| Taran Killam, Jordan Fisher, Keala Settle, and more join 2025 Encores! productions | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 02:11 pm EDT 09/26/24 | |
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| New York City Center announces additional casting for Encores! Urinetown and Love Life John Edwards, Jordan Fisher, Sara Jean Ford, Taran Killam, Keala Settle, Stephanie Styles, Clarke Thorell, and more join 2025 productions Single tickets from $45 (fees included) on sale October 8 (October 1 for members) September 26, 2024 (NEW YORK, NY) – NEW YORK CITY CENTER today announced additional casting for the Tony-honored Encores! series. Led by Artistic Director Lear deBessonet, Producing Creative Director Clint Ramos, Music Director Mary-Mitchell Campbell, and VP & Producer, Musical Theater Jenny Gersten, City Center's 2025 Encores! series includes Urinetown (Feb 5 – 16), Love Life (Mar 26 – 30), and The Wild Party (Apr 30 – May 11). Encores! Urinetown Jordan Fisher (Bobby Strong), Taran Killam (Officer Lockstock), Keala Settle (Penelope Pennywise), and Stephanie Styles (Hope Cladwell) join the cast of Urinetown—the side-splitting satire set in a dystopian city on the brink of dehydration where all citizens must pay a fee for "The Privilege to Pee" at one of the public facilities controlled by a selfish tycoon. With an incisive and clever score by Tony winner Mark Hollmann, fourth-wall-breaking humor by Hollman and Tony winner Greg Kotis, and a plot of thrilling twists and turns, Urinetown examines the darkest dilemmas of humanity—skewering everything from capitalism to environmental activism with irreverent charm and razor-sharp wit. Directed by Teddy Bergman, Urinetown features choreography by Mayte Natalio and Encores! Music Director Mary-Mitchell Campbell leading The Encores! Orchestra. The production features scenic design by Clint Ramos, costume design by Sophia Choi, lighting design by Justin Townsend, and sound design by Nevin Steinberg. Casting for Encores! Urinetown is by Tara Rubin Casting/Kevin Metzger-Timson, CSA. Encores! Love Life It was also announced today that most of the cast from the 2020 production of Love Life, which was canceled due to the Covid-19 shutdown, will return in 2025. John Edwards (Hobo), Sara Jean Ford (Miss Ideal Man), and Clarke Thorell (Mr. Cynic) join previously announced Kate Baldwin (Susan Cooper) and Nicholas Christopher (Sam Cooper). The ensemble includes Adam Bashian, Jonathan Christopher, Kerry Conte, Daniel Everidge, Maria Failla, Mary Illes, Andrea Jones-Sojola, Cory Lingner, John-Michael Lyles, Renni Anthony Magee, Tiffany Mann, Kristin Piro, Arianna Rosario, Heath Saunders, Daniel Schwait, Allyson Tucker, Vishal Vaidya, and Minami Yusui. The only collaboration between Kurt Weill and Alan Jay Lerner, this rarely staged 1948 musical depicts a love story that takes place over 200 years of American history, seen through the eyes of a family who never ages. Directed by Tony winner Victoria Clark with Guest Music Director Rob Berman and choreography by JoAnn Hunter, Love Life explores the epic and intimate aspects of a marriage through a juxtaposition of heartfelt scenes and satirical vaudeville acts. Considered by some to be the first concept musical, Love Life is an inspiration for musical theater favorites such as Cabaret, Chicago, and Company. Love Life features scenic design by Ryan Howell, costume design by Tracy Christensen, and sound design by Scott Lehrer. Casting for Encores! Love Life is by The Telsey Office/Destiny Lilly, CSA. Expanding City Center's mission to make the arts accessible to everyone, the 2025 Encores! series includes a post-show Community Night for Urinetown on Friday, February 14; performances offering ASL Interpretation (Urinetown Thu, Feb 13; Love Life Sun, Mar 30), and a Lynne & Richard Pasculano Student Matinee for Grades 6 – 12 for Urinetown (Feb 13). For additional information visit NYCityCenter.org . City Center Access Club is available to those 40 years of age and under and offers a limited number of $28 tickets (fees included) to City Center productions. For more information and to sign up, visit NYCityCenter.org/Access . Tickets and General Information Tickets from $45 (fees included) go on sale October 8 (October 1 for Members). Tickets can be purchased online at NYCityCenter.org, by calling 212.581.1212, or in person at the City Center Box Office. New York City Center is located at 131 W 55th St between Sixth and Seventh avenues. Additional casting to be announced. Casting subject to change. Encores! Urinetown Feb 5 – 16, 2025 Tue – Fri 7:30pm Sat 2 & 7:30pm (New curtain time) Sun 2 & 7pm (Feb 16, 2pm only) Post-Show Talkback: Sat, Feb 8, 2pm Lynne & Richard Pasculano Student Matinee: Thu Feb 13, 11am ASL Interpreted Performance: Thu, Feb 13, 7:30pm Community Night: Fri, Feb 14, 7:30pm Music and Lyrics by Mark Hollmann Book and Lyrics by Greg Kotis Orchestrations by Bruce Coughlin Scenic Designer Clint Ramos Costume Designer Sophia Choi Lighting Designer Justin Townsend Sound Designer Nevin Steinberg Production Stage Manager Cynthia Cahill Casting by Kevin Metzger-Timson, CSA; Tara Rubin Casting Choreographer Mayte Natalio Featuring The Encores! Orchestra Music Director Mary-Mitchell Campbell Director Teddy Bergman Featuring Jordan Fisher, Taran Killam, Keala Settle, Stephanie Styles Encores! Love Life Mar 26 – 30, 2025 Wed – Fri | 7:30pm Sat 2 & 7:30pm (New curtain time) Sun 2 & 7pm Post-Show Talkback: Sat, Mar 29, 2pm ASL Interpreted Performance: Sun, Mar 30, 7pm Music and Lyrics by Kurt Weill and Alan Jay Lerner Book by Alan Jay Lerner Orchestrations by Kurt Weill and Irving Schlein Scenic Designer Ryan Howell Costume Designer Tracy Christensen Sound Designer Scott Lehrer Production Stage Manager Matthew Melchiorre Casting by Destiny Lilly, CSA, The Telsey Office Choreographer JoAnn Hunter Featuring The Encores! Orchestra Guest Music Director Rob Berman Director Victoria Clark Featuring Kate Baldwin, Nicholas Christopher, John Edwards, Sara Jean Ford, Clarke Thorell With Adam Bashian, Jonathan Christopher, Kerry Conte, Daniel Everidge, Maria Failla, Mary Illes, Andrea Jones-Sojola, Cory Lingner, John-Michael Lyles, Renni Anthony Magee, Tiffany Mann, Kristin Piro, Arianna Rosario, Heath Saunders, Daniel Schwait, Allyson Tucker, Vishal Vaidya, Minami Yusui. Encores! Artistic Leadership Lear deBessonet | Artistic Director Mary-Mitchell Campbell | Music Director Clint Ramos | Producing Creative Director Josh Clayton | Director of Music Administration & Score Restoration VP & Producer of Musical Theater Jenny Gersten Creative Advisors Camille A. Brown, Eisa Davis, and Robert O'Hara Leadership Support for Encores! provided by the Stacey and Eric Mindich Fund for Musical Theater. Support for the Ann Reinking Encores! Choreography Fellowship is provided by Bloomberg Philanthropies and Peter Talbert in honor of Ann Reinking. Major support for New York City Center provided by the Howard Gilman Foundation. Encores! Season Sponsors The Shubert Foundation and the Stephanie and Fred Shuman Fund for Encores!. Major Support for Encores! Love Life is provided by Robbie Moray and Scott Dunn, Eleanor and Howard Morgan, and the Joseph S. and Diane H. Steinberg Charitable Trust. Support for Encores! score restoration is provided by Bruce C. Horten Additional Support for Encores! is provided by Allen & Co, Margot and John Ernst, The Kaplen Brothers Fund, The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, the Frederick Loewe Foundation, Daryl and Steven Roth, The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Inc., Joanna and Steven Sanders, The SHS Foundation, The Ted Snowdon Foundation, and the Marta Heflin Foundation. Encores! Urinetown is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com. Encores! Love Life is presented under license from European American Music Distributors Company, on behalf of the Kurt Weill Foundation for Music, Inc., and the Alan Jay Lerner Testamentary Trust. NEW YORK CITY CENTER (Michael S. Rosenberg, President & CEO) has played a defining role in the cultural life of the city for more than 80 years. The distinctive Neo-Moorish building was founded by Mayor Fiorello La Guardia in 1943 as Manhattan's first performing arts center with the mission of making the best in theater, dance, and music accessible to all audiences. This commitment continues today through celebrated dance and musical theater series like the Fall for Dance Festival, Artists at the Center, the Tony-honored Encores! series, and the annual season by Principal Dance Company Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. City Center welcomes audiences to experience internationally acclaimed artists including Kyle Abraham, Matthew Bourne, Ayodele Casel, Manhattan Theatre Club, Nederlands Dans Theater, and Twyla Tharp, on the same stage where legends made their mark. Dedicated to a culture built on the values of curiosity, collaboration, accessibility, and inclusivity, City Center's dynamic programming, art exhibitions, and studio events are complemented by a full slate of education and community engagement programs that bring the performing arts to thousands of New York City students, teachers, and families every year. NYCityCenter.org |
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