New York City Center kicks off its 2019 Encores! season with a revival of Call Me Madam, which was originally presented as a part of the second Encores! season in 1995, putting the popular series on the map.
Performances take place at New York City Center's Mainstage.
(Photos by Stephanie Berger)
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10 images Call Me Madam centers around a brassy ambassador to the fictional European nation of Lichtenberg and features standards including “It’s a Lovely Day Today,” along with Irving Berlin’s most famous counterpoint duet, “You’re Just in Love.”
Well, you do leave the theater humming the tunes! Irving Berlin’s “You’re Just In Love” walked all the way down W. 55th Street with me to the F train. As is often the case at New York City Center’s well-regarded Encores! series, nostalgia is the prime mover of audience sentiment. Last night’s audience loved every single minute of Call Me Madam. The place was jammed — looked like a sell out. ... Read more
