Opened at the Broadhurst Theatre on November 20, 1966. Closed September 6, 1969 after 1,165 performances — 2.8 years. 8 Tony Awards in 1967, including Best Musical; Grammy Award for Best Score from an Original Cast Show Album in 1968 Cabaret is an American musical with music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and a book by Joe Masteroff. It is based on the play I Am a Camera by John Van Druten, which premiered in 1951, and which in turn was based on the 1939 novel Goodbye to Berlin by Christopher Isherwood. Wiki link