Little Me: Encores! announces full cast

New York City Center Encores! have announced the complete cast for the opening production of their 2014 season, Cy Coleman and Carolyn Leigh's musical comedy Little Me, playing at the New York City Center for seven performances from 05 - 09 Feb 2014.

Robert Creighton (multiple parts), David Garrison (Patrick Dennis), Harriet Harris (Mrs. Eggleston), Judy Kaye (Older Belle), Lewis J. Stadlen (Bennie Buchsbaum), Lee Wilkof (Bernie Buchsbaum) and Rachel York (Belle), will join the previously announced Christian Borle (multiple parts) and Tony Yazbeck (George Musgrove). The cast will also include Cameron Adams, Stanley Bahorek, Meggie Cansler, Gaelen Gilliland, Arlo Hill, Reed Kelly, Justin Keyes, Eloise Kropp, Josh Lamon, Jenny Laroche, Samantha Massell, Skye Mattox, Paul McGill, Jason Mills, Vivian Nixon, Lindsay O'Neil, Manuel Stark, Clay Thomson, Kathy Voytko and Amos Wolff.

The prudction will be directed by John Rando and choreographed by Joshua Bergasse, with music direction by Rob Berman.

Based on the novel "Little Me: The Intimate Memoirs of that Great Star of Stage, Screen and Television/Belle Poitrine," by Patrick Dennis, Little Me has a book by Neil Simon, music by Cy Coleman and lyrics by Carolyn Leigh.

The original production starred Sid Caesar as Belle's seven love interests. It opened at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on 17 Nov 1962 and ran for 257 performances. Songs include "I've Got Your Number," "Real Live Girl" and "The Other Side of the Tracks."

Little Me is the first production in New York City Center's Encores! 2014 season. The next Encore production will be Frank Loesser's musical The Most Happy Fella, directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw, and starring Laura Benanti, Shuler Hensley, Cheyenne Jackson, which will play from 02 - 06 Apr 2013. The season will conclude with Marguerite Monnot and Alexandre Breffort's Irma La Douce, directed by John Doyle, playing from 07 - 11 May 2014.

Bios:

Christian Borle (multiple parts) won a Tony Award for his role in 'Peter and The Starcatcher' and was nominated for 'Legally Blonde.' His other Broadway credits include 'Mary Poppins,' 'Thoroughly Modern Millie,' 'Monty Python's Spamalot' and 'Footloose.' Borle has starred Off-Broadway in the Signature Theatre Company's revival of 'Angels in America' and 'Elegies: A Song Cycle' by William Finn at Lincoln Center. He most recently starred in NBC's musical drama "Smash" as composer Tom Levitt. Borle starred in the Encores! production of 'On The Town.'

Robert Creighton's (multiple parts) Broadway credits include 'The Mystery of Edwin Drood,' 'Anything Goes,' 'Laughing Room Only,' 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,' 'The Little Mermaid' and 'Chicago.' Creighton appeared in the Encores! Summer Stars production of Damn Yankees.

David Garrison (PatRick Dennis) is widely known as "Steve Rhoades" on television's "Married with Children." He was most recently seen as 'Fagin' in 'Oliver!' at the Paper Mill Playhouse. His Broadway credits include 'A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine' (Tony nomination), 'Titanic,' 'Wicked,' 'Bells Are Ringing,' 'That Championship Season,' 'Torch Song Trilogy' and 'The Pirates of Penzance.' Garrison appeared in the Encores! production of 'Strike Up the Band.' Harriet Harris' (Mrs. Eggleston) many Broadway credits include Rodgers and Hammerstein's 'Cinderella,' 'Present Laughter,' 'Cry-Baby,' 'Thoroughly Modern Millie' (Tony Award) and 'The Man Who Came to Dinner.' Her many television credits include recurring roles on "Frasier" and "Desperate Housewives."

Judy Kaye (Older Belle) won the Tony Award for her performance as 'Carlotta' in 'The Phantom of the Opera' and was nominated for her roles in 'Mamma Mia!' and 'Souvenir.' She also appeared on Broadway in 'Ragtime,' 'On the Twentieth Century,' 'Sweeney Todd' and 'Grease!' Kaye appeared in the Encores! productions of 'Bells Are Ringing' and 'Face the Music.'

Lewis J. Stadlen (Bennie Buchsbaum) has been seen on Broadway in 'The Nance,' 'The Producers,' 'The People in the Picture,' '45 Seconds From Broadway,' 'A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum' (Tony Award nomination), 'Laughter on the 23rd Floor,' 'The Female Odd Couple,' 'Candide' (Tony Award nomination), 'The Sunshine Boys' and 'Minnie's Boys.'

Lee Wilkof (Bernie Buchsbaum) created the role of 'Seymour' in the original 'Little Shop of Horrors.' His Broadway credits include the world premiere of 'Breakfast at Tiffany's,' 'The Odd Couple,' 'Democracy,' 'The Boys from Syracuse,' 'Kiss Me Kate' and 'She Loves Me.'

Tony Yazbeck (George Musgrove ) has appeared on Broadway in 'Chicago,' 'Irving Berlin's White Christmas,' 'A Chorus Line,' 'Oklahoma!,' 'Never Gonna Dance' and 'Gypsy' with both Tyne Daly and Patti LuPone. His many Encores! credits include 'On the Town,' 'Gypsy,' 'The Apple Tree,' 'A Tree Grows in Brooklyn' and 'Pardon My English.'

Rachel York (Belle) has appeared on Broadway as 'Fantine' in 'Les Miersables,' 'Norma' in 'Victor/Victoria' with Julie Andrews, 'Marguerite' in 'The Scarlet Pimpernel,' 'Miss Fancy' in 'Sly Fox' with Richard Dreyfuss and as 'Christine Colgate' in 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels' with Jonathan Pryce. York appeared in the Encores! production of 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.'

John Rando (Director) recently directed the staged performance of Rodgers and Hammerstein's 'Carousel' at the New York Philharmonic. Rando's Broadway credits include 'A Christmas Story,' 'The Wedding Singer,' 'Urinetown' (Tony Award for Best Director), 'A Thousand Clowns' and Neil Simon's 'The Dinner Party.' Off-Broadway credits include 'All in the Timing' (revival) and 'The Toxic Avenger,' among many others. His many Encores! credits include 'It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman,' 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,' 'On the Town' and 'Damn Yankees.'

Joshua Bergasse (Choreographer) is the 2012 Emmy Award-winning choreographer for the NBC drama "Smash." He recently choreographed Warner Brothers' 'Secondhand Lions' at the Fifth Avenue Theatre. Choreography credits include the Encores! production of 'It's A Bird...It's A Plane... It's Superman,' 'The Sound of Music' (Carnegie Hall), the off-Broadway productions of 'Bomb-Itty of Errors,' 'Captain Louie,' national/ international tours of 'Fame-The Musical,' 'West Side Story,' 'On theTown,' 'Guys and Dolls' and 'Carousel.' For television, Josh choreographed for Fox's "So You Think You Can Dance."