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Encore! - Season 1
Executive producer Christine Bell offers a new musical look as he reunites a high school band. In this series, each former student regains his role from his original production in front of a group of choreographers and vocal trainers who offer a perfect model in the music world.
18 October 1969, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
5 April 1978, Buffalo, New York, USA
18 February 1970, Seal Beach, California, USA
March 10, 1983 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA
November 11, 2019
All in all, Encore! is a bumpy production that doesn't feel quite ready for the public, yet has undeniable charms.
November 12, 2019
Sweet nostalgia on warm, lovable musical reality show.
November 13, 2019
I am quite in love with the Kristen Bell-produced "Encore!," a machine for dredging up deep feelings, in which the cast of a high school musical reunites after many years to stage it again.
November 11, 2019
Ultimately, the problem with Encore! is one of time and the limitations of a one-hour show happening upon more real-life drama than was expected. The series needed to have spent more time with the classmates to better address their shared histories.
November 15, 2019
Encore! is guilty of orbiting the cliches of theater as an accepting "family," and that as painful as high school is, it all gets better eventually. But it also subverts its own messaging.
November 14, 2019
Stream it if you're a big musical theater geek or did drama in high school or college.
November 11, 2019
Chances are that if you're in the Encore! target audience, you won't be disappointed regardless. You might be jealous that you're not on the show, but you won't be disappointed.
November 12, 2019
Despite the shortcomings of Encore's format, it's clear that each performer is having a blast reconnecting with their past, and it's fun to get a peek into the personalities and interpersonal dynamics that motivate these former co-stars.
November 13, 2019
It's a sweet idea in theory, until it's actually happening, and then it just seems creepy.
November 12, 2019
Were it not for the evidence of a shared history on display, the adults playing kids in Annie may as well be strangers, and that lets some of the air out of Encore's intriguing setup.
November 11, 2019
A well-made, clever show that becomes more about how we change (and how much we don't) as we go from high school to adulthood.
November 12, 2019
The moments of emotional depth and humanity are rare - though sometimes quite touching - and the moments of cringing and overproduction are plentiful.