MusicalDramaOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Nov 20, 1966
Closing Date
Sep 06, 1969
1st Preview
Nov 02, 1966
1st Preview
Nov 02, 1966
Previews
20
Performances
1,165
MusicalDramaOriginalBroadway
External Links
Shop

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Broadhurst Theatre
(Nov 20, 1966 - Mar 04, 1967)
Imperial Theatre
(Mar 07, 1967 - Oct 05, 1968)
Broadway Theatre
(Oct 07, 1968 - Sep 06, 1969)
Setting
Berlin, Germany. 1929-30. Before the start of the Third Reich.
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization
Produced by Harold Prince; Produced in association with Ruth Mitchell
Book by Joe Masteroff; Based on the play "I Am a Camera" by John Van Druten; Based on stories by Christopher Isherwood; Music by John Kander; Lyrics by Fred Ebb; Musical Director: Harold Hastings; Music orchestrated by Don Walker; Dance arrangements by David Baker
Directed by Harold Prince; Choreographed by Ronald Field
Scenic Design by Boris Aronson; Costume Design by Patricia Zipprodt; Lighting Design by Jean Rosenthal; Hair Design by D. Rusty Bonaccorso
General Manager: Carl Fisher; Company Manager: Warren O'Hara
Production Stage Manager: Ruth Mitchell; Stage Manager: James Bronson; Assistant Stage Mgr: Nicholas Rinaldi
Assistant to Mr. Field: Michel Stuart; Kit Kat Band: Maryann Burns, Janice Mink, Nancy Powers and Viola Smith; Original Cast Album on Columbia Records; Copyist Supervisor: Mathilde Pincus; Music Assistant: John Berkman
Assistant to Mr. Aronson: Lisa Jalowetz, Richard Casler, Robert Mitchell and Jay Moore; Assistant to Miss Zipprodt: Domingo A. Rodriguez; Assistant to Miss. Rosenthal: William H. Batchelder; Production Assistant to Miss Rosenthal: Marian Kinsella
Casting Director: Shirley Rich; Press Representative: Mary Bryant; Press Assistant: Ellen Levene; Advertising Representative: Ingram Ash; Secretary to Mr. Prince: Annette Brafman Meyers; Dance Captain: Bruce Becker
Bert Convy
Clifford Bradshaw
Jack Gilford
Herr Schultz
Jill Haworth
Sally Bowles
Lotte Lenya
Fraulein Schneider
Joel Grey
Master of Ceremonies
Nov 02, 1966 - Dec 30, 1967
Peg Murray
Fraulein Kost
Edward Winter
Ernst Ludwig
Jere Admire
Bobby
Kit Kat Boy
Barbara Alston
Frenchie
Kit Kat Girl
Ray Baron
Bartender
Bruce Becker
German Sailor
Steven Boockvor
German Sailor
Frank Bouley
Maitre D'
Roger Briant
German Sailor
Kathie Dalton
Texas
Kit Kat Girl
Mary Ehara
One of "Two Ladies"
Sol Frieder
Herr Erdmann
Pat Gosling
Maria
Kit Kat Girl
John Herbert
Max
Howard Kahl
Custom Official
Tresha Kelly
Telephone Girl
Mara Landi
Frau Wendel
Miriam Lehmann-Haupt
Frau Kruger
Bert Michaels
Victor
Kit Kat Boy
Eugene Morgan
Herr Wendel
Jayme Mylroie
Greta
Ed Nolfi
German Sailor
Rita O'Connor
One of "Two Ladies"
Marianne Selbert
Fritzie
Kit Kat Girl
Robert Sharp
Felix
Bonnie Walker
Rosie
Kit Kat Girl
Lynn Winn
Lulu
Kit Kat Girl
Standby: Penny Fuller (Sally Bowles)
Understudies: Sol Frieder (Herr Schultz), John Herbert (Ernst Ludwig), Mara Landi (Fraulein Kost), Bert Michaels (Master of Ceremonies), Peg Murray (Fraulein Schneider), Jayme Mylroie (Sally Bowles) and Edward Winter (Clifford Bradshaw)

Broadhurst Theatre (Nov 20, 1966 - Mar 04, 1967)

Dance Captain: Steven Boockvor

Cast

Penny Fuller
Sally Bowles
Carol Hanzel
Lulu
Kit Kat Girl
Signe Hasso
Fraulein Schneider
Erika Kerry
Rosie
Kit Kat Girl
Standby: Jill Haworth (Sally Bowles)
Understudy: Carol Perea (Kit Kat Girl)

Imperial Theatre (Mar 07, 1967 - Oct 05, 1968)

Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization
Assistant Stage Mgr: Ed Aldridge
Dance Captain: Steven Boockvor; Assistant Press Representative: Leslie Coven

Cast

Martin Ross
Master of Ceremonies
Jan 01, 1968 - Sep 06, 1969
Sandra Brewer
Rosie
Kit Kat Girl
Susanne Carroll
Lulu
Kit Kat Girl
Ray Chabeau
German Sailor
John Cunningham
Clifford Bradshaw
Jul 31, 1968 - ?
Despo
Fraulein Schneider
Jun 10, 1968 - ?
Penny Fuller
During vacation
Sally Bowles
Curtis Hood
German Sailor
Ken Kercheval
Clifford Bradshaw
Aug 26, 1968 - ?
Mara Landi
During vacation
Fraulein Kost
Peg Murray
Fraulein Schneider
Mar 06, 1967 - Mar 18, 1967
George Reinholt
Broadway debut
Ernst Ludwig
George Voskovec
Herr Schultz
Jun 10, 1968 - ?
Standby: Anita Gillette (Sally Bowles)
Understudy: George Reinholt (Clifford Bradshaw)

Broadway Theatre (Oct 07, 1968 - Sep 06, 1969)

Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization
Musical Director: Michael Forman
Stage Manager: Ed Aldridge; Assistant Stage Mgr: Tom Stone
Dance Captain: Bonnie Walker; Press Representative: David Rothenberg

Cast

Bill Allsbrook
German Sailor
Ray Baron
Felix
Chevi Colton
Frau Wendel
Tandy Cronyn
Sally Bowles
Jun 30, 1969 - ?
Jay Fox
Victor
Kit Kat Boy
Rhoda Gemignani
Fraulein Kost
Anita Gillette
Sally Bowles
Nov 04, 1968 - ?
Chele Graham
Rosie
Kit Kat Girl
Melissa Hart
Sally Bowles
Jul 28, 1969 - ?
Larry Kert
Clifford Bradshaw
Dec 09, 1968 - ?
Sandy McPherson
Frenchie
Kit Kat Girl
Tod A. Miller
German Sailor
Ralph Nelson
German Sailor
Lenora Nemetz
Fritzie
Kit Kat Girl
Joan Paige
Maria
Kit Kat Girl
Carol Perea
Marlene
Kit Kat Girl
Carol Petrie
Hulda
Kit Kat Girl
Ann Reinking
Broadway debut
Lulu
Kit Kat Girl
Robert Scherkenbach
Victor
Kit Kat Boy
Lorraine Serabian
Frau Wendel
Ken Sherber
Bartender
Doug Spingler
German Sailor
Fran Storey
Hulda
Kit Kat Girl
Alfred Toigo
Clifford Bradshaw
Michael Toles
Bobby
Kit Kat Boy
George Voskovec
Herr Schultz
Bonnie Walker
One of "Two Ladies"
Susan Willis
Fraulein Schneider
Jun 03, 1969 - ?
Erica Yohn
Frau Wendel
Standby: Despo (Fraulein Schneider) and Judy MacMurdo (Sally Bowles)
Understudies: Chevi Colton (Fraulein Kost), Jay Fox (Master of Ceremonies) and Robert Scherkenbach (Master of Ceremonies)
music by John Kander; lyrics by Fred Ebb
Act 1
Sung By
Willkommen
Master of Ceremonies and Company
So What?
Fraulein Schneider
Don't Tell Mama
Sally Bowles and Girls
Telephone Song
The Company
Perfectly Marvelous
Clifford Bradshaw and Sally Bowles
Two Ladies
Master of Ceremonies and Two Ladies
It Couldn't Please Me More
Fraulein Schneider and Herr Schultz
Tomorrow Belongs to Me
Master of Ceremonies and Waiters
Why Should I Wake Up?
Clifford Bradshaw and Sally Bowles
The Money Song
Master of Ceremonies and Girls
Married
Fraulein Schneider and Herr Schultz
Meeskite
Herr Schultz
Tomorrow Belongs to Me (Reprise)
Fraulein Kost, Ernst Ludwig and Guests
Act 2
Sung By
If You Could See Her
Master of Ceremonies and Girls
Married (Reprise)
Fraulein Schneider and Herr Schultz
If You Could See Her (Reprise)
Master of Ceremonies and Bobby
What Would You Do?
Fraulein Schneider
Cabaret
Sally Bowles
Finale
Clifford Bradshaw, Sally Bowles, Fraulein Schneider, Herr Schultz, Master of Ceremonies and The Company

Tony Award®

Best Musical

1967 Winner
Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Book by Joe Masteroff
Music by John Kander ; Produced in association with Ruth Mitchell
Produced by Harold Prince

Best Composer and Lyricist

1967 Winner
Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Music by John Kander
 

Best Actor in a Musical

1967 Nominee
Jack Gilford
 

Best Actress in a Musical

1967 Nominee
Lotte Lenya

Best Featured Actor in a Musical

1967 Winner
Joel Grey
 

Best Featured Actor in a Musical

1967 Nominee
Edward Winter

Best Featured Actress in a Musical

1967 Winner
Peg Murray

Best Scenic Design

1967 Winner
Scenic Design by Boris Aronson

Best Costume Design

1967 Winner
Costume Design by Patricia Zipprodt

Best Choreography

1967 Winner
Choreographed by Ronald Field

Best Direction of a Musical

1967 Winner
Directed by Harold Prince
PRODUCTIONS

More Productions by Opening Date

Let's Sing Yiddish Nov 09, 1966
Jan 28, 1967
 
The Rose Tattoo Nov 09, 1966
Dec 31, 1966
 
The Apparition Theatre of Prague Nov 16, 1966
Dec 03, 1966
 
Les Ballets Africains Nov 16, 1966
Jan 28, 1967
 
Don't Drink the Water Nov 17, 1966
Apr 20, 1968
 
Cabaret Nov 20, 1966
Sep 06, 1969
 
Fumed Oak May 03, 1967
May 13, 1967
 
Sing Israel, Sing May 11, 1967
Jun 11, 1967
 
The Girl in the Freudian Slip May 18, 1967
May 20, 1967