Cabaret | West End LIVE 2024

[@rebekahlindsley3348]

Saw this cast in June of 2024 at London West End and was absolutely blown away. The whole experience was transcendent and the performances were heart-wrenching and beautiful. I SOBBED at each unexpected interpretation of a difficult story. Brilliant, timely and painful.

[@aimeemorgan9429]

This just reminded how stunning this production is Layton seems like he’s an absolute brilliant emcee and rhea looks great too

[@davidcattin7006]

EVERYTHING! To fill that stage with such energy and visuals with relatively few people takes a whole lot of talent! Must be amazing in the theater!

[@jamrockk]

3:52 loved when they held that pose and sang in unison. Breath control is great

[@clairsimon1380]

Layton is thoroughly stunninginly fantastic as Emcee - this one song is the tip of the iceberg ⭐️

[@user-jg6gj5mf2w]

He’s amazing. I want him to come perform in NYC! I love Eddie Redmayne, but this performer is phenomenal!!!

[@IV2000]

Obsessed with Rhea! There have been certain Sally Bowles who, despite the actor being British, sound like they're putting on a really bad British accent and it badly grates on me but I love the way Rhea performs, manages to do the over the top theatrical top British without sounding annoying

[@Truelib99Hobbes]

Grotesque and Horrific are the only two words that could possibly describe this performance. They should call it the Hindenberg.

[@IV2000]

@user-tr8fs7lm8r spread love not hate, this was a great performance. No one is forcing you to watch the show 👍

[@KC-zn4uz]

Layton Williams you were born to play this part, absolutely stunning razor sharp performance - Kitkat Club bliss - pure magic! X

[@abigailatkinson80]

I hope Layton knows how loved he is. He’s fantastic x

[@Andy15991]

The only song you can safely perform on a family stage haha

[@ryancurtis2593]

This event also included the audience being flipped off and candy store has some fowl lauguage in it so it's not really a family stage

[@maddies.talkingaboutmusicals]

They’ve done the titular song and don’t tell mama in previous years at WEL

[@SusanPayne-b2t]

Layton is excellent,so looking forward to seeing this in August.

[@whitediamond000]

Layton has really done the Emcee role a fantastic refresh!

[@carolbrown9859]

You all smashed it ! Amazing ❤

[@niamhandrews2001]

just booked to see this incredible cast on 30 July excited is an understatement!🤩🎭

[@geraldineadams1623]

It's wonderful Best cast in a long time.

[@calathealunar4498]

Me too !!!

[@jeannealderton7979]

Saw this cast and they are awesome

[@victordunson719]

Love Layton and looking forward to seeing it in 2 weeks and a day from now.❤

[@flickering-ghostlight]

The laid edges on Layton >>>

[@lammieshipper]

ICONS!!!

[@ImpossiblePrinceRagdoll]

Can’t wait to come back to see this again in December

[@katyburrows1079]

I am loving this amazing 👏👏👏🙂❤️❤️

[@jaked592]

02:00 "thank you ryan"

[@tomboghossian2870]

Wow 50 years later it's quite amazing very different take on sexuality but that's the way of the world these days I love it

[@jamrockk]

What?

[@coffecake00]

Rhea looks gorgeous as Sally Bowles omg

[@peterostash]

BRAVO

[@millyrowland2504]

Can’t wait to go see this cast 🖤

[@geraldineadams1623]

Layton is made for this role . Best emcee ever.

[@rockyhrndz]

Lies!

[@emhu2594]

you didnt see Mason I assume

[@jamrockk]

@@rockyhrndzHater

[@whitediamond000]

Joel Gray will always have the crown as best Emcee I'm afraid.

[@t3ddibear]

Didn't see fra fee

[@mic47013]

❤❤❤❤

[@facetwit99]

Layton was born for this role

[@walter4919]

Horrrrrriiiibllleeeeeeee!!!!!

[@fp30e]

Cabaret opens later this year 2024 at the Playhouse. Songs listed (in the online publicity) does not include "Tomorrow Never Comes" That's the best song in the show. Why would they leave this out? I'm not interested now.

[@millyrowland2504]

It’s been open since 2021? And it’s tomorrow belongs to me

[@fp30e]

@@millyrowland2504 Hello Milly, You are so right. I had an email from "London Theatre Direct" advertising new shows, and Cabaret was listed. It was a very poor advert and I totally mis-read the advert, as I suspect many would. I appreciate your kind response.

[@SassafrasTee7366]

I love the costumes. It’s like the dancers just decided to perform in their pajamas and underwear, symbolizing how vulnerable many groups in Germany were ( Jewish, queers, colored folks, women, etc) during the Nazi craze and the common sexual undertones of the shows in the Kit Kat club

[@austinpuppy]

wish Layton was in it on Broadway

[@finleyforevermore]

Maybe someday! If they brought Eddie over from the West End production, it's definitely possible for them to do it again with Layton!

[@MissLizaMay]

When Eddie did it the number was creepy and amazing... this just was awkward

[@glassesyouneed6876]

From what I've seen, every emcee is different. I love seeing how different they all are

[@SantiJM]

The artists are amazing, but I feel it too much histrionic with too much shout. The decadence and spirit of the show is there, but this version has lost elegance and subtlety.

[@Truelib99Hobbes]

It's grotesque. It reminds me of the Name Game scene in AHS Asylum but with less attractive people.

[@catherine140864]

They were performing in the open air in Trafalgar square. I saw this production a week ago (sadly no Rhea but Nic as the alternate Sally was incredible). Layton was amazing as the Emcee, as was the whole cast.

[@mankrikswifey]

You have to see it on stage, totally different. It’s amazing and definitely keeps to the spirit you mentioned.

[@fredricgrethel1717]

Agree it lost something without the subtle intimacy. I am sure it is quite different in the theater

[@Adamjameslee3534]

Cabaret is supposed to be unnerving and like disturbing I don’t think this emcee gets the whole aspect he’s good but not the cabaret I’m use to with more unnerving performances this is just a good performance

[@martinpowell5769]

Some strange people about, especially in London

[@timrutter5025]

Marvelous but I think Leyton is a bit too healthy and clean looking for the part.

[@rosepetal34]

it's Layton and I'm sure Eddie Redmayne is clean and healthy too?/ he really does get the most bizarre negative comments from people

[@veronicamaroni7568]

La más desangelada versión que alguna vez haya visto...horrible.

[@Charles-ql4tc]

Listen he's incredible in this role, but it kind of misses the point of cabaret no? The story is about ignoring the nazi party until it's too late. If the MC is a black man that would just not happen, no? I'm willing to suspend my disbelief in the case that it's actually addressed by the show backstage but as far as I know everyone's acting like it has no impact on the story?? I really don't want to come off as a racist and I don't think it is to say this, but having the MC be a black man makes absolutely no sense in the context of 1930s Germany and the rise to power of hitlwr especially because in the show the MC becomes a victim of that as a shocking instance and if the MC is black it's just something waiting to happen, because camps imprisoned black people way quicker than gay or communist folks.

[@rosepetal34]

the emcee in this production is not really a person more a physical manifestation of the Kit Kat club / also twisted later but that gives away plot surfice to say it is not the same as the Alan Cumming version at all, also in terms of the historical context there absolutely were black and mixed race performers in pre war Berlin in the last twenties and early thirties when Cabaret is set / as the station became worse a seedy nightclub like the Kit Kat club would have been one of the few places they could have worked

[@t3ddibear]

litterally my favourite production and one of the best versions of this musicals, but this was awful don't know what accent that was but it certainly wasn't German or French or English...

[@littleblackpistol]

The Emcee isn't supposed to be German, French, or English, he's mysterious, embodies the spirit of the Kit Kat Club, and could be from anywhere in Europe, or several places, or somewhere else.

[@mirak3050]

wrong actor choice - does not suit this at all.

[@t3ddibear]

Thank you for finally saying it, just doesn't work

[@ryancurtis2593]

​@@breebartkowiakovathey may not have been as common but this production isn't fully in the time period it's more like a night club that's kind of beyond time is retelling this story and they aren't racist (like you) so they would use whatever actors they please

[@victordunson719]

He suits it just fine and I ,for one ,look forward to see him in 15 days. 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@Truelib99Hobbes]

Totally agree. This is just grotesque.

[@ryancurtis2593]

@@Truelib99Hobbes he's not as "grotesque" as Alan Cummings and Eddie redmayne and literally everyone else playing the emcee after the donmar wear house production

[@bunnygarden215]

This LOOKS AWFUL!

[@t3ddibear]

I agree

[@stephenhando]

​@@t3ddibearagreed.

[@bestistmate]

Its just clashing with your pearls 😂

[@luisloiacono861]

No sé como seguirá la obra,pero es una deformación de lo original desde el punto de vista de la película,la coreo es la nada misma y el vestuario horrible.

[@rosepetal34]