''Encore! Encore!'' is an American

sitcom A sitcom (short for situation comedy or situational comedy) is a genre of comedy produced for radio and television, that centers on a recurring cast of character (arts), characters as they navigate humorous situations within a consistent settin ...

television series created by David Angell, Peter Casey, David Lee, Chuck Ranberg and Anne Flett-Giordano, starring

Nathan Lane Nathan Lane (born Joseph Lane; February 3, 1956) is an American actor. Since 1975, he has been Nathan Lane on screen and stage, on stage and screen in both comedic and dramatic roles. He has received List of awards and nominations received by Na ...

as an opera singer. On the verge of becoming " The Fourth Tenor", Lane's character injures his vocal cords and must move in with his family, who run a vineyard in Northern California. The series premiered on NBC on September 22, 1998 and ended on January 27, 1999. ''Encore! Encore!'' struggled in the ratings from the start. After its fourth episode aired on October 27, 1998, NBC put the series on hiatus for almost two months. Thirteen episodes were ordered but the series was cancelled at midseason with two episodes left unaired. The final network episode aired on January 27, 1999. All 13 episodes later ran on Bravo.

Cast

as Joseph Pinoni * Joan Plowright as Marie Pinoni * Glenne Headly as Franceseca Pinoni * Trevor Fehrman as Michael Pinoni * Ernie Sabella as Leo Wodecki * James Patrick Stuart as Claude Bertrand

Episodes

Critical reception

A '' New York Observer'' review described the show as "the ' Moose Murders' of sitcoms -- it won't be here past Halloween, but the recollection of its awfulness will give you untold delight for years to come." For ''

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'', Tom Shales described Lane's character as "a nagging fussbudget who makes unreasonable demands on all those around him". TeeVee.org writer Chris Rywalt observed that Lane spoke with "one of those upper-crust anti-accent accents" on the show and added: "Once the show gets beyond the accents, it collapses humorlessly." In contrast, ''

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'' gave a very positive review to the show's debut, saying it possessed the "most accomplished, high-powered cast on television."

References

External links

* * {{epguides, id=EncoreEncore 1998 American television series debuts 1999 American television series endings 1990s American multi-camera sitcoms American English-language television shows Television shows set in California Television series by CBS Studios NBC sitcoms