2026 Encores! Series

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For 32 years, this Tony-honored series of concert stagings continues to bring to life great scores from American musical theater.

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Encores! On Sale Dates

  • High Spirits
  • The Wild Party
  • La Cage Aux Folles
    Members General Public
New Subscriptions   ON SALE NOW Aug 26
Single Tickets   Oct 14 Oct 21

Encores! On-Sale Dates

High Spirits | The Wild Party | La Cage Aux Folles

New Subscriptions

Members: ON SALE NOW
General Public: Aug 26

Single Tickets

Members: Oct 14
General Public: Oct 21

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High Spirits Overview

ENCORES!
HIGH SPIRITS
Feb 4 – 15, 2026

SUBSCRIBER WEEK | Feb 4 – 8, 2026
Wed – Fri 7:30pm
Sat 2 & 7:30pm | Sun 2 & 7pm

WEEK TWO | Feb 10 – 15, 2026
Tue – Fri 7:30pm
Sat 2 & 7:30pm | Sun 2pm

Music, Lyrics, and Book by Hugh Martin and Timothy Gray 
Based upon Blithe Spirit by Noël Coward  
Featuring The Encores! Orchestra 
Music Director Mary-Mitchell Campbell
Director Jessica Stone

NYT Effervescent

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The New York Times

What happens when death doesn’t do you part? Based on Noël Coward’s beloved play, Blithe Spirit, this musical combines his classic dry, witty humor with a delightfully brassy and whimsical score by Hugh Martin (Meet Me in St. Louis) and Timothy Gray (Love from Judy). This improbable farce full of haunted hijinks has rarely been seen in New York since its original Broadway run in 1964, when it earned eight Tony nominations, so this is your chance to see it brought back to life— no clairvoyant needed.  

When straightlaced novelist Charles Condomine invites Madame Arcati to conduct a séance, he gets a lot more than he bargained for. The eccentric medium unknowingly summons his spectral late spouse, Elvira, who proves a formidable, and invisible, challenge for his current wife, Ruth. The ouija board can only spell t-r-o-u-b-l-e for this ghostly love triangle! Directed by Jessica Stone (Kimberly Akimbo), this madcap musical is a true delight. 

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Wild Party Overview

ENCORES!
THE WILD PARTY
Mar 18 – 29, 2026  

SUBSCRIBER WEEK | Mar 18 – 22, 2026
Wed – Fri 7:30pm
Sat 2 & 7:30pm | Sun 2 & 7pm

WEEK TWO | Mar 24 – 29, 2026
Tue – Fri 7:30pm
Sat 2 & 7:30pm | Sun 2pm

Music & Lyrics by Michael John LaChiusa 
Book by Michael John LaChiusa & George C. Wolfe 
Based on the poem by Joseph Moncure March 
Featuring The Encores! Orchestra
Director Lili-Anne Brown

Observer

I don’t think I’ve ever loved a show more.

The Observer

Queenie is throwing a party—and you’re invited! Don your best flapper outfit and visit Queenie and Burrs’s apartment in 1920s New York City for a night like no other. The Wild Party is a jazz-age tragedy about a gin-soaked party tinged with danger and desire. What happens when a night of debauchery leads to a morning of sobering truths? 

Michael John LaChiusa (The Gardens of Anuncia) and Tony winner George C. Wolfe (Jelly’s Last Jam) bring Joseph Moncure March’s notorious narrative poem to life in their vivid, jazz-infused musical adaptation, directed by Lili-Anne Brown. Nominated for multiple Tony Awards in its original run, this “dangerous, seedy, fantastic” (The Observer) party is full of decadence, hedonism, and moral decay.

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La Cage Overview

ENCORES!
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
Jun 17 – 28, 2026

SUBSCRIBER WEEK | Jun 17 – 21, 2026
Wed – Fri 7:30pm
Sat 2 & 7:30pm | Sun 2 & 7pm

WEEK TWO | Jun 23 – 28, 2026
Tue – Fri 7:30pm
Sat 2 & 7:30pm | Sun 2 & 7pm

Book by Harvey Fierstein
Music & Lyrics by Jerry Herman
Featuring The Encores! Orchestra 
Guest Music Director Joseph Joubert
Director Robert O’Hara

Featuring Billy Porter

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Albin

NY Daily News

A glittering, fast-stepping extravaganza.

New York Daily News

This Tony-winning musical comedy tells a story of love, family, and acceptance—and, of course, the greatest drag show on the French Riviera! Emmy, Grammy, and Tony winner Billy Porter (Pose, Encores! Jelly’s Last Jam) stars as the fabulous Albin in this heartfelt show from Lifetime Achievement Tony Award winners Harvey Fierstein and Jerry Herman. Directed by Robert O’Hara (A Raisin in the Sun, Encores! Jelly’s Last Jam), this production features an all-star, all-Black cast.

Albin and Georges have been happily married for over 20 years, jointly running La Cage Aux Folles, a drag nightclub in St. Tropez while also raising their son, Jean-Michel. Chaos and hilarity ensue when Jean-Michel decides to invite over his fiancée’s parents—who just so happen to be right-wing politicians. They’re in for a surprise, and “A Little More Mascara,” in this gem of a musical. This Encores! production will feature the lush original 1983 orchestrations, not heard live since the show’s original Broadway run.

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Artistic Leadership & Credits

Artistic Leadership

Jenny Gersten | VP & Artistic Director, Musical Theater
Mary-Mitchell Campbell | Music Director
Clint Ramos | Producing Creative Director
Josh Clayton | Director of Music Administration & Score Restoration

Creative Advisors
Camille A. Brown, Eisa Davis, and Robert O'Hara

Art by Ben Wiseman

Casting and programming subject to change.

Encores! High Spirits is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Tams-Witmark LLC. www.concordtheatricals.com

Encores! The Wild Party is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. www.concordtheatricals.com

Encores! La Cage Aux Folles is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. www.concordtheatricals.com

Sponsors

Sponsors

LEADERSHIP SUPPORT FOR ENCORES!
Stacey and Eric Mindich Fund for Musical Theater

SUPPORT FOR THE ANN REINKING ENCORES! CHOREOGRAPHY FELLOWSHIP
Bloomberg Philanthropies logo
Peter Talbert in honor of Ann Reinking

ENCORES! SEASON SPONSORS
Robbie Moray and Scott Dunn
The Shubert Foundation
Stephanie and Fred Shuman Fund for Encores!

SUPPORT FOR ENCORES! SCORE RESTORATION
Bruce C. Horten

MAJOR SUPPORT FOR HIGH SPIRITS
Thomas and Maren Hood
Margot and John Ernst
Eleanor and Howard Morgan
Joseph S. and Diane H. Steinberg Charitable Trust

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR ENCORES!
Allen & Co.
Daryl and Steven Roth
Giving Bee Family Foundation
Joanna and Steven Sanders
Marta Heflin Foundation
Stacy Polley
The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation
The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Inc.
The Frederick Loewe Foundation
The Kaplen Brothers Fund
The SHS Foundation
The Ted Snowdon Foundation

COMMUNITY NIGHTS ARE MADE POSSIBLE BY
Jerome L. Greene Foundation at The Trust logo
The M&T Charitable Foundation logo

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