BROADWAY REVIEW: Interactive ‘Cabaret’ revival is a money-grabbing misfire
by New York Daily News
New York Daily News— Some folks who should have known better have let the so-called “interactive” craze go to their heads, though none of this would matter if the production within this naked attempt to offer a value-a
New York Post—'Cabaret' Broadway review: Revival with Eddie Redmayne is luxe — and bleak. Walking into the August Wilson Theatre, which has been gutted and impressively transformed into a sexy nightspot called the Kit Kat Club, my immediate reaction was, “Wow. This is cool!” The audienc
Los Angeles Times—Review: 'Cabaret' with a kinetic Eddie Redmayne can't redeem a faltering Broadway revival. If ambience were the secret to theatrical success, the new Broadway revival of "Cabaret" that opened on Sunday at the August Wilson Theatre would be the hit of the year. The venue has been transformed into the Kit Kat Club, the Weimar era Berlin nightspot, where the naughty pastiche score by John Kander and Fred Ebb gets to strut its decadent stuff. A prologue invites theatergoers to immerse themselves in the boozy, burlesque spirit of the show before it properly begins. The bar is buzzing as...
Time Out—Broadway review: Eddie Redmayne in Cabaret. The musical-theater masterpiece returns in a buzzy and pricey new production. Manage your expectations.