Ahead of the upcoming Encores! presentation of Irving Berlin's Call Me Madam at New York City Center, costume designer Jennifer Caprio gives Playbill a sneak peek at her designs for the production. Featuring a score by Berlin and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, the 1950 musical sends up political discourse as a socialite is named U.S. ambassador to the (fictional) country of Lichtenburg.
Starring Tony Award nominee Carmen Cusack as Ambassador Sally Adams, Call Me Madam is directed by Casey Hushion, musically directed by Rob Berman, and choreographed by Denis Jones.
Take a sneak peek at the Jennifer Caprio's costume design sketches below:
Call Me Madam will begin at New York City Center February 6 for a run scheduled through February 10.
The production also stars Ben Davis (Violet) as Cosmo Constantine, Adam Heller (It Shoulda Been You) as Congressman Wilkins, Emmy winner Carol Kane (Harvey, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) as Grand Dutchess Sophie, Stanley Wayne Mathis (Nice Work If You Can Get It) as Senator Borckbank, Tony nominee Brad Oscar (Something Rotten!) as Senator Gallagher, Michael Benjamin Washington (The Boys in the Band) as Pemberton Maxwell, and Tony nominee Lauren Worsham (A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder) as Princess Maria, Jason Gotay (Bring It On) as Kenneth Gibson, Darrell Hammond (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee) as Grand Duke Otto, and internet personality Randy Rainbow as Sebastian.
Rounding out the ensemble are Florrie Bagel, Daniel Berryman, Taeler Elyse Cyrus, Leslie Flesner, Ta’Nika Gibson, Christopher Gurr, Leah Horowitz, Javier Ignacio, Max Kumangai, Matt Loehr, Brandt Martinez, Skye Mattox, Timothy McDevitt, Harris Milgrim, Bethany Moore, Mary Page Nance,Robert Roby, Kathy Voytko, Sumi Yu, and Ricardo Zayas.
