley presents Cabaret at BBC’s Maida Vale Studios’, hosted by Jo Whiley at 8pm tonight (6 December) where Jo is joined by Jake Shears, Rebecca Lucy Taylor and the cast and orchestra of Cabaret who will perform some of their favourite numbers from the musical in an hour-long special.

Jake and Rebecca continue to star alongside Nathan Ives-Moiba as Clifford Bradshaw, Beverley Klein as Fraulein Schneider and Teddy Kempner as Herr Schultz. Nic Myers plays the role of Sally Bowles once a week.

The cast also features Wilf Scolding as Ernst Ludwig, Jessica Kirton as Fraulein Kost/Fritzie, Liv Alexander as Texas, Natalie Chua as Frenchie, Taite-Elliot Drew as Hans, Damon Gould as Victor, El Haq Latief as Helga, and Travis Ross as Bobby, joining Laura Delany as Rosie, Grant Neal as Herman/Max and Hicaro Nicolai as Lulu. The cast is completed by Rebecca Lisewski, Ela Lisondra, Nic Myers, Andy Rees, Toby Turpin and Patrick Wilden.

The prologue company is Rachel Benson, Ami Benton, Onyemachi Ejimofor, Joseph Hardy, Liz Kamille, Andrew Linnie, Aine McLoughlin, Jack William Parry, Jazmyn Raikes, Oliver Stockley and Ena Yamaguchi.

Cabaret is directed by Rebecca Frecknall, with set and costume design is by Tom Scutt, choreography by Julia Cheng, musical supervision by Jennifer Whyte, musical direction by Ben Ferguson, lighting by Isabella Byrd, sound by Nick Lidster, casting by Stuart Burt, prologue direction by Jordan Fein, and prologue composition and musical direction by Angus MacRae.

Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club is currently booking until 28 September 2024, with tickets available here.