New York City Center has set three musical revivals – You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown, Hallelujah, Baby! and Kiss of the Spider Woman – for its 2026-2027 Encores! season, along with a three-week gala presentation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In The Heights this fall.
You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown will be directed by Sam Pinkleton (Oh, Mary!, The Rocky Horror Show), and directed and choreographed by Andy Blankenbuehler, who choreographed Hamilton and the original 2007 Broadway staging of In The Heights.
City Center’s In The Heights will be presented as the company’s fall gala presentation, running from October 28 to November 15. Featuring Tony Award-winning music and lyrics by Miranda and a book by Pulitzer Prize winner Quiara Alegría Hudes, In the Heights blends hip-hop, Latin rhythms, and traditional Broadway sounds to tell a multigenerational story about family, ambition, and belonging. Directed by David Mendizábal, with choreography by Mayte Natalio and music direction by Alejandro Senior, the production “underscores the show’s lasting cultural resonance while introducing its story and score to a new generation of audiences.”
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The Encores! series will kick off February 3-14 with You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown, featuring music, lyrics, and book by Clark Gesner, based on the beloved Peanuts comic strip by Charles M. Schulz and freshly staged by Tony Award winner Pinkleton.
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Hallelujah, Baby! is set for March 17-28). The 1968 Tony Award–winning musical from collaborators Jule Styne and Arthur Laurents (Gypsy), with lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green (Singin’ in the Rain) follows Georgina, a talented young Black woman determined to forge a career on her own terms. As decades pass—from the early 1900s through the Civil Rights movement—Georgina and those around her remain ageless, a theatrical device that sharpens the musical’s exploration of ambition, identity, and the enduring struggle for equality. Featuring the standout anthem “Being Good Isn’t Good Enough,” the show “captures both the exhilaration and the cost of chasing a dream in a changing nation.”
John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Terrence McNally’s seven-time Tony Award–winning musical Kiss of the Spider Woman, will be directed and choreographed by Blankenbuehler and closes out the series from April 28-May 9. Synopsis: “A searing story of hope, survival, and the transformative power of imagination, the musical unfolds inside a Latin American prison where two very different people—Molina, a flamboyant window dresser, and Valentin, a hardened political revolutionary—form an unexpected bond under brutal conditions. As reality closes in, Molina escapes into the dazzling fantasy world of his favorite screen siren, Aurora, conjuring a series of lush, theatrical visions that blur the line between illusion and truth.”
“This season is a celebration of the community that has grown around Encores! over more than three decades,” said Jenny Gersten, VP & Artistic Director, Musical Theater. “These musicals speak to connection, resilience, and the ways we show up for one another, onstage and off. We’re honored to share them with audiences who’ve been with us for years and those discovering Encores! for the first time. It’s a privilege to keep this tradition going together.”