{"id":122963,"date":"2026-02-04T19:24:44","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T19:24:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/122963\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T19:24:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T19:24:44","slug":"katrina-lenk-andrea-martin-phillipa-soo-steven-pasquale-more-star-in-encores-high-spirits-beginning-february-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/122963\/","title":{"rendered":"Katrina Lenk, Andrea Martin, Phillipa Soo, Steven Pasquale, More Star in Encores! High Spirits Beginning February 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEncores! News<\/a><\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKatrina Lenk, Andrea Martin, Phillipa Soo, Steven
\nPasquale, More Star in Encores! High Spirits Beginning February 4<\/p>\n

Jessica Stone directs the rarely-seen Hugh Martin-Timothy Gray-No\u00ebl Coward musical.<\/p>\n

\"\"\/<\/p>\n

Katrina Lenk
\n Vi Dang <\/p>\n

The New York City Center Encores! staging of the rarely produced musical High Spirits<\/a>\u00a0plays the Manhattan venue February 4\u201315.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jessica Stone<\/a> (Kimberly Akimbo) is directing and Ellenore
\nScott is choreographing, with musical director Mary-Mitchell Campbell<\/a>
\nleading The Encores! Orchestra. <\/p>\n

The cast\u00a0features\u00a0Tony winner Katrina Lenk<\/a> (Company, The Band’s Visit) as\u00a0Elvira,\u00a0real-life husband-and-wife Phillipa Soo<\/a> (Hamilton)\u00a0and Steven Pasquale<\/a> (The Bridges of Madison County)\u00a0as Ruth and Charles Condomine, Tony winner Andrea Martin<\/a> (McNeal) as Madame Arcati, Rachel Dratch<\/a> (POTUS, SNL) as Edith, Campbell Scott<\/a> (House of Cards) as Dr. Bradman, and Jennifer S\u00e1nchez<\/a> (Real Women Have Curves) as
\n Mrs. Bradman. <\/p>\n

The ensemble includes Brandon Block<\/a>, Delphi Borich<\/a>,
\nMarcus Byers Jr., DeMarius R. Copes<\/a>, Deanna Cudjoe<\/a>, Lili Froehelich,
\nKatie Griffith<\/a>, Benjamin Howes<\/a>, Caroline Kane<\/a>, Ross Lekites<\/a>, Devon
\nMcCleskey, Michael Pesko<\/a>, Jeremiah Valentino Porter, Sean Stack<\/a>, Halli
\nToland, Kamille Upshaw, and Kristin Yancy<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

WATCH:\u00a0See Phillipa Soo and Steven Pasquale Perform ‘Where Is the Girl I Married?’ From High Spirits at New York City Center<\/a><\/p>\n

Adapted from No\u00ebl Coward<\/a>‘s Blithe Spirit,
\n the 1964 musical features a score by Hugh Martin<\/a> and Timothy
\nGray. The original Broadway production was nominated for eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical.<\/p>\n

This production also has\u00a0a concert adaptation by
\nBilly Rosenfield, along with scenic design by David Zinn<\/a>, costume design
\n by Jennifer Moeller<\/a>, lighting design by Bradley King<\/a>, and sound design
\nby Megumi Katayama<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Encores! season will subsequently continue with productions of The Wild Party and La Cage aux Folles.<\/p>\n

Casting for the Encores! season is by The Telsey Office<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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