The collection is a sampler of delights, including numbers from The Mikado, The Pirates of Penzance, HMS Pinafore, Iolanthe, Ruddigore, and The Yeomen of the Guard. bring back some of the best—Art DiBianca as the very model of a modern major general, for example, Shelby Schisler as Mad Margaret, and Sam Johnson as the Pirate King—and provide new faces and new combinations. Director Holton Johnson and GSA Music Director Jeffrey Jones-Ragona also step up for powerful entertainments. All fifteen scenes take place on the GSA “home stage,” recorded with meticulous attention to lighting, sound, and video to Jeanne Sasaki’s accompaniment on the grand piano. The program is subtitled “Wish You Were Here” as the GSA reminder that the safety of its cherished audiences is at the heart of the company’s planning. The 400 seats of the theatre were empty as performers, directors, and technical staff collaborated to produce the gift of G&S wit and music for the holidays. ------------------------------------------ Other Date Info: Streaming from www.gilbertsullivan.org at any time free of charge throughout December, 2021.
Austin's Gilbert & Sullivan Society presents these familiar numbers in traditional staging to celebrate the holiday months of 2021, streaming free of charge via the GSA website throughout December, featuring celebrated local performers in duets and solos on the Worley-Barton stage, as directed by Jan Jones and Holton Johnson.
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Past dates: Through Dec. 30