Homosexual nation music star and mysterious masked singer Orville Peck is making his Broadway debut within the Tony-nominated revival of “Cabaret,” producers introduced Wednesday.
Beginning March 31, the “Bronco” artist will step into the position of Emcee, the sexually fluid host of Berlin’s Package Kat Klub, alongside two-time Tony nominee Eva Noblezada as Sally Bowles.
The 2 will headline the critically acclaimed manufacturing of the groundbreaking musical at Broadway’s August Wilson Theatre for 16 weeks.
Primarily based on the 1951 play “I Am a Camera” by John Van Druten — which was in flip tailored from Christopher Isherwood’s 1939 novel “Goodbye to Berlin” — “Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club” depicts life in Berlin because the Nazis rise to energy towards a backdrop of town’s hedonistic nightlife.
Peck, who’s taking on the long-lasting position from glam rocker Adam Lambert, mentioned taking part in Emcee has been his “dream role” since he was an adolescent.
“The nature of the character allows for complete freedom of individual expression,” he mentioned Wednesday in a press launch. “It can be portrayed through such a vast range of emotions, perspectives, and performance styles. That kind of freedom is every actor’s dream.”
The South African-born musician left his hometown of Johannesburg as an adolescent earlier than residing all through North America and the U.Okay. He educated as an actor on the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Artwork and labored within the West Finish earlier than relocating to the U.S. and pivoting to nation music.
His profession as a rustic singer picked up steam in 2019, shortly after the discharge of his self-produced debut album, “Pony.” He has since collaborated with a powerful record of A-listers, together with Elton John, Willie Nelson, Beyoncé, Girl Gaga, Shania Twain and Kylie Minogue.
One of many few brazenly homosexual nation musicians, 37-year-old Peck has been well known as a robust advocate for LGBTQ rights. In 2024, he obtained GLAAD’s prestigious Vito Russo Award, which is offered to an LGBTQ media skilled who has made a “significant impact in advancing LGBTQ acceptance.”
Peck, who has by no means been seen in public with out his signature masks, didn’t affirm whether or not he’ll lastly present his face to the world as Emcee.
“I will say this,” he advised Vareity’s Marc Malkin. “People will have to buy a ticket to find out.”
