Adam Lambert, ‘Moana’ Star Auli’i Cravalho Taking Over Lead Roles in Broadway’s ‘Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club’
variety.comBrent Lang Executive Editor Willkommen, bienvenue Adam Lambert and Auli’i Cravalho. There’s a new act at the Kit Kat Club. Lambert, a Grammy nominee and “American Idol” breakout, and Cravalho, the star of the movie adaptation of “Mean Girls: The Musical,” will make their Broadway debuts as the Emcee and Sally Bowles this fall.
They replace Eddie Redmayne and Gayle Rankin, who anchored “Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club” when it premiered last spring. The show was a huge hit in London’s West End.
Since transferring to New York, it has done well at the box office (it earned an impressive $1.6 million last week), but reviews were mixed, so the producers need Lambert and Cravalho’s fans to turn out in force to justify the tens of millions spent to transform August Wilson Theatre into a Weimar nightclub.
Lambert previously featured in the North American touring production of “Wicked.” He also appeared in “Bohemian Rhapsody” and the indie film “Fairyland.” In addition, Lambert currently fronts Queen.
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