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
Wynn Somme
Elaine Crane
Elaine Crane
McAdo
David Belew
David Belew
Nanky-Doug
Brad Amidon
Brad Amidon
Katishaugh
Kathy Blaisdell
Kathy Blaisdell
Coco
Thom Griffin
Thom Griffin
Pretty Jean
Katelyn Geary
Katelyn Geary
Pubagh
David Leslie
David Leslie
Wee Jo
Rory Mason
Rory Mason
Pischtusch
Jeff Erb
Jeff Erb
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
Chorus of Lads
Richmond Ampiah-Bonney Bart Bales
Theodore Blaisdell Paul Peelle
Mark McMenamin Kevin Cox
Gordon Freed Ethan Friedman
David Mix Barrington Ted Fijal