Overview
- The limited engagement began February 4 at New York City Center, reviving the rarely produced 1964 musical adapted from Noël Coward’s Blithe Spirit.
- Andrea Martin’s Madame Arcati draws strong notices alongside Katrina Lenk’s Elvira, with critics also praising the ensemble’s comic energy.
- Phillipa Soo and Steven Pasquale star as Ruth and Charles Condomine, with Rachel Dratch as Edith and Campbell Scott as Dr. Bradman.
- Director Jessica Stone leads a concert adaptation by Billy Rosenfield that keeps performers on book with the orchestra foregrounded and stage directions read aloud.
- Mary-Mitchell Campbell conducts with choreography by Ellenore Scott and designs by David Zinn, Jennifer Moeller, Bradley King and Megumi Katayama, and no transfer or extension has been announced.