Where does Orville Peck fit into the queer legacy of ‘Cabaret’?

(from left) Adam Lambert, Orville Peck, Billy Porter. Photos: Julieta Cervantes, Shutterstock, YouTube/West End Theater.

When Cabaret opened on Broadway nearly 60 years ago, it was revolutionary in portraying Weimer-era Germany, sexual liberation, and the rise of fascism. Cut to today and the current revival, which initially starred Eddie Redmayne as the Emcee (reprising the role from The West End), now featuring Adam Lambert, and soon to showcase queer country favorite Orville Peck.

But Cabaret‘s queer roots run much deeper than this most recent production, which transformed the August Wilson Theatre into an immersive Kit Kat Club with pre-show entertainment and cocktails to contrast the turn of events that follow.

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