Masterworks Broadway Releases Rare Cast Recording Cabaret - November 13

LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ CineMedia Promotions) MASTERWORKS BROADWAY continues to make good on its promise to open its vaults with more classic cast recordings previously unavailable in the CD era. Cabaret (1968 Original London Cast) will be available as a download through all major digital service providers and as disc-on-demand with the original cover art, via Arkivmusic.com and Amazon.com. All releases will be accompanied by new album pages and photos on MasterworksBroadway.com.

The original London production of Kander and Ebb's Cabaret, with Harold Prince reprising his Broadway role as director, opened in 1968 and ran for 336 performances. Cabaret starred Judi Dench (long before she was a "Dame") in her first musical role as the heroine, Sally Bowles. Lila Kedrova, known to movie-goers for her roles in Zorba the Greek and Torn Curtain, is Fraulein Schneider, her first musical role. Also featured is American actor Barry Dennen in his British stage debut as the Kit Kat Klub's gregarious and outrageous Master of Ceremonies. Dennen received the Evening Standard Award for his performance, which led to his role as Pontius Pilate on the original concept recording of Jesus Christ Superstar and its subsequent 1973 film version. The 1968 Original London Cast Recording of Cabaret is available on November 13, 2012.

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