Lionel Bart’s Oliver! New York City Center announces initial casting for Encores! directed by Encores! Artistic Director Lear deBessonet with choreography by Lorin Latarro, and new Encores! Music Director Mary-Mitchell Campbell leading The Encores! Orchestra. Deborah Stein joins the team as Concert Adaptor and Alisa Solomon will support as a consultant for the production.
The special two-week run from May 3 – 14 will feature Tony Nominee Lilli Cooper (Mack & Mabel, City Center) as Nancy, four-time Tony Nominee Raúl Esparza (Roadshow, City Center) as Fagin, Tam Mutu (The New Yorkers, City Center) as Bill Sikes, two-time Tony Nominee Brad Oscar (Mrs. Doubtfire) as Mr. Bumble, Benjamin Pajak (The Music Man) as Oliver Twist, and three-time Tony Nominee Mary Testa (Oklahoma!) as Widow Corney.
The ensemble includes William Thomas Colin, Charity Angel Dawson, Julian Marcus DeGuzman, Zachary Downer, Sam Duncan, William Foon, Ethen Green-Younger, Jeff Kready, Jenny Laroche, Devin Miles Lugo, Morgan Marcell, Lindsay Roberts, Eliseo Roman, Michael Cash Savio, and Jacob Keith Watson.
The 2023 Encores! season opens March 15 – 19 with Dear World starring Donna Murphy and concludes with The Light in the Piazza starring Ruthie Ann Miles from June 21 – 25.
