Opened on March 19, 1998 (a 1998 revival). Closed January 4, 2004 after 2,377 performances — 5.8 years. 4 Tony Awards in 1998, including Best Revival of a Musical; 3 Drama Desk Awards in 1998, including Outstanding Revival of a Musical 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