Life may be a cabaret, old chum—but not for much longer in New York. The immersive Broadway revival of John Kander and Fred Ebb’s Cabaret is cutting the music and packing up its feather boas on Sunday, September 21, nearly a month earlier than planned.

The sudden shuffle is partly thanks to a plot twist even the Emcee couldn’t camp up: Billy Porter, who stepped into the role in July, has been sidelined by a serious case of sepsis, per The New York Times . Producers say the Tony winner is expected to make a full recovery, but his doctors have ordered rest instead of late-night Willkommen-ing. Alternates Marty Lauter (better known to fans as Marcia Marcia Marcia) and David Merino will carry the torch through the final bow, with Marisha Wallace still dazzling as Sally Bow

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