City Center Encores!

New York City Center Inc. is seeking Equity actors for the City Center Encores! 2027 Season.

Let 'Em Eat Cake
Music & Lyrics: George & Ira Gershwin
Book: George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind
Director: Zack Winokur
Guest Music Director: Rob Berman
Casting: The Telsey Office
First Rehearsal: Tuesday, March 2, 2027
Opening: Wednesday, March 17, 2027
Closing: Sunday, March 28, 2027

Kiss of the Spider Woman
Book: Terrence McNally
Music: John Kander
Lyrics: Fred Ebb
Based on the novel by Manuel Puig
Director & Choreographer: Andy Blankenbuehler
Guest Music Director: Sam Davis
First Rehearsal: Tuesday, April 13, 2027
Opening: Wednesday, April 28, 2027
Closing: Sunday, May 9, 2027

You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown
Book, Music and Lyrics: Clark Gesner
Based on the comic strip PEANUTS by Charles M. Schulz
Director: Sam Pinkleton
Choreographer: Sunny Min-Sook Hitt
Guest Music Director: Meghann Zervoulis Bate
First Rehearsal: Tuesday, January 19, 2027
Opening: Wednesday, February 3, 2027
Closing: Sunday, February 14, 2027
You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown is fully cast (including standbys).

Casting Directors: Rachel Hoffman, Charlie Hano

All Stage Managerial positions are currently filled.

Contract: Special Agreement
$2189 weekly minimum

Let 'Em Eat Cake

• JOHN P. WINTERGREEN [40-50s, male, any ethnicity] The newly ousted President of the United States. Hatches a scheme to overthrow his successor and become dictator. Seeking a huge comic personality. Character baritenor.
• MARY WINTERGREEN [30-40s, female, any ethnicity] Former First Lady. The brains of the operation. Though her husband's ambition was once attractive, she now finds herself watching him destabilize the free world. Requires strong comic chops. Soprano with a high coloratura.
• ALEXANDER THROTTLEBOTTOM [30-50s, male, any ethnicity] Former Vice President. A lovable idiot. People turn the other way when they see him coming, but the audience can't help but adore him. Requires a unique comic presence, physical comedy a plus. Character baritenor
• KRUGER [30-40s, male, any ethnicity] A street revolutionary in the Marxist vein (Karl, not Groucho.) So intense. Foil to Wintergreen. Bari-tenor, strong vocalist. Someone you'd cast as Che Guevara, if Che Guevara also had to land jokes. Baritenor.
• TRIXIE [30s-40s, female or non-binary, any ethnicity] Seeking a bold, out-of-left-field take on the wisecracking burlesque showgirl archetype. Holds a lot of power in politics despite all appearances, eventually winds up with Kruger. Comic genius, character singer. Mezzo/belter.
• GENERAL SNOOKFIELD [50s-60s, female or non-binary, any ethnicity] A gruff warmonger who is more interested in dating Trixie than leading the Army. An incompetent horndog. Requires strong comic chops. Character alto/baritone
• LIPPMAN [30s-60s, male, any ethnicity] Former Secretary of Agriculture. Neurotic. A comic character man with quick verbal wit and adept in physical comedy. Character baritone.
• GILHOOLEY [30s-60s, male, any ethnicity] Former Secretary of State. Not so bright. A comic character man with quick verbal wit and adept in physical comedy. Character baritone.
• FULTON [30s-60s, male, any ethnicity] Former Press Secretary. Smart but corrupt. A comic character man with quick verbal wit and adept in physical comedy. Character baritone.
• TWEEDLEDEE [40s-60s, male, any ethnicity] The current President of the United States. A bear of a man. "Bachelor." A little dumb. OK, a lot dumb. Seeking a strong comic actor. Character baritone.

Kiss of the Spider Woman

• AURORA [20s-40s] Seductive, menacing, mysterious. Must be a strong singer and dancer.
• MOLINA [20-30s] Former window-dresser who escapes into Hollywood fantasies in his mind. Good singer.
• VALENTIN PAZ [30s] A Marxist revolutionary, fierce and passionate about his cause. Tenor.
• MOTHER [50s-60s] Molina's mother. Protective and proud of her son. Strong alto/mezzo.
• MARTA [20s-30s] Valentin's love interest. Sweet and caring, mysterious in her own way. Strong dancer and singer.
• WARDEN [30s-50s] Gruff and conniving. Baritone.

You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown (fully cast, including standbys)

• CHARLIE BROWN - A well-meaning, anxious boy who keeps trying despite constant setbacks. ROLE IS CAST
• LUCY VAN PELT - Linus's older sister. Bossy, crabby, and sure of her own opinions; carries a torch for Schroeder. ROLE IS CAST
• LINUS VAN PELT - Lucy's younger brother and Charlie Brown's best friend. Thoughtful and intellectual, never without his security blanket. ROLE IS CAST
• SCHROEDER - A young musician devoted to Beethoven and his toy piano. ROLE IS CAST
• SNOOPY - Charlie Brown's dog, with a vivid imagination and inner life. ROLE IS CAST
• PATTY - A friend of Charlie Brown and the gang. Bright and outgoing. ROLE IS CAST