Michelle Williams, the three-time Academy Award nominee and former star of the television series “Dawson’s Creek,” will make her Broadway debut as Sally Bowles in Roundabout Theater Company’s revival of “Cabaret,” the theater confirmed on Wednesday. The 24-week run will begin previews at Roundabout’s Studio 54 theater on March 21 and open on April 24. Ms. Williams will star along with Alan Cumming, who will play the M.C., a role that won him a Tony in the 1998 Roundabout revival of “Cabaret,” also at Studio 54. The character Sally — made famous by Liza Minnelli in the 1972 film adaptation — was to be played by Emma Stone, but her representatives
said in May that movie commitments prevented her from taking the part.
Brendan Lemon
first reported the news about Ms. Williams Tuesday on his blog lemonwade.com. The director Sam Mendes will stage the revival, with Rob Marshall as co-director and choreographer — duties they shared in 1998.
Ms. Williams was nominated for an Oscar for best supporting actress for “Brokeback Mountain” – in which she appeared opposite Heath Ledger, who became her partner and father of her daughter – and then for best actress for “Blue Valentine” and “My Week with Marilyn.”
The original Broadway production of “Cabaret” opened in 1966 and won the Tony for best musical and best score for the composer John Kander and the lyricist Fred Ebb; the show has a book by Joe Masteroff, based on writings by Christopher Isherwood.
