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Wonderful Town to be presented at 2025 New York City Center Encores!
Posted January 15, 2025
Winner of five Tony Awards including Best Musical, Wonderful Town tells the story of two sisters in 1935 who move from Ohio to Greenwich Village to pursue their artistic dreams and maybe find love along the way. Ruth, an aspiring writer, and Eileen, an aspiring actress, encounter an assortment of colorful characters as they strive and sing to delightful tunes by the great Leonard Bernstein with lyrics by legendary musical-comedy duo Betty Comden and Adolph Green.
Zhailon Levingston (Cats: “The Jellicle Ball”) directs this celebration of New York City as a magnet for people from all over who come here to fulfill their aspirations. Led by Mary-Mitchell Campbell, the 28-piece Encores! Orchestra brings the beloved Golden Age sound—featuring marvelous songs like “Ohio” and “One Hundred Easy Ways”—back to life at City Center.
Dates
Apr 30 – May 11, 2025
Times
WEEK ONE | Apr 30 – May 4, 2025
Wed – Fri 7:30pm
Sat 2 & 7:30pm | Sun 2 & 7pm
WEEK TWO | May 6 – May 11, 2025
Tue – Fri 7:30pm
Sat 2 & 7:30pm | Sun 2pm