Seems like the show is not over for Emma Stone just yet! The Roundabout Theatre Company has announced that Stone has extended her run as Sally Bowles in Cabaret for two more weeks through Feb 15.
Stone, known in Hollywood for such movies as The Help and The Amazing Spider-Man film series, has received rave reviews since replacing Michelle Williams in the role of Bowles in November. She has also received numerous award nominations for her recent role in the critically acclaimed movie Birdman.
Stone's name had actually been attached to the production while it was in development, but she had to bow out due to scheduling conflicts. Cabaret marks her Broadway debut.
Alan Cumming will continue his run as Emcee at Studio 54 through the show’s entire run to March 29, and the musical will launch a 20-city North American tour starting January 2016. According to Roundabout, casting for a new Sally Bowles for the remaining 12 weeks on Broadway will be announced in the coming weeks.
Set in 1931 Berlin, Cabaret centers on the world of the indulgent Kit Kat Klub as it becomes intertwined with the world outside, which gets more precarious as Nazis take over. Featuring a book by Joe Masteroff and a score by John Kander and Fred Ebb, Cabaret is based on Christopher Isherwood's stories as well as on John Van Druten's drama I Am a Camera. The production is a remounting of Sam Mendes and Rob Marshall's Tony-winning revival.
In addition to Stone and Cumming, the musical currently features Linda Emond and Danny Burstein as Fraulein Schneider and Herr Schultz, with Bill Heck as Clifford Bradshaw, Hani Furstenberg as Fraulein Kost and Aaron Krohn as Ernst Ludwig.
