Little Me: Tony Yazbeck joins cast

Tony Yazbeck will join the previously announced Christian Borle in Cy Coleman and Carolyn Leigh's Little Me, the opening production of New York City Center Encores! series, running for seven performances, 05 - 09 Feb 2014. Joshua Bergasse will choreograph the production, along with the previously announced Director John Rando and Music Director 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."

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.'

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."

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.