High Spirits Revival
Closing: February 15, 2026High Spirits - 2026 Off-Broadway History , Info & More
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What happens when death doesn’t do you part? A novelist is about to find out when the eccentric Madame Arcati summons the ghost of his ex-wife in this hilarious, brassy, eight-time Tony-nominated musical adaptation of Noël Coward’s well-loved play, Blithe Spirit.
High Spirits - 2026 - Off-Broadway Cast
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‘High Spirits’ Review: A Ghostly Delight From Encores!
8 / 10
Musically, the production is at its most rewarding. The score and arrangements have the unmistakable mix of warmth and drive — those bongos! — of Broadway’s golden age, and the orchestra, under Mary-Mitchell Campbell’s direction, smoothly segues between lush finesse and brassy energy. If Lenk does not bring enough finger-snapping verve to “You’d Better Love Me,” she is more at ease in the slinky “Home Sweet Heaven” and in her duet with Pasquale “I Know Your Heart.” How can one resist being swayed by the line, “I’m drawn to you but I’m on to you”? Of such pleasures Encores! is made.
High Spirits: Death Becomes Them
9 / 10
Choreographer Ellenore Scott (Ragtime) adds a few more flourishes—“Go Into Your Trance” is a fantastic nod to Sweet Charity’s “Rich Man’s Frug”; her terrific ensemble of dancers will make you want to go home and do the Watusi. Afterward, mix yourself a very dry martini and raise a glass to Noël Coward, Encores!, and, as they say in another classic, “the two most glorious words in the English language”: musical comedy.
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Other Productions of High Spirits
| 1964 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
| 1964 | West End |
London Production West End |
| 1981 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival [Cancelled] Broadway |
| 2026 | Off-Broadway |
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