For the second time in Encores! history-and to honor City Center's 75th Anniversary Season-the series revived one of its own revivals. A highlight of the second season of Encores! (1995) and featuring a memorable score by Irving Berlin and book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, Call Me Madam centers around a brassy ambassador to the fictional European nation of Lichtenberg. The show pokes fun at a far more polite and benign political world and includes standards such as "It's a Lovely Day Today" and "Something to Dance About," along with Berlin's most famous counterpoint duet, "You're Just in Love."
Directed by Casey Hushion with music direction by Encores! Music Director Rob Berman and choreography by Denis Jones, Call Me Madam ran for seven performances only February 6 through 10 at New York City Center.
Check out photos of the cast taking their closing bows below!
Call Me Madam starred Carmen Cusack, Ben Davis, Jason Gotay, Darrell Hammond, Adam Heller, Carol Kane, Stanley Wayne Mathis, Brad Oscar, Randy Rainbow, Michael Benjamin Washington, and Lauren Worsham. The ensemble includes Florrie Bagel, Daniel Berryman, Taeler Elyse Cyrus, Leslie Flesner, Ta'Nika Gibson, Christopher Gurr, Leah Horowitz, Javier Ignacio, Max Kumangai, Matt Loehr, Brandt Martinez, Skye Mattox, Timothy McDevitt, Harris Milgrim, Bethany Moore, Mary Page Nance, Robert Roby, Kathy Voytko, Sumi Yu, and Ricardo Zayas.
Photo Credit: Walter McBride
Carol Kane and Darrell Hammond
Carol Kane and Darrell Hammond
Carol Kane and Darrell Hammond
Jason Gotay and Lauren Worsham
Jason Gotay and Lauren Worsham
Jason Gotay and Lauren Worsham
Jason Gotay and Lauren Worsham
Brad Oscar, Stanley Wayne Mathis, Adam Heller, Carmen Cusack, Ben Davis, Jason Gotay and Lauren Worsham
Brad Oscar, Stanley Wayne Mathis, Adam Heller, Carmen Cusack, Ben Davis, Jason Gotay and Lauren Worsham
Brad Oscar, Stanley Wayne Mathis, Adam Heller, Carmen Cusack, Ben Davis, Jason Gotay and Lauren Worsham
Brad Oscar, Stanley Wayne Mathis, Adam Heller, Carmen Cusack, Ben Davis, Jason Gotay and Lauren Worsham
Brad Oscar, Stanley Wayne Mathis, Adam Heller, Carmen Cusack, Ben Davis, Jason Gotay and Lauren Worsham
Brad Oscar, Stanley Wayne Mathis, Adam Heller, Carmen Cusack, Ben Davis and Jason Gotay
Brad Oscar, Stanley Wayne Mathis, Adam Heller, Carmen Cusack and Ben Davis
Lauren Worsham and Michael Benjamin Washington
Brad Oscar, Stanley Wayne Mathis, Adam Heller, Carmen Cusack, Ben Davis, Jason Gotay, Lauren Worsham, Michael Benjamin Washington and Darrell Hammond
Michael Benjamin Washington and Darrell Hammond
Darrell Hammond and Carol Kane during the Curtain Call for the closing Night performance of Encores! "Call Me Madam" at City Center on February 10, 2019 in New York City.
Michael Benjamin Washington, Darrell Hammond and Carol Kane during the Curtain Call for the closing Night performance of Encores! "Call Me Madam" at City Center on February 10, 2019 in New York City.
Carmen Cusack, Ben Davis, Jason Gotay and Lauren Worsham
Adam Heller, Carmen Cusack, Ben Davis, Jason Gotay, Lauren Worsham
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