Photo Flash: Encores Presents 'No, No, Nanette'

Sandy Duncan, Charles Kimbrough, Beth Leavel ,Michael Berresse, Mara Davi, Shonn Wiley and Rosie O'Donnell star in NO, NO, NANETTE, the final 2008 Encores! presentation of the New York City Center season. Directed by former Encores! Artistic Director Walter Bobbie, Nanette will have Music Direction by Encores! founding music director Rob Fisher and choreography by Randy Skinner, and will play six performances, from May 8-12 at New York City Center, W. 55th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues). Monday, May 12 is a special gala benefit performance for New York City Center.

Based on the comedy My Lady Friends by Frank Mandel and Emily Nyitray, NO, NO, NANETTE is a light-hearted tale of millionaires, misunderstood wives, bathing beauties, wanton women and flappers.  Nanette (Mara Davi), a young Manhattan heiress, tries to experience life by running away to the big, bad and bawdy town of Atlantic City, only to be followed by her straight-laced, tap-dancing fiancé (Shonn Wiley), her cook/chaperone (Rosie O'Donnell), her lawyer and his wife (Beth Leavel) and her legal guardian (Charles Kimbrough), who just want everyone to "be happy."  (note: Mr. Kimbrough replaces the previously announced Fred Willard).

NO, NO, NANETTE, which has music by Vincent Youmans, lyrics by Irving Caesar and Otto Harbach, and book by Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel, has had two major Broadway productions: the show originally opened in 1925, and then was revived and reconceived in 1971 in a production supervised by Busby Berkeley and adapted and directed by Bert Shevelove. Encores! will present the 1971 version of Nanette. The show features such classic songs as "Tea for Two" and "I Want to Be Happy."

The cast also includes: Nancy Anderson, Jennifer Cody, Angel Reda and David Baum, , Brandon Davidson, Leah Edwards, Sara Edwards, Zak Edwards,  Mary Giattino, Luke Hawkins, Matthew J. Kilgore, Cara Kjellman, Todd Lattimore, Deborah Lew, Ryan Malyar, Brent McBeth, Alessa Neeck, Carolann M. Sanita, Kiira Schmidt, Chad Seib, Kelly Sheehan, anna aimee White and Jacob ben Widmar. 

NO, NO, NANETTE PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 8:00 pm

Friday, May 9, 2008 at 8:00 pm

Saturday, May 10, 2008 at 2:00 pm and 8:00 pm

Sunday, May 11, 2008 at 6:30 pm

Monday, May 12, 2008 at 7:00 pm (Gala Performance)

Tickets for the 2008 Encores! season are available at the New York City Center Box Office (West 55th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues), through CityTix® at 212-581-1212, or online at www.nycitycenter.org.  Tickets for the Orchestra, Grand Tier and Mid-Mezzanine are $95; tickets for the Rear Mezzanine and Front Gallery are $50; tickets for the Rear Gallery are $25.

The Cast of No, No Nanette, Shonn Wiley, Beth Leavel, Michael Berresse, Mara Davi

Sandy Duncan, Rosie O'Donnell and Charles Kimbrough

Rosie O'Donnell and Mara Davi

Sandy Duncan and Charles Kimbrough

The Ladies of No, No Nanette,

Rosie O'Donnell, Beth Leavel, Sandy Duncan and Mara Davi

Shonn Wiley and Mara Davi

Michael Berresse and Beth Leavel

Photos by Joan Marcus.