Orville Peck will make his Broadway debut in Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, replacing Adam Lambert as Emcee. Eva Noblezada will join Peck as the show’s Sally Bowles, replacing Auli‘i Cravalho. Cravalho and Lambert will hold their final performances March 29.
“The Emcee has been my dream role since I was a teenager,” Peck said in a statement. “The nature of the character allows for complete freedom of individual expression. It can be portrayed through such a vast range of emotions, perspectives, and performance styles. That kind of freedom is every actor’s dream.”
Peck and Noblezada will perform for a 16-week limited engagement beginning March 31 and concluding July 20. Two-time Tony award nominee Noblezada is recognized for her work in the Broadway production The Great Gatsby, Hadestown, and Miss Saigon. Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, directed by Rebecca Frecknall, held its first performances at the August Wilson Theatre in April 2024, with The Day of the Jackal’s Eddie Redmayne starring as the Emcee (Redmayne had reprised his roles from the West End production, which began in 2021.)
Peck, who performed the plays’ introductory song “Willkommen” in his self-taped audition, did not say for certain if he would don his signature mask during the performance, according to Variety, although he teased it.
“I will say this – people will have to buy a ticket to find out,” Peck said.
Since the release of his 2019 debut album Pony, Peck’s mask has been a pivotal piece of his celebrated wardrobe and as recognizable as Sia’s platinum blonde wig. Peck released Bronco in 2022, his third album Stampede last year, and has collaborated with Elton John, Willie Nelson, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Shania Twain, Beck, Kylie Minogue, and Noah Cyrus. Although notable for his ascension in country music, Peck attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 2014 and played Peter Pan in the 2016 production of Peter Pan Goes Wrong at the Apollo Theater.
“I was a working actor and a dancer for many years before I started making music,” Peck said. “I did the hustle, and the struggle, for a long time, trying to make things happen for myself. But it taught me so much of who I am as a performer and a person, so it feels very full circle to be making a return to it at this point in my career.”
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