Beth Leavel, Jessie Mueller will lead an NYC concert staging of The Rink

There have been three Broadway productions of Cabaret since the 1996 revival of Chicago opened, but those aren't the only musicals composer John Kander and lyricist Fred Ebb wrote. And for one night only, audiences will get to experience one of their best scores delivered by two of Broadway's best voices, when Beth Leavel and Jessie Mueller star in The Rink.

The two Tony winners will take on the roles originated by Tony winners Chita Rivera and Liza Minnelli. A mother-daughter story set at a dilapidated, family-owned roller rink on Coney Island, The Rink finds daughter Angel returning home to Anna, as the two bicker, battle and ultimately reconcile, all the while belting out a slew of showstoppers. Directed by Dave Solomon, the September 15 concert staging will benefit Off-Broadway's Classic Stage Company. 

The Rink opened on Broadway in 1984 and went on to win Rivera her first Tony Award. Terrence McNally contributed the book, and Kander and Ebb's score included such soon-to-be classics as "Colored Lights," "Chief Cook and Bottle Washer" and "Marry Me." And the cast included Jason Alexander and future directors Scott Ellis and Rob Marshall. Stockard Channing replaced Minnelli during the run.

The CSC concert performance will feature choreography by TikTok's favorite, Just in Time choreographer Shannon Lewis, and music supervision by Sam Davis (Kiss of the Spider Woman).

It's a good year to be a Kander and Ebb fan. In addition to The Rink concert, Cabaret continues to wow with a string of acclaimed replacements (including recent Time Out New York cover star Orville Peck). And a film adaptation of their musical Kiss of the Spider Woman, starring Diego Luna, Tonatiuh and Jennifer Lopez (in a role also originated by Rivera), will open in cinemas on October 10. Written and directed by Bill Condon (Dreamgirls), the musical is both a grim political story and an over-the-top extravaganza, as cellmates Valentín and Molina pass the time with Molina recounting the plot of a Hollywood musical.