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Encores! The Wild Party

Opening Date: Mar 18, 2026
Closing Date: Mar 29, 2026
Encores! The Wild Party

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Playing @
New York City Center - Mainstage
131 West 55th St, New York, NY 10019
Queenie is throwing a party—and you’re invited! Join an assortment of New York City’s most colorful characters for a night like no other in the dark underbelly of the city at the end of the 1920s. Michael John LaChiusa (The Gardens of Anuncia) and George C. Wolfe (Jelly’s Last Jam) bring Joseph Moncure March’s notorious narrative poem to life in their vivid, jazz-infused musical adaptation.

What happens when a night of debauchery leads to a morning of sobering truths? Nominated for seven Tony Awards in its original run, this musical directed by two-time Helen Hayes Award winner Lili-Ann Brown is full of irreverence, exuberant madness and joyful defiance.
Off BroadwayMusical

Performance Schedule

TUESDAY-FRIDAY @ 7:30 PM
SATURDAY @ 2 PM & 7:30 PM
SUNDAY @ 2 PM & 7 PM

No 7 PM performance March 29


Cast
  • Jasmine Amy Rogers
  • Adrienne Warren
  • Claybourne Elder
  • Evan Tyrone Martin
  • Joseph A. Byrd
  • Jelani Alladin
  • Jordan Donica
  • Lesli Margherita
  • Tonya Pinkins

Music
  • Michael John LaChiusa

Lyrics
  • Michael John LaChiusa

Book
  • Michael John LaChiusa and George C. Wolfe
  • based on the poem by Joseph Moncure March

Director
  • Lili-Anne Brown

Choreography
  • Katie Spelman

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$45.00 - $185.00

Accessibility

  • Assisted Listening System

    Wireless FM assistive listening devices are available free of charge with the presentation of either a driver's license or credit card. Assistive listening devices are available on the table next to the House Manager's lectern on the right side of the Orchestra lobby.
  • Elevator/Escalator

    Wheelchair accessible; located near the House Manager's lectern on the right side of the Orchestra lobby.
  • Parking

    1345 Garage: 126 West 55th Street (212.710.8230, 212.977.7636); GMC Parking: 211 West 56th Street (800.836.6666)
  • Wheelchair Info

    New York City Center’s Mainstage, Stage I, Stage II and Studio 5 spaces are all wheelchair accessible. Seats for patrons with disabilities are available online, by phone, and at the box office. Please advise us at the time of ticket purchase of your particular needs. Locations are available on the left and right side of the Orchestra and in row G of the Mezzanine.
  • Box Office

    The box office is in the lobby. It is wheelchair accessible.
  • Restroom

    New York City Center's mainstage restrooms are located on all seating levels. Restrooms for persons in wheelchairs are located on the left side of the lobby of the Orchestra level. On the Grand Tier/Mezzanine level they are to the left of the concessions and coat check area.
  • Water Fountain

    Orchestra & Mezzanine levels. Both are wheelchair accessible.
  • Seating

    The seats in our theater range from 19”-22” wide and are 18” deep. There are armrests on all. They are all joined together, no space between. Some ends have armrests that can fold up for ADA access when wheelchair or walker patrons want to transfer or slide in. Please contact info@nycitycenter.org in advance of your visit if you require accommodations to your seats.

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