Joel Grey

This is a version of a staged reading he directed of this play in October 2010. His victory was part of a Cabaret near-sweep which saw Liza Minnelli win Best Actress and Bob Fosse win Best Director although it lost the Best Picture Oscar to The Godfather. He was a wealthy paroled ex-convict on Law & Order: Criminal Intent (episode "Cuba Libre" 2003).

Joel Grey (born April 11 1932) is an American stage and screen actor singer and dancer known for his role as the Master of Ceremonies in both the stage and film adaptation of the Kander & Ebb musical Cabaret. Grey is featured in the Broadway revival of Anything Goes as Moonface Martin which opened on April 7 2011.