Will Young to perform in 'Cabaret' stage musical

Will Young is to perform in a stage version of the musical Cabaret.

He will play the role of the Emcee in the theatre production.



The musical was inspired by the Christopher Isherwood collection The Berlin Stories, and was itself adapted to become a 1972 Oscar-winning film starring Liza Minnelli. The play depicts Berlin nightlife at a seedy club during the Nazis' rise to power.

The AP quotes Young as saying: "I am very excited about the challenge of choosing Cabaret as my first musical theatre role.

"The role of the Emcee is a part I have wanted to play since before I started training at Arts Education in Chiswick when I first moved to London."

He continued: "I have spent the last ten years singing, dancing and acting all separately. For the first time I get to do all three in one show. How could I not be excited?"

Cabaret opens in London on October 3 after a four-week tour involving venues in Southampton, Nottingham, Norwich and Salford.

Watch a clip from the film version of Cabaret below: