The New Mikado - una commedia musicale!
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Sunday: Noon – 6:00pm
1601 Civic Drive
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
*In addition to the hours noted, the Ticket Office is also open one hour prior and thirty minutes after curtain for ticketed performances, including performances on Mondays.
Presented by Lamplighters Musical Theatre
Directed by Ellen Brooks
Conducted by Baker Peeples
August 5 - 7, 2016
In a time when flirting was a capital offense, a handsome wandering minstrel has fallen in love with the beautiful fiancée to the recently appointed Lord High Executioner. Chaos, desperation, and comical mayhem ensue in classic Gilbert & Sullivan style, with impromptu marriages, substitute executionees, forged death certificates, and the revelation of a prince in disguise.
Running Time: approx. 2 hours 45 minutes, with one intermission
Directed by Ellen Brooks
Conducted by Baker Peeples
August 5 - 7, 2016
In a time when flirting was a capital offense, a handsome wandering minstrel has fallen in love with the beautiful fiancée to the recently appointed Lord High Executioner. Chaos, desperation, and comical mayhem ensue in classic Gilbert & Sullivan style, with impromptu marriages, substitute executionees, forged death certificates, and the revelation of a prince in disguise.
Running Time: approx. 2 hours 45 minutes, with one intermission
The comic satire of this brilliant work, ever relevant, is aimed at the timeless and universal frailties of our shared human nature, as told through Gilbert and Sullivan's hilarious plot line, ingenious dialogue, memorable characters, and gorgeous music. This new production will be moved from the traditional setting of a fictitious Japanese village to a re-imagined Renaissance Italy, the home of rapid cultural exchange, scientific advancement and artistic creativity, the tradition of commedia dell’arte, and the favored setting for many of Shakespeare’s greatest creations. The production will be changed visually to reflect our new setting, and a minimal number of necessary edits will be made to the names and dialogue, but this classic masterpiece will otherwise remain intact. We are excited about our new production of The Mikado and hope you will be too!