Nymph Errant
by Cole Porter
featuring Tony-Winner Cady Huffman
with new libretto by Rob Urbinati
based on the original novel by James Laver and
original libretto by Romney Brent
Prospect Theatre Company
NYC
direction: Will Pomerantz
music arrangement
and orchestrations by: Frederick Alden
sets by: Brian Prather
lighting by: Cory Pattak
costumes by: Whitney Locher
sound by: Eric Madison
musical direction: James Bassi
cast:
Henrietta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sara Jayne Blackmore
Eve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jennifer Blood
Oliver/Ben . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrew Brewer
Aunt Ermyntrude/Haidee . . . . . . . . . . Natalie E. Carter
Pidge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laura Cook
Pithers/Alexei/Ferdinand/Vassim . . . Abe Goldfarb
Miss Pratt/Clarissa/Mrs. Bamberg/
Professor Krauthammer . . . . . . . . . . Cady Huffman
Bertha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amy Jo Jackson
Madeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aubrey Sinn
Andre/Heinz/Constantine/Ali . . . . . . . Sorab Wadia
selected press:
"... naughty insouciance and knockabout charm..."
"... by all means check out Nymph Errant.
– Charles Isherwood, The New York Times
"Nicely directed... a lark."
– Fern Siegel, The Huffington Post
"Where else will you find a stage with steamer trunks and suitcases populated with ingenious props and spiffy direction of a 1933 show written by none other than Cole Porter?"
"Skips and sings along with great finesse as directed by Will Pomerantz, who has made some excellent and amusing choices...."
– Oscar E. Moore, From the Back of the Mezzanine
"Staging the show swiftly and confidently... Will Pomerantz's inventive revival..."
– Michael Sommers, New Jersey Newsroom
"The staging by Will Pomerantz is perfect."
– Eleanor Bader, Theatre is Easy
"Breathtakingly charming and inventive..."
– New York Theatre Review