| NY Gilbert & Sullivan Players announce 50th Anniversary Season / Free Concert / NY & Touring Dates | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 05:29 pm EDT 08/01/24 | |
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| New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players Celebrates 50th Anniversary Season! Announces NYC and Touring Dates Honoring 150 Years of Gilbert and Sullivan New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players (NYGASP), America's preeminent professional Gilbert & Sullivan repertory company, announces a Golden Jubilee , celebrating its 50th anniversary season and honoring 150 years of the wit and wonder of Gilbert & Sullivan. NYGASP kicks off the 2024-2025 season on October 19th with a gift to New York City, producing a FREE TO THE PUBLIC multi-event afternoon and evening at Symphony Space. "I look forward to sharing 50 years of NYGASP development, and 150 years of Gilbert & Sullivan history, with our ever-growing fan base and the G&S community at large on this momentous occasion," commented NYGASP Founder Albert Bergeret, who has been hailed as "the leading custodian of the G&S classics" by New York Magazine. Following the Golden Jubilee events, the celebrated full company and orchestra will perform other memorable G&S classics in New York City throughout the 2024-2025 season, including "Ruddigore" on Nov. 23rd - 24th, 2024; "The Pirates of Penzance" on Jan. 4th - 12th, 2025; and "Iolanthe" on April 5th - 6th, 2025 at the Gerald Lynch Theatre at John Jay College. On the road, NYGASP will travel two productions, H.M.S. Pinafore will set sail Jan 25th – 31st, with stops in The Villages, FL, Sarasota, FL, Tallahassee, FL, Charleston, SC, and Wilmington, NC. The company's critically acclaimed production of The Mikado will tour March 9th – 16th, with stops in Fayetteville, AR, Manhattan, KS, Marion, IL, Elgin, IL, and Clinton Township, MI. NYGASP has created its own special niche in the cultural mosaic of New York City and the nation. Since its founding in 1974, the company has presented over 2000 performances of the G&S masterpieces throughout the United States, Canada, and the U.K. captivating audiences of all ages. NYGASP's productions are charged with engaging contemporary entertainment values while retaining respect for the famous duo's comedic and musical genius. 2024-2025 New York City Schedule "Golden Jubilee 50th Anniversary": FREE TO THE PUBLIC Events Date: Saturday, October 19th 3:00 pm – Music & Multi-Media historical comparison of the 19th Century original G&S creations and NYGASP's initial production of each show since 1974. 7:30 pm – Concert with the NYGASP Company and Full Orchestra featuring "Founder's Favorites" and the NYGASP tour-de-force challenge: G&S audience requests - performed impromptu on demand! Location: Symphony Space - Peter Jay Sharp Theatre 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, New York NY Tickets: Free Admission (Reservations required). Reserve at nygasp.org "Ruddigore" Thanks to an ancestor who was cursed by a witch he persecuted, Ruddigore follows the story of the current Bad Baronet of Ruddigore - if he doesn't commit a crime every day, he will die, and the curse will be handed down to the next in line. No wonder he doesn't stick around to follow through on his destiny! He disguises himself as a "pure and blameless peasant" and leaves the title, with its attendant curse, to his younger brother. But when the ghosts of Baronets past reveal themselves in the Ruddigore Castle picture gallery he's forced out of hiding and back into the role of daily criminal. But destiny and curses aren't the most flexible of things, so the clever Baronet must figure out a way to make everyone happy in the end, especially himself. Dates: Saturday, November 23rd at 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm Sunday, November 24th at 3:00 pm Location: Gerald W. Lynch Theatre at John Jay College 524 West 59th Street, New York, NY (Between 10th and 11th Aves) "The Pirates of Penzance" On the coast of Cornwall, a band of tenderhearted pirates celebrates the coming of age of Frederic, who was mistakenly apprenticed to the pirates until his 21st birthday. Now, Frederic has vowed to devote his life to the extermination of piracy - until a ludicrous leap year snag threatens to keep him apprenticed to the pirates for life! Throw in a bevy of beauties, a brash Pirate King, the delightfully stuffy Major-General Stanley and you've got what The New York Times calls "an endearing production with high musical standards and spirited performances". Dates: Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm Sunday, January 5, 2025 at 3:00 pm Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm Sunday, January 12, 2025 at 3:00 pm Location: Gerald W. Lynch Theatre at John Jay College 524 West 59th Street, New York, NY (Between 10th and 11th Aves) "Iolanthe" A fanciful Victorian tale with a heady mix of drama and comedy, Iolanthe or The Peer and the Peri, explores whether a man who is half a fairy can find happiness in a world where to marry a mortal is a capital crime. Despite its completely whimsical premise involving fairies and fairyland, Iolanthe's topsy-turvy plot is a commentary on human nature, human foibles and political institutions that are all too familiar in any age. Sullivan's brilliant score, with echoes of Mendelsohn and other classics, is also appropriately evergreen. Dates: Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm Sunday, April 6, 2025 3:00 pm Location: Gerald W. Lynch Theatre at John Jay College 524 West 59th Street, New York, NY (Between 10th and 11th Aves) Subscriptions are available August 1. Single tickets will be available September 4. 2024-2025 Touring Schedule "H.M.S. Pinafore" January 25, 2025 – The Villages, FL – Sharon Morse Performing Arts Center January 27, 2025 – Sarasota, FL – Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall January 29, 2025 – Tallahassee, FL – Opening Nights at Florida State University January 30, 2025 – Charleston, SC – The Gaillard Center January 31, 2025 – Wilmington, NC – Thalian Hall "The Mikado" March 9, 2025 – Fayetteville, AR – Walton Arts Center March 10, 2025 – Manhattan, KS – McCain Auditorium March 12, 2025 – Marion, IL – Marion Cultural and Civic Center March 14, 2025 – Elgin, IL – Elgin Community College March 16, 2025 – Clinton Township, IL – Macomb Center May 9, 2025 – Morristown, NJ – Mayo Performing Arts Center For more information and to purchase tickets please visit: www.nygasp.org. ### New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players on social: New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nygasp/ New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NYGASP New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nygasp/ |
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