The 1979 musical tells the story of Eliot Rosewater (Santino Fontana), a millionaire who drunkenly decides to blow his fortune on the inhabitants of an impoverished town after being inspired by the utopian vision of novelist Kilgore Trout (James Earl Jones). But there are forces who want to put the kibosh on Eliot's philanthropy-like Norman Mushari (Skylar Astin), a lawyer plotting to have Eliot declared insane. With an irresistible crazy-quilt score that volleys between pop, ragtime, Gilbert & Sullivan, and proto-Disney ballads, Kurt Vonnegut's God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater deserves to be part of our world again. The Encores! Off-Center production will feature orchestrations by Danny Troob, which will be heard for the first time. Kurt Vonnegut's God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater will run for five performances at City Center from July 27-30.
1979 | Off-Off-Broadway |
Original Off-Off-Broadway Production Off-Off-Broadway |
1979 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway Transfer Off-Broadway |
1979 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway |
2005 | Off-Broadway |
Musicals in Mufti Concert Off-Broadway |
2016 | Off-Broadway |
New York City Center Encores Off-Center Production Off-Broadway |
Videos