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Photo Coverage: Encores! IRMA LA DOUCE Takes Opening Night Bows!

By: May. 08, 2014
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The New York City Center Encores! production of Irma La Douce, starring Jennifer Bowles, Rob McClure, and Malcolm Gets runs for seven performances continuing through May 11, 2014. Irma La Douce is directed by John Doyle and choreographed by Chase Brock, with music direction by Rob Berman. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the opening night curtain call!

The complete cast includes Sam Bolen, Bowles, Ben Crawford, Stephen DeRosa, Gets, Zachary James, Ken Krugman, McClure and Chris Sullivan with Joseph Medeiros, Joseph Simeone, Manuel Stark and Caleb Teicher.

Encores! breaks the mold with its first musical not written on American soil with Irma La Douce, the tale of a Parisian lady of the evening (Bowles) and the law student (McClure) who falls in love with her. It has music by Marguerite Monnot and English book and lyrics by Julian More, David Heneker and Monty Norman, with original book and lyrics by Alexandre Breffort.

After a three-year run in Paris, an English-language version of Irma La Douce, directed by Peter Brook, enjoyed tremendous success first in London and then on Broadway. It opened at the Plymouth Theatre on September 29, 1960 and ran for 524 performances. The score produced one standard, "Our Language of Love," and also features "The Valse Millieu" and "Dis Donc."

Photo Credit: Walter McBride

Photo Coverage: Encores! IRMA LA DOUCE Takes Opening Night Bows!  Image
Rob McClure, Malcolm Gets, Jennifer Bowles and Cast

Photo Coverage: Encores! IRMA LA DOUCE Takes Opening Night Bows!  Image
Joseph Mederios, Manuel Stark, Caleb Teicher and Joseph Simeone

Photo Coverage: Encores! IRMA LA DOUCE Takes Opening Night Bows!  Image
Ken Krugman, Zachary James, Ben Crawford and Sam Bolen

Photo Coverage: Encores! IRMA LA DOUCE Takes Opening Night Bows!  Image
Stephen DeRosa and Chris Sullivan

Photo Coverage: Encores! IRMA LA DOUCE Takes Opening Night Bows!  Image
Malcolm Gets

Photo Coverage: Encores! IRMA LA DOUCE Takes Opening Night Bows!  Image
Malcolm Gets, Chris Sullivan and Ben Crawford

Photo Coverage: Encores! IRMA LA DOUCE Takes Opening Night Bows!  Image
Malcolm Gets, Chris Sullivan, Ben Crawford and Sam Bolen

Photo Coverage: Encores! IRMA LA DOUCE Takes Opening Night Bows!  Image
Rob McClure, Jennifer Bowles, Chris Sullivan, Ben Crawford and Sam Bolen

Photo Coverage: Encores! IRMA LA DOUCE Takes Opening Night Bows!  Image
Rob McClure, Jennifer Bowles, Chris Sullivan, Ben Crawford and Sam Bolen

Photo Coverage: Encores! IRMA LA DOUCE Takes Opening Night Bows!  Image
Rob McClure, Jennifer Bowles, Chris Sullivan, Ben Crawford and Sam Bolen

Photo Coverage: Encores! IRMA LA DOUCE Takes Opening Night Bows!  Image
Jennifer Bowles

Photo Coverage: Encores! IRMA LA DOUCE Takes Opening Night Bows!  Image
Rob McClure, Jennifer Bowles, Chris Sullivan, Ben Crawford and Sam Bolen

Photo Coverage: Encores! IRMA LA DOUCE Takes Opening Night Bows!  Image
Rob McClure and Jennifer Bowles

Photo Coverage: Encores! IRMA LA DOUCE Takes Opening Night Bows!  Image
Rob McClure, Jennifer Bowles, Chris Sullivan, Ben Crawford and Sam Bolen

Photo Coverage: Encores! IRMA LA DOUCE Takes Opening Night Bows!  Image
Rob McClure

Photo Coverage: Encores! IRMA LA DOUCE Takes Opening Night Bows!  Image
Rob McClure, Jennifer Bowles, Chris Sullivan, Ben Crawford and Sam Bolen

Photo Coverage: Encores! IRMA LA DOUCE Takes Opening Night Bows!  Image
Rob McClure and Jennifer Bowles

Photo Coverage: Encores! IRMA LA DOUCE Takes Opening Night Bows!  Image
Rob McClure, Jennifer Bowles, Chris Sullivan and Ben Crawford

Photo Coverage: Encores! IRMA LA DOUCE Takes Opening Night Bows!  Image
Rob McClure, Jennifer Bowles and Chris Sullivan

Photo Coverage: Encores! IRMA LA DOUCE Takes Opening Night Bows!  Image
Ken Krugman, Zachary James, Stephen DeRosa, Malcolm Gets, Rob McClure, Jennifer Bowles, Chris Sullivan, Ben Crawford, Sam Bolen and cast

Photo Coverage: Encores! IRMA LA DOUCE Takes Opening Night Bows!  Image
Zachary James, Stephen DeRosa, Malcolm Gets, Rob McClure, Jennifer Bowles, Chris Sullivan, Ben Crawford, Sam Bolen and cast

Photo Coverage: Encores! IRMA LA DOUCE Takes Opening Night Bows!  Image
Zachary James, Stephen DeRosa, Malcolm Gets, Rob McClure, Jennifer Bowles, Chris Sullivan, Ben Crawford, Sam Bolen and cast

Photo Coverage: Encores! IRMA LA DOUCE Takes Opening Night Bows!  Image
Rob McClure

Photo Coverage: Encores! IRMA LA DOUCE Takes Opening Night Bows!  Image
Rob McClure and Jennifer Bowles

Photo Coverage: Encores! IRMA LA DOUCE Takes Opening Night Bows!  Image
Malcolm Gets and Rob McClure

Photo Coverage: Encores! IRMA LA DOUCE Takes Opening Night Bows!  Image
Stephen DeRosa, Malcolm Gets and Rob McClure

Photo Coverage: Encores! IRMA LA DOUCE Takes Opening Night Bows!  Image
Malcolm Gets and Rob McClure

Photo Coverage: Encores! IRMA LA DOUCE Takes Opening Night Bows!  Image
Rob McClure

Photo Coverage: Encores! IRMA LA DOUCE Takes Opening Night Bows!  Image
Malcolm Gets, Jennifer Bowles and Rob McClure

Photo Coverage: Encores! IRMA LA DOUCE Takes Opening Night Bows!  Image
Jennifer Bowles and Rob McClure

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Jennifer Bowles and Rob McClure




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