Six Performances over two weekends:
November 1, 2, 3, 8, 9 & 10
at The Academy of Music Northampton, MA
See Gilbert & Sullivan's Mikado you’ve never seen it before! Set in the Highlands of Scotland, it tells the story of a wandering minstrel and the dainty maiden he loves, a tailor who became the Lord High Executioner and the McAdo who leads them all. VLO is bringing new life to this wonderful operetta with beautiful voices, lively dancing, sumptuous costumes, and lots and lots of humor.
Stage Director • Jacqueline Haney
Music Director • Aldo Fabrizi
Choreographer • Emily Moner
Coordinating Producer • Ted Blaisdell
Matinee performances on November 2, 3, 9, and 10 will be preceded by a pre-curtain talk given by Michael Greenebaum, a founding member of the company and the conductor of two of its productions of The Mikado. He will explain why The Mikado set in Japan became The McAdo set in Scotland and why our delight in the glories of this opera should be accompanied by sensitivity to issues surrounding its performance. Ticket holders should enter the auditorium a few minutes before 1 o’clock and come forward to the front of the auditorium for the talk, which is intended for all ages.
CAST LIST
Wynn Somme Elaine Crane
Katishaugh Kathy Blaisdell
Wee Jo Rory Mason
Pretty Jean Katelyn Geary
Chorus of Lassies
Lisa Amato Ekua Ampiah-Bonney
Nina Fischer Hannah Holmberg
Faith Kaufmann Nichole Kelly
Elysse Link Emily Moner
Cassidy Pawul Nina Pollard
Amanda Seymour
McAdo David Belew
Pischtusch Jeff Erb
Pubagh David Leslie
Coco Thom Griffin
Nanky-Doug Brad Amidon
Chorus of Lads
Richmond Ampiah-Bonney Bart Bales
Theodore Blaisdell Paul Peelle
Kevin Cox Ted Fijal
Gordon Freed Ethan Friedman
David Mix Barrington Mark McMenamin