| Complete Casting for Encores! Urinetown Announced | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 12:59 pm EST 12/04/24 | |
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| New York City Center announces complete casting for Encores! Urinetown Kevin Cahoon, Pearl Scarlett Gold, Myra Lucretia Taylor, Rainn Wilson, and more join cast Single tickets from $45 (fees included) on sale now; February 5 – 16, 2025 December 4, 2024 (NEW YORK, NY) – NEW YORK CITY CENTER today announced complete casting for Encores! Urinetown, February 5 – 16, 2025. Jenni Barber (Little Becky Two Shoes, Mrs. Millenium), Josh Breckenridge (Senator Fipp), Yeman Brown (Billy Boy Bill), Kevin Cahoon (Old Man Strong, Hot Blades Harry), Pearl Scarlett Gold (Little Sally), Greg Hildreth (Officer Barrel), Jeff Hiller (Mr. McQueen), Tiffany Mann (Soupy Sue), Daniel Quadrino (Robby the Stockfish), Graham Rowat (Ensemble, Officer Lockstock on Feb 14), Myra Lucretia Taylor (Josephine Strong), Rainn Wilson (Caldwell B. Cladwell), and John Yi (Tiny Tom), join previously announced cast members Jordan Fisher (Bobby Strong), Taran Killam (Officer Lockstock), Keala Settle (Penelope Pennywise), and Stephanie Styles (Hope Cladwell). 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, sound design by Nevin Steinberg, and projection design by Peter Nigrini. Casting for Encores! Urinetown is by Tara Rubin Casting/Kevin Metzger-Timson, CSA. In this side-splitting satire, a young hero leads his community in a fight against oppression. Set in a dystopian world where water is scarce and "Hope" is even scarcer, all citizens must now pay a fee for "The Privilege to Pee" at one of the public facilities controlled by a selfish tycoon. But the citizens can only hold it in so much longer, and soon the poorest, filthiest of these facilities becomes the "number one" site for major change. In this Tony-winning musical, nothing is safe from criticism—capitalism, politics, the establishment, the anti-establishment, and even musical theater itself! With an incisive score by Tony winner Mark Hollmann, hilarious lyrics by Hollman and Tony winner Greg Kotis, and a plot with thrilling twists and turns, Urinetown is an "audacious and exhilarating" (The New York Times) take on the classic story of a ragtag group of underdogs coming together against a corrupt power. The 2025 Encores! series also includes Love Life (Mar 26 – 30) directed by Victoria Clark and Wonderful Town (Apr 30 – May 11) directed by Zhailon Levingston. As part of City Center's mission to make the arts accessible to everyone, the series includes post-show Community Nights for Urinetown (Fri, Feb 14) and Wonderful Town (Fri, May 9); performances offering ASL Interpretation (Urinetown Thu, Feb 13; Love Life Sun, Mar 30; Wonderful Town Thu, May 8), 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 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. 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 Projection Designer by Peter Nigrini 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 Jenni Barber, Josh Breckenridge, Yeman Brown, Kevin Cahoon, Jordan Fisher, Pearl Scarlett Gold, Joshua Grosso, Greg Hildreth, Jeff Hiller, Taran Killam, Tiffany Mann, Daniel Quadrino, Geena Quintos, Graham Rowat, Keala Settle, Stephanie Styles, Myra Lucretia Taylor, Rainn Wilson, John Yi 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 Additional casting to be announced. Casting subject to change. 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!. 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. 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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