HMS Pinafore in Concert
by Gilbert & Sullivan Austin
Mar. 02 - Mar. 03, 2019
Friday-Saturday
GILBERT & SULLIVAN AUSTIN 's MID-SEASON PRODUCTION
Set sail for wondrous music o'er the bright blue sea!
Gilbert & Sullivan Austin presents a Concert Performance of “H.M.S. Pinafore.” This classic Gilbert & Sullivan comic opera is a beautiful and romantic tale of a lowly sailor and his love for the captain’s daughter. “H.M.S. Pinafore” is a comic opera full of topsy-turvy humor and boatloads of bright and cheerful tunes. Audiences of all ages will be captivated by this classic presentation of majestic music. Two performances.
Ralph MacPhail, Jr. is Artistic and Stage Director, with Jeffrey Jones-Ragona as Music Director. Grand piano accompaniment by Jeanne Sasaki.
Performers include Abigail Adams, Whit Allee, Bruno César Barbosa, Bonnie Bogovich, Corinna Browning, Patricia Combs, Garrett Cordes, Arthur DiBianca, Andy Fleming, Chantal Freeman, Leann Fryer, Gary Hallock, Jake Jacobsen, Janette Jones, Robert LeBas, Reagan Murdock, Scott Poppaw, Jeffrey Jones-Ragona, Erica Salinas, Ian Stilwell, and Jay Young.
All dialogue and lyrics will be captioned.
Cast:
Josephine: Chantal Freeman
Rafe Rackstraw: Jeffrey Jones-Ragona
Captain Corcoran: Robert LeBas
Little Buttercup: Bonnie Bogovich
Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B: Arthur DiBianca
Boatswain: Bruno Barbosa
Ship’s Carpenter: Scott Poppaw
Cousin Hebe: Abigail Adams
Sailors: Garrett Paul Schlechte Cordes, Ian Stilwell, Whit Allen, Bradley Boatright, Gary Hallock, Jay Young, Jake Jacobsen
Sisters, Cousins and Aunts: Leann Rosemary Fryer, Corinna Browning, Patricia Combs, Janette Jones
“H.M.S. Pinafore” satirizes the snobbery and hypocrisy of the English social system of the day, as the beautiful daughter of the ship’s captain falls in love with a lowly seaman. This groundbreaking musical also pokes good-natured fun at patriotism, party politics, the Royal Navy, and the appointment of unqualified people to positions of authority.
“H.M.S. Pinafore” opened at the Opera Comique in London on May 25, 1878. The first authorized production in America opened on December 1, 1879, with, according to legend, Gilbert on stage in the chorus. Its unprecedented popularity fostered an American audience for musical theatre, while the show itself became a model for form and content for musicals that followed. “H.M.S.Pinafore” influences in popular culture include movies and television, with references appearing in, for instance, Chariots of Fire, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Star Trek: Insurrection, The West Wing, The Simpsons, and Family Guy.
HMS Pinafore in Concert
by William S. Gilbert, Arthur Sullivan
Gilbert & Sullivan Austin
March 02 - March 03, 2019
Gilbert & Sullivan Austin presents H.M.S. Pinafore In Concert
Saturday, March 2, 2019 at 7:30 pm and Sunday, March 3 at 2 pm
Worley Barton Theater at Brentwood Christian School / 11908 N. Lamar - 78753
Tickets $8-$20 / Purchase tickets at www.gilbertsullivan.org or call (512) 474-5664.
