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4 Dramatis Personae Major-General Stanley...... James Mills* The Pirate King...... David Wannen* Samuel (His Lieutenant)...... David Macaluso* Frederic (The Pirate Apprentice)...... Alex Corson Sergeant of Police...... David Auxier* Mabel...... Sarah Caldwell Smith* Major-General Stanley’s Wards Edith...... Erika Person* Kate...... Amy Maude Helfer* Isabel...... Laura Sudduth* Ruth (Pirate Maid-of-all-work)...... Angela Christine Smith* Ensemble of Pirates, Police, and Major-General Stanley’s Wards Elisabeth Cernadas*, Brooke Collins*, Louis Dall’Ava*, Lauren Frankovich*, Michael Galante, Merrill Grant*, Andy Herr*, Sarah Hutchison*, Lance Olds*, Chris-Ian Sanchez*, Cameron Smith, Matthew Wages*, Emily Wright* Dance Captain: David Auxier*

Scene ACT I - A Rocky Seashore on the Coast of ACT II - A Ruined Chapel by Moonlight

There will be one fifteen minute-intermission. Latecomers will be seated at an appropriate interval in the performance. *These Actors and Stage Managers are members of Actor’s Equity Association, the Union of professional Actors and Stage Managers in the . The photographing or sound recording of this performance or possession of any device for such photographing or sound recording is prohibited.

Company & Production Staff Artistic Director/General Manager...... Albert Bergeret Executive Director...... David Wannen Director of Administration & Box Office...... Joseph Rubin Wardrobe...... Gail J. Wofford, Annette Dieli Concession Sales...... Alan Hill General Counsel...... Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP Company Photographers...... William Reynolds Orchestra Contractor...... Stephen K. Charpie Travel Agency...... Tour Resources International

5 Synopsis When Frederic was still a little boy, During the ensuing days and nights, his nurse (Ruth) was told to apprentice however, this lie troubles the Major-Gen- him to become a pilot. She heard the eral's conscience. He sits brooding over word incorrectly and apprenticed him to it at night in a ruined chapel. He is con- a band of pirates, remaining with them soled by his wards' sympathy and Freder- herself as a maid-of-all-work. Although ic's plan of immediately leading a band of Frederic loathed the trade to which he police against the pirates. The police are had thus been bound, he dutifully served. reluctant, but Frederic is still enthusiastic. As the curtain rises, his indentures are up Meanwhile the Pirate King and Ruth and he announces his intention to leave seek out Frederic with surprising news. the band and devote himself to the exter- They have discovered that his indentures mination of piracy. He urges the pirates to were to run until his twenty first birthday, join him in embracing a more lawful call- and – as he was born in Leap Year on ing, but they refuse. Ruth, however, wish- February 29th – he has really had as yet es to become his wife. Having seen but only five birthdays. Obeying the dictates few women during his pirate life at sea, of his strong sense of duty, he immedi- Frederic hesitates to accept a woman so ately rejoins the pirates and tells them much older than himself, but he finally of the deception that has been practiced consents to take her. upon them by Major-General Stanley. The Just then a group of girls, all the Pirate King and Ruth storm off threaten- wards of Major-General Stanley, happen ing revenge, and Frederic sadly bids Ma- upon the scene. Frederic sees their beau- bel farewell. ty – and Ruth's plainness – and renounc- When Mabel tells the police of this es her. Of these girls, Mabel takes a par- change they comment on their unfortu- ticular interest in Frederic, and he in her. nate lot, then decide to hide. The pirates The other girls are seized by the pirates storm the chapel, seize the Major-Gener- and threatened with immediate marriage. al, and easily defeat the unarmed police- When the Major-General arrives, he can men; however, when requested to yield dissuade the pirates only by a ruse: he “in ’s name,” they do so at tells them that he is an orphan, and so once. Ruth reveals that these apparent- works upon their sympathies that they let ly lawless pirates are “all noblemen who him and his wards go free. have gone wrong.” The Major-General pardons all and allows them to marry his wards.

Musical Numbers OVERTURE ACT I "Pour, O Pour the Pirate Sherry" (Opening Chorus and Solo)...... Pirates and Samuel "When Frederic Was a Little Lad" (Solo)...... Ruth "Oh, Better Far to Live and Die" (Solo and Chorus)...... Pirate King and Pirates "Oh, False One, You Have Deceived Me!" (Recitative and Duet)...... Frederic and Ruth "Climbing over Rokcy Mountain" (Chorus and Solos)...... Girls, Edith, and Kate "Stop, Ladies, Pray!" (Recitative and Chorus)...... Frederic, Edith, Kate, and Girls

6 continued on page 7 Musical Numbers, continued from page 6 "Oh, Is There Not One Maiden Breast" (Solos and Chorus).....Frederic, Mabel, and Girls "Poor Wandering One!" (Solo and Chorus)...... Mabel and Girls "What Ought We to Do" (Solos and Chorus)...... Edith, Kate, and Girls "How Beautifully Blue the Sky" (Chattering Chorus and Duet)...... Girls, Mabel and Frederic "Stay, We Must Not Lose Our Senses" (Recitative and Chorus)...... Frederic, Girls and Pirates "Hold, Monsters!" (Recitative and Chorus)...... Mabel, Samuel Major-General, Girls, and Pirates "I am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General" (Solo and Chorus) Major-General Girls, and Pirates "Oh, Men of Dark and Dismal Fate" (Finale of Act 1)...... Ensemble

ACT II "Oh, Dry the Glistening Tear" (Opening Chorus and Solo)...... Girls and Mabel "Then, Frederic, Let Your Escort Lion-Hearted" (Recitative)...... Major-General and Frederic "When the Foeman Bears Hist Steel" (Solos and Chorus)...... Sergeant, Mabel, Edith Kate, Major-General, Police, and Girls "Now for the Pirates' Lair!" (Recitative)...... Frederic, Pirate King, and Ruth "When You Had Left Our Pirate Fold" (Solos, Trio, and Chant)...... Ruth, Frederic and Pirate King "Away, Away! My Heart's on Fire" (Trio)...... Ruth, Frederic, and Pirate King "All is Prepared" (Recitative)...... Mabel and Frederic "Stay, Frederic, Stay!" (Duet)...... Mabel and Frederic "No, I am Brave!" (Recitative, Solo, and Chorus)...... Mabel, Sergeant, and Police "When a Felon's Not Engaged in His Employment" (Solo and Chorus)...... Sergeant and Police "A Rollicking Band of Pirates We" (Chorus and Solo)...... Pirates, Sergeant, and Police "With Cat-Like Tread, upon Our Prey We Steal" (Chorus and Solo)...... Pirates, Police and Samuel "Hush, Hush! Not a Word" (Recitative, Chorus, and Solo)...... Frederic, Pirates Police and Major-General "Sighing Softly to the River" (Ballad and Finale of Act II)...... Major-General and Ensemble

Who's Who in the Cast David Auxier (Sergeant of Police) Isaac worked in or on all 13 G&S . He Asimov Award Recipient for Artistic conceived and directed last year's criti- Achievement 2015-16. Favorite NYGASP cally acclaimed, reimagined production roles: Captain Corcoran (Pinafore), Ser- of and the award-winning hit geant (Pirates), Pish-Tush (Mikado). Mr. G&S cabaret revue I’ve Got a Little Twist, Auxier has been co-director and compa- and wrote the book for NYGASP's origi- ny choreographer since 2010 and has continued on page 8 7 Who's Who in the Cast, continued from page 7 nal G&S à la Carte! David is also a MAC Penzance), Ralph (H.M.S. Pinafore), Mar- Award nominated songwriter and is cur- co (), Monostatos (The rently penning an all-original musical. Magic Flute), Mercury/Orpheus (Orpheus www.davidauxier.com in the Underworld), and Tony (West Side Elisabeth Cernadas (Ensemble) Off- Story). : New York Louis Dall'Ava (Ensemble) has performed Players at Center - Pirates 29 principal G&S roles, 21 of those with of Penzance (Kate), The Mikado, HMS NYGASP. Some of his favorite NYGASP Pinafore, also national tours: ; credits include Don Alhambra del Bolero ; Utopia, Limited; (The Gondoliers), Pooh-Bah (The Mikado), (Berthe); ; Yeomen of the Guard. the little klutzy cop as well as the Pirate Regional: Godspell (Joanne), The Full King (The Pirates of Penzance), and Dick Monty (Estelle), Cinderella (Cinderella) Deadeye (H.M.S. Pinafore). Pooh-Bah Into The Woods (The Baker’s Wife), Bye with Mobile and Sorg Opera. Di- Bye Birdie (Mayor’s Wife); New York Fringe recting: The Theatre at Monmouth (ME), Festival, New York Musical Theater Festi- Opera Naples & Gulfshore Opera (FL), Op- val, Algonquin Arts Theater, Morgan Wix- era Northeast. Mr. Dall’Ava is the 2005– on Theater, Jarvis Conservatory, Bay Area 06 recipient of NYGASP’s Classical Harmonies, Ivoryton Playhouse, Award for Artistic Achievement. Shakespeare Santa Cruz. International: Festival Lyrique en Mer, Belle Ile (France), Lauren Frankovich (Ensemble) NYGASP Spoleto Festival (Italy) The International since 2009, including: The Mikado (Peep- Gilbert & Sullivan Festival (England). Bo), (Sacharissa), The Sor- cerer (covering Constance), Patience, Brooke Collins (Ensemble) has performed Iolanthe, and The Pirates of Penzance. the entire G&S canon! Favorite roles in- Lauren made her Carnegie Hall solo de- clude Josephine (H.M.S. Pinafore), Ange- but in 2014 performing “Make Our Gar- lina (), Fiametta (The Gondo- den Grow” with EVUSA and the NY Pops. liers) and Phylla (Utopia, Limited). She has Other credits include: Babes in Toyland received awards from the Commission (The Little Orchestra Society), Le nozze on Presidential Scholars in the Arts, the di Figaro (Barbarina), Fairy Queen (Fairy), National Foundation for Advancement in West Side Story (Maria), and Gypsy (Baby the Arts, and the National Association of June). TV: Celebrity Ghost Stories (Debbie Teachers of Singing. Brooke attended the Matenopoulos); M.M. School Walnut Hill School for the Arts, Harvard of Music, B.M. University of Illinois at Ur- University, and the Peabody Conservato- bana-Champaign. ry. Her children, Isadora (6) and Asher (3) are huge NYGASP fans. Michael Galante (Ensemble) NYGASP since 1987! Michael has performed the Alex Corson (Frederic) is excited to re- entire G&S canon and The Rose of Persia turn for his fifth year with NYGASP af- with NYGASP. Credits include Lord Dra- ter his debut in in 2012. maleigh in Utopia, Limited and Francesco Appearing in operas and operettas with in The Gondoliers. Other theatre cred- companies such as Light Opera of New its include: Flute (A Midsummer Night’s Jersey, New Jersey State Opera, and New Dream), Fenton (The Merry Wives of Jersey Youth Theatre, credits include Er- Windsor), Lennie (Of Mice and Men) and nesto (Don Pasquale), Frederic (Pirates of 8 continued on page 9 Who's Who in the Cast, continued from page 8 Moonface (Anything Goes). Michael was also a proud member of AEA. Enjoy the the 2008-2009 recipient of NYGASP’s show! Isaac Asimov Award for Artistic Achieve- Sarah Hutchison (Ensemble) Proud NY- ment. GASPer since 2009! She was last seen Merrill Grant (Ensemble) is thrilled to as Lady Psyche in Princess Ida, as well as join NYGASP for her third season! She Kate (Yeomen of the Guard), Olga (Grand has performed Yum-Yum in The Mikado Duke), and in 8 additional G&S produc- in Indianapolis, and sang and danced in tions in NYC and on tour. Her most excit- several operas as a member of the Opera ing "strange adventure" took her to Chi- Chorus with Indianapolis Opera. She per- na as soloist for the Hollywood Concert formed operetta arias in Graz, Austria and Orchestra's 2013-2014 China tour, along a Spanish Zarzuela in Napa Valley. In New with fellow NYGASPer Chris-Ian Sanchez. York, she has participated in developing Graduate of Muhlenberg College. Thanks new works for in many to my amazing family & friends for their Equity readings, and with the NYMF and love and support! Proud member of Ac- Fringe festivals. Her cabaret act on Shir- tors’ Equity. "Keep Calm & Patter On..." ley Temple played New York and the Ed- inburgh Festival in Scotland. David Macaluso (Samuel) A graduate of Manhattan School of Music, David Amy Maude Helfer (Kate) Entire G&S has performed in operas, musicals, new canon with NYGASP since 2008, includ- works and recordings throughout the US, ing: Phoebe, Tessa, Pitti-Sing, Kate, Me- Off-Broadway & abroad. Most recently he lissa, Angela, Saphir, Leila, Kalyba. Opera: was managing producer, performer & col- Cherubino at Dayton Opera, Nancy (Albert laborative director in NYGASP's sold out Herring) at Bronx Opera, Hansel at Bos- Cox & Box. Credits include Sir Joseph/ ton Lyric Opera, Cenerentola, Stéphano. Buttercup in NY Drama Desk Award-nom- Recently: Phoebe (Yeomen) at Winter Op- inated Pinafore (Vortex Theater) and era Saint Louis, Petra (Night Music), Lord Robin Oakapple/co-producer of the in- Nelson Mass at Carnegie Hall, Baba the ternationally-acclaimed House of Murga- Turk with String Orchestra of Brooklyn, troyd at the International G&S Festival in Mercédès at Opera Theater of CT. Lotte England. Favorite roles include Strephon, Lenya Competition Semi-Finalist (2013). Grosvenor, Luiz, Che (Evita), Sparky (For- Upcoming: Golden Age/Bernstein con- ever Plaid), Motel (Fiddler), Molina (Spi- cert at Sanibel Music Festival, Mrs. Lovett derwoman), Falke (Fledermaus). (Sweeney Todd) at Hawaii Performing Arts Festival. Proud member of AEA. For James Mills (Major-General Stanley) cel- Mom. www.amymaudehelfer.com ebrated his 10th season with NYGASP last year by completing the G&S canon. Andy Herr (Ensemble) NYGASP credits Recently seen as John Wellington Wells include Pooh-Bah (The Mikado), Synthius (The Sorcerer), favorite G&S roles include (Princess Ida), The Pirates of Penzance, the (Iolanthe), Reginald H.M.S. Pinafore, Ruddigore, and The Gon- Bunthorne (Patience), Jack Point (The doliers. Other past credits include: Mid- Yeomen of the Guard), and Major-Gener- summer Night’s Dream (Bottom), Play On al Stanley (The Pirates of Penzance). In (Billy), Amigo Duende (Barrigon), Barefoot addition to performing, James is a Stage in the Park (Paul), among others. He is continued on page 10 9 Who's Who in the Cast, continued from page 9 Director for the College Light Opera Com- ia Music Theatre, Carousel Dinner The- pany in Falmouth, MA where he recently atre and Surflight Theatre!), Mereb (Aida), mounted productions of The Yeomen of Judah (Joseph), Roger (Grease), Tommy the Guard, Patience, and The Hunchback Keeler in Annie Get Your Gun (Surflight of Notre Dame. He is a proud member of Theatre), and James the Elder in Jesus AEA. Christ Superstar (K.C. Starlight Theatre). Worked with NY City Opera in Dead Man Lance Olds (Ensemble) NYGASP since Walking, Carmen and L’Etoile. 1997: 11 of the 13 (all but Grand Duke and Sorcerer). Lance married company Sarah Caldwell Smith (Mabel) Debut with member Lauren Wenegrat 10 years ago NYGASP: Mabel (The Pirates of Penzance) and they are the proud parents of Anwyn at New York City Center. Ms. Smith’s prin- and Declan. First national tour Footloose cipal roles with the company include (understudied Christian Borle). Off-Broad- the title role in Patience, Yum-Yum (The way: Mark Twain’s Blues. Regional: Ken- Mikado), Rose Maybud (Ruddigore), Gi- nedy Center, Seattle Rep, Weston Play- anetta (The Gondoliers), and Constance house. Film/TV: MTV’s Eye Candy, Far (The Sorcerer), among others. Sarah From Heaven, ballroom danced in En- also tours with NYGASP's award-winning chanted, Stepford Wives, Mona Lisa Smile, cabaret, I've Got A Little Twist. NYC: City Kate & Leopold. On-camera and singer/ Center Encores! (Music in the Air), VHRP songwriter clips at www.lanceolds.com LIVE! (title roles in Naughty Marietta and The Fortune Teller, Grace Holbrook in The Erika Person (Edith) debuted with NY- Princess Pat, in ), GASP as Iolanthe in 2004. She has since Avery Fisher solo debut as Infant Casmi- sung Tessa (Gondoliers), Phoebe (Yeo- ra (Candide) with National Chorale, Blond- men), Pitti-Sing (Mikado), Lady Angela chen (Die Entführung aus dem Seraglio). (Patience), Dame Hannah (Ruddigore), Hebe (Pinafore), and Lady Sophy (Uto- Angela Christine Smith (Ruth) most re- pia, Limited), and received NYGASP’s cently appeared in the title role of Prin- 2014 Isaac Asimov Award. She has sung cess Pat with Renaissance at Carnegie Hall, New York City Center, Project LIVE!. G&S roles: Queen of the Jazz at , Symphony Space, Fairies, Buttercup, Ruth, Katisha, Lady and with opera companies across the Blanche, Lady Jane, Dame Carruthers, country. With NYGASP, she has sung in Duchess of Plaza-Toro, and Baroness theaters across the U.S., and made inter- von Krakenfeldt. Additional credits: Proud national debuts in Canada and England. cast member of NYGASP’s award-win- Erika resides and teaches voice in the Los ning cabaret I've Got a Little Twist; 2014 Angeles area. www.erikaperson.com International G&S Festival in Harrogate, England; recipient of the Isaac Asimov Chris-Ian Sanchez (Ensemble) NYGASP Award for Artistic Achievement; perfor- since 2004: has performed the entire mances with Ardea Arts, Opera Singers G&S canon with this Company! Other Initiative, Belleayre Festival Opera, Light credits include Passing It On (Coconut Opera of New York (LOONY), Opera Sara- Grove Playhouse with Len Cariou), Ga- toga and Opera Delaware. stone in La Traviata (Queens Symphony Orchestra), Thuy in Miss Saigon (Actor’s Cameron Smith (Ensemble) has sung Playhouse–Carbonell Nomination, Virgin- Nanki-Poo, Ralph Rackstraw, Edwin, and Lord Tolloller with NYGASP; other credits 10 continued on page 11 Who's Who in the Cast, continued from page 10 include Lake George Opera, Tanglewood, ro (The Serenade). Proud member of AEA and Caramoor. M.M. Manhattan School and SAG/AFTRA. www.matthewwages. of Music. He is a marathoner and triath- com lete, plays guitar and drums, brews his David Wannen (The Pirate King) NYGASP own beer, and takes care of two amazing since 2004. NYGASP favorites include daughters!! The Pirate King (The Pirates of Penzance), Laura Sudduth (Isabel) NYGASP since Wilfred Shadbolt (The Yeomen of the 2012. Laura made her NYGASP debut Guard), Colonel Calverley (Patience), Par- in The Mikado at New York City Center amount (Utopia), Pvt. Willis (Iolanthe), Sul- and is thrilled to be back. Favorite roles tan (The Rose of Persia), Arac (Princess performed include Anne in A Little Night Ida), Bill Bobstay (H.M.S. Pinafore) and Music, Amor in L’Incoronazione di Pop- the title role in The Mikado. Tours: Beauty pea, Peep-Bo in The Mikado and Susan- and the Beast (Beast u/s), Camelot with na in Le Nozze di Figaro (Pacific Opera the late Robert Goulet (Lancelot u/s); Re- Theatre-UOP), Despina in Cosi Fan Tutte, gional: Nominated Best Featured Actor Gianetta in L’elisir d’Amore (UMKC Opera), by Philadelphia Inquirer for Camelot with and Sandy in The Prime of Miss Jean Bro- Media Theater. Producer, 2017 The Mika- die (Santa Rosa Summer Repertory The- do; Co-Producer & Original Cast, I've Got atre). Regional Theatre: Kansas City Rep- a Little Twist! Executive Director, NYGASP. ertory Theatre (Saved! The Musical), The David would like to send his love to his Coterie Theatre (The Outsiders). family: Cole, Sam, Olivia, Jamé! Matthew Wages (Ensemble) began Emily Wright (Ensemble) NYGASP since his professional endeavors in Opera 2009. Emily has performed most of the Comíque with NYGASP and complet- Gilbert & Sullivan Canon and choreo- ed the entire G&S canon last season as graphed community productions of The Florian (Princess Ida). Recent ‘dramatis Pirates of Penzance and The Mikado. personae’: Bouncer (Sullivan’s Cox & Box), She is well-versed in many music genres, Lord Mountararat (Iolanthe), Giuseppe and performs nationally in concert work Palmieri (Gondoliers), Major Murgatroyd alongside her husband, , Vincent (Patience), Dick Deadeye & Bill Bobstay Ricciardi. Her favorite musical theatre (H.M.S. Pinafore), Sergeant of Police & roles include: Eliza Doolittle (My Fair Samuel (Pirates of Penzance), and Rod- Lady), Julie Jordan (Carousel), and Lucy eric (Ruddygore: Revisited) at the Interna- (You're a Good Man Charlie Brown). But tional Gilbert and Sullivan Festival in Har- her favorite role is being Mom to Mikey. rogate, U.K.; Principal with VHRP, Proud member of AEA. www.eandventer- Live!, Sandor (The Fortune Teller), Rome- tainment.com

11 Who's Who in the Company Albert Bergeret (Artistic Director/General Joshua Strone (Production Stage Manag- Manager) Mr. Bergeret is a career-long er) is a graduate of University of Miami in professional specialist in the works of Theatre Arts, Motion Pictures, and Music Gilbert & Sullivan, having performed, Business and Entertainment Industries staged, conducted and designed every (2015). Joshua performed with NYGASP opera in the repertoire over a 40 year pe- in his younger years as Drummer Boy in riod. He has directed G&S productions for Gondoliers and Young in Yeo- university students and residency pro- men of the Guard. He's back after 2 years grams for elementary schools. He has as House Manager and Event Services been hailed as “The leading custodian of Coordinator as a part of the Broward Cen- the G&S classics” by New York Magazine ter for the Performing Arts. (Peter Davis) and his work as both stage Benjamin Weill (Lighting Designer) Benja- and musical director has been widely min Weill thrilled to be back for his fourth acclaimed in the press both in New York season as resident lighting designer for and on tour throughout the United States, NYGASP. He is the recent recipient of Canada, and the UK. Mr. Bergeret found- the BroadwayWorld New Jersey award ed NYGASP in 1974 and has served as Ar- for Best Lighting Design of a Musical. tistic Director/General Manager since its He has designed touring and sit-down inception. He has conducted and staged shows on both coasts, including: The Pi- all 13 of the works in the G&S canon as rates of Penzance, HMS Pinafore, Fiddler well as the company’s smash hit produc- on the Roof, Les Miserables, Ruddigore, tion of George Gershwin’s Of Thee I Sing. South Pacific, …Charlie Brown, Songs for a He has conducted programs with the New World, The Diary of Anne Frank, Into Buffalo Philharmonic, Orchestra London the Woods, Book of Days, The Crucible, in Ontario Canada, Northwest Indiana Cloud 9, Cyrano de Bergerac, and Lorca in Symphony and the Erie Philharmonic in a Green. www.benjaminweilldesign.com a program featuring Metropolitan Opera Robert Goodloe. With NYGASP Gail J. Wofford (Costume Designer/ he has also conducted and directed such Co-Founder of NYGASP) holds a Masters diverse personalities as Hal Linden, Steve of Arts in Theatre Arts from Texas Tech Allen, John Astin, Pat Carroll, Noel Harri- University. As resident costume designer son, John Rubenstein, Louis Quilico, Lan- she designed and constructed costumes do Bartolini, and , O.B.E. for The Mikado, The Pirates of Penzance, H.M.S. Pinafore, , Annette Dieli (Assistant Stage Manager) Iolanthe, Trial by Jury and other operettas. Credits include: Hartford Stage Co. (run- Gail was Costume Coordinator for N.J. ning crew), Bronx Opera (props, costume State Opera for 12 years and head of assistant), Artistic Director of her own wardrobe for the NY Grand Opera. She puppet company, assistant stage man- has executed projects for WNET, Channel ager and wardrobe for NYGASP at City 13, National Tour of Dreamgirls, the film Center and touring venues. Stage man- Mission Apollo, and worked with numer- ager for Beshert, an original musical by ous opera companies throughout the US. Ari Gold, for the NYMTF, 2012. In 2009 she was a Venue Director for NY Fringe Festival.

12 About New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players Now in its forty-fourth year of opera- (cast, orchestra and crew of 50-80 people), tion, New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players special versions of the most popular oper- (NYGASP) is America's preeminent profes- ettas designed for children's audiences, and sional Gilbert & Sullivan repertory ensem- a variety of charming concert programs ble. Under the dynamic leadership of Artis- created especially for NYGASP's "Wand'ring tic Director Albert Bergeret, who has been Minstrels" ensemble. hailed as "the leading custodian of the G&S The company's recognition and stat- classics" by New York Magazine, NYGASP ure continue to grow. In January of 2002 has created its own special niche in the the company mounted its first triumphant cultural mosaic of New York City and the season at New York’s venerable City Cen- nation. Since its founding in 1974, the com- ter, playing 3 of its most popular produc- pany has presented over 2000 performanc- tions to over 20,000 G&S enthusiasts in 3 es of the G&S masterpieces throughout the weeks. NYGASP has now played a total of United States, Canada, and the U.K. capti- 9 seasons on the City Center stage. The vating audiences of all ages. NYGASP’s CD, company makes an annual appearance at Oh, Joy! Oh, Rapture!, contains an exuberant Wolf Trap Park in Vienna, Virginia where a selection of G&S highlights and is available loyal and exuberant audience of over 5,000 for purchase at www.nygasp.org or for attends each performance. download on iTunes. NYGASP's annual New York season Mr. Bergeret’s vision for his company’s has included performances at the Peter mission is clear: to build and maintain an Norton Symphony Space on Manhattan's ensemble of professional repertory sing- Upper West Side since 1978. NYGASP is ers, actors, dancers, and musicians dedi- performing at two venues for the 2017-18 cated to bringing quality performances of season, the Marjorie S. Deane Little Theatre the Gilbert & Sullivan masterpieces to as and the Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College. wide an audience as possible. To do so he Productions include The Sorcerer, H.M.S. has developed a unique blend of creative Pinafore and Ruddigore. spontaneity and classical precision which The company has also produced a is neither revisionist in nature nor mired in unique cabaret act. I’ve Got a Little Twist, the rigidity of the more typical view of “tra- created and directed by NYGASP principal dition.” NYGASP's productions are charged David Auxier, won a 2010 Bistro Award, is with contemporary energy while retaining currently touring throughout the country, that traditional respect for the shows them- and appeared in Lincoln Center’s 2011 Atri- selves which is so important to Gilbert & um series. “Take Gilbert & Sullivan, add a Sullivan enthusiasts. The use of elaborate, TWIST of Broadway, and stir!” is Twist’s rec- but relevant, choreography and movement ipe. Highlighting Musical Theatre’s roots in is a particularly important element. Where Gilbert & Sullivan, the show is entertaining possible, topical references from the nine- for all ages. teenth century are updated when the In honor of NYGASP’s 25th anniversa- original intent would be lost on a modern ry, a dedicated fund and annual award for musical theatre audience, but without dis- artistic achievement were established in turbing the shape or scope of the material the name of a noted and much loved Gilbert as written. Gilbert’s of human foibles & Sullivan fan, the late Isaac Asimov who and sophisticated wit remain intact, while was a devoted fan of the company’s work. Sullivan’s evocative scores, which need no To date, 13 dedicated NYGASP artists have revision at all, are given the full range of vo- been honored with the award. cal and orchestral color for which they call. The company has in its repertory thirteen different complete G&S operettas 13 Rediscover the Arts Box Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. One hour before performances (windows only) Phone: (702) 895-ARTS (2787) (24-hr. information and ticket purchases during box office hours) Web: pac.unlv.edu

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