Rachel Dratch and Jeff Hiller Will Round Out You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown at Encores!

Rachel Dratch and Jeff Hiller will also star in the New York City Center Encores! production of You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown, running February 3–14.

Dratch will play Patty and Hiller will be Schroeder. They join David Hyde Pierce as Charlie Brown, Danielle Brooks as Lucy, Ayo Edebiri as Snoopy, and Jin Ha as Linus.

Tony Award winner Sam Pinkleton directs the original Clark Gesner version of the musical based on the Peanuts comic strip by Charles M. Schulz. The production will have choreography by Sunny Min-Sook Hitt and music direction by Meghann Zervoulis Bate.

In addition, Encores! announced that the Gershwin musical Let ‘Em Eat Cake will replace Hallelujah, Baby!, which will be presented in a forthcoming season. Running March 17-28, it will be directed by Zack Winokur, with guest music director Rob Berman leading the orchestra. It is presented in association with Opera Philadelphia.