Sarah Hyland and Skylar Astin join Cabaret in major new West End casting
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Sarah Hyland and Skylar Astin are heading to London this autumn to make their West End debuts in [*Cabaret*](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/cabaret-london-tickets), joining the acclaimed production at the [Kit Kat Club](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/kit-kat-club) from 21 September 2026.
**Hyland**, best known internationally for playing Haley Dunphy in the hit sitcom *Modern Family*, will take on the iconic role of Sally Bowles, while **Astin** will play the Emcee. **Hyland** brings extensive stage experience to the Kit Kat Club, having played Daisy Buchanan in the Broadway musical *The Great Gatsby*. She has also appeared in a number of other stage productions and is known to audiences as the host of *Love Island USA*.
**Astin** is perhaps best known to film audiences for his role as Jesse in *Pitch Perfect* and *Pitch Perfect 2*, but his theatre credits include an impressive collection of musical roles. He played Mark Cohen in *Rent* and the Baker in *Into the Woods* at the Hollywood Bowl, as well as Tony in *West Side Story* at Carnegie Hall and he originated the role of Georg Zirschnitz in Spring Awakening.
The new leads will join a company featuring **Ronan Burns** as Ernst Ludwig and **Lindsay Atherton** as Fraulein Kost/Fritzie, alongside **Lily Frances**, **Peter Houston**, **Samuel How**, **Bailey Johnson**, **Ellie Mitchell**, **Kirsty Anne Shaw**, **Natasha Wilde** and **Nicky Wong Rush**.
Returning to the production are **Baker Mukasa** as Clifford Bradshaw, **Ruthie Henshall** as Fraulein Schneider and **Robert Hands** as Herr Schultz, alongside **Joe Atkinson**, **Xavion Campbell-Brown**, **Olivia-Rose Deer**, **Anya Ferdinand**, **Danny Fogarty**, **Adrian Grove** and **Eva-Rose Tanaka**.
**Hyland** and **Astin** take over from [**Joy Woods** and **Jamie Muscato**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/news/cabaret-reveals-jamie-muscato-and-joy-woods-for-summer-2026-run), with the production currently booking through 18 September 2027.
The casting arrives during a landmark year for *Cabaret*. The West End production has now passed 1,900 performances, making it the longest-running production of *Cabaret* in West End history. 2026 also marks 60 years since *Cabaret* first premiered on Broadway in 1966, as well as five years since **Rebecca Frecknall**'s acclaimed production opened in London.
A special anniversary performance is scheduled for 20 November, with a limited number of specially priced tickets available.
Featuring music by **John Kander**, lyrics by **Fred Ebb** and a book by **Joe Masteroff**, *Cabaret* is based on **John Van Druten**'s play *I Am a Camera* and **Christopher Isherwood**'s stories. Its much-loved score includes "Willkommen", "Don't Tell Mama", "Mein Herr", "Maybe This Time", "Money" and "Cabaret".
**Frecknall** directs the production, with design by **Tom Scutt** and choreography by **Julia Cheng**.
**Astin**'s final performance as the Emcee will be on 12 December 2026, while **Hyland**'s run as Sally Bowles will conclude on 23 January 2027.
Book your [*Cabaret*](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/cabaret-london-tickets) tickets today.