Katrina Lenk, Andrea Martin, Phillipa Soo, Steven
Pasquale, More Star in Encores! High Spirits Beginning February 4
Jessica Stone directs the rarely-seen Hugh Martin-Timothy Gray-Noël Coward musical.
Katrina Lenk
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The New York City Center Encores! staging of the rarely produced musical High Spirits plays the Manhattan venue February 4–15.
Jessica Stone (Kimberly Akimbo) is directing and Ellenore
Scott is choreographing, with musical director Mary-Mitchell Campbell
leading The Encores! Orchestra.
The cast features Tony winner Katrina Lenk (Company, The Band’s Visit) as Elvira, real-life husband-and-wife Phillipa Soo (Hamilton) and Steven Pasquale (The Bridges of Madison County) as Ruth and Charles Condomine, Tony winner Andrea Martin (McNeal) as Madame Arcati, Rachel Dratch (POTUS, SNL) as Edith, Campbell Scott (House of Cards) as Dr. Bradman, and Jennifer Sánchez (Real Women Have Curves) as
Mrs. Bradman.
The ensemble includes Brandon Block, Delphi Borich,
Marcus Byers Jr., DeMarius R. Copes, Deanna Cudjoe, Lili Froehelich,
Katie Griffith, Benjamin Howes, Caroline Kane, Ross Lekites, Devon
McCleskey, Michael Pesko, Jeremiah Valentino Porter, Sean Stack, Halli
Toland, Kamille Upshaw, and Kristin Yancy.
Adapted from Noël Coward‘s Blithe Spirit,
the 1964 musical features a score by Hugh Martin and Timothy
Gray. The original Broadway production was nominated for eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical.
This production also has a concert adaptation by
Billy Rosenfield, along with scenic design by David Zinn, costume design
by Jennifer Moeller, lighting design by Bradley King, and sound design
by Megumi Katayama.
The Encores! season will subsequently continue with productions of The Wild Party and La Cage aux Folles.
Casting for the Encores! season is by The Telsey Office.
Tickets are on sale at NYCityCenter.org.