New York City Center announces additional casting for Encores! TITANIC

All hands on deck! New York City Center has announced additional casting for Encores! Titanic, the final production of the 30th Encores! series. A centerpiece of City Center’s 80th Season at the Center of the Arts, the productions of Once Upon a Mattress, Jelly’s Last Jam, and Titanic are being presented in special two-week runs, celebrating 30 years of the Tony-honored series. 

The Cast will include: Chuck Cooper as Captain E.J. Smith, Eddie Cooper as Henry Etches, Drew Gehling as Edgar Beane, Ramin Karimloo as Frederick Barrett, Emilie Kouatchou as Caroline Neville, Judy Kuhn as Ida Straus, Brandon Uranowtiz as J. Bruce Ismay, and Samantha Williams as Kate McGowan, join previously announced Bonnie Milligan as Alice Beane.

Featuring music and lyrics by Maury Yeston and book by Peter Stone, Titanic remains a musical theater revelation, painting a heartrending portrait of the individuals whose dreams of America were dashed in the Atlantic. Directed by Anne Kauffman with choreography by Danny Mefford, Titanic features Encores! Music Director Mary-Mitchell Campbell leading The Encores! Orchestra. 

The performance on Sunday, June 16th, at 7pm, has been rescheduled for Tuesday, June 11th, to allow artists and audiences to celebrate the 77th Annual Tony Awards. The updated performance run for Encores! Titanic is June 11th through June 23rd. Expanding City Center’s mission to make the arts accessible to everyone, the 30th Encores! series also includes Community Nights (Jan 26th, Feb 23rd, and Jun 14th); ASL Interpreted Performances (Feb 1st and 29th, and Jun 20th); and Celebrate Black Theater Legacy Night (Mar 1st) with George C. Wolfe and Susan Birkenhead in a post-show conversation—Black Theater Legacy: Luther Henderson moderated by Robert O’Hara. 

The 30th series also includes the first-ever Encores! student matinees for Once Upon a Mattress (Wed Jan 31st) and Jelly’s Last Jam (Wed Feb 28th).

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