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Follow on Google News | San Francisco's Lamplighters Music Theatre announce 64th SeasonThis will be the Lamplighters' 22nd production of the comic masterpiece THE MIKADO. Reinvented for the 21st Century, the traditional setting of a fictitious Japanese village will be moved to a re-imagined Renaissance Italy, the home of rapid cultural exchange, scientific advancement, artistic creativity, and commedia dell'arte. The Mikado is an eternally relevant comic satire on the timeless and universal frailties of our shared human nature. Visual changes will reflect the new setting, and a minimal number of necessary edits will be made to the names and dialogue, but the hilarious plot line, memorable characters and gorgeous music will otherwise remain intact. Ellen Brooks stage directs and Baker Peeples conducts such classics as "The Little List Song", "Three Little Maids", and "Tit-willow" Come November it's time for Lamplighter's zany ANNUAL CHAMPAGNE GALA & AUCTION. An original satire set (mostly) to the music of Sir Arthur Sullivan; a Lamplighters Gala is a unique event - more fun-raiser than fundraiser. Lamplighters will again be presenting the Gala in two venues: Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, and the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco. The production is currently in the writing stages, creating a new addition to previous hilarious titles such as Return of the Deadeye, Upside-Downton Abbey, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern's Excellent Adventure, Apocalypse Later, Major General Hospital, and The Phantom of the Operetta. In February 2017 the Company will revisitGilbert & Sullivan's comic masterpiece, PATIENCE, in which Gilbert & Sullivan take direct aim at the late 19th Century "Aesthetic Movement" led most famously by Oscar Wilde. Reginald Bunthorne, the aesthete-to- Finally, for the Lamplighters special spring show they bring back a popular favorite, A SONG TO SING, O! THE GILBERT & SULLIVAN STORY, which recounts the artistic collaboration of W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan as told in their own words from their letters and diaries, and includes selections from all 13 of their musical creations. This production - conceived, written and directed by Lamplighters Artistic Director Emeritus, Barbara Heroux, will be conducted by Resident Music Director Baker Peeples, and is a great way to introduce new friends to the world of Gilbert & Sullivan. Season Tickets are on sale now, single tickets will be on sale in June. For any general enquiries, call the Lamplighters at 415-227-4797 or info@lamplighters.org. THE MIKADO Lesher Center for the Arts (http://lamplighters.org/ Friday, August 5 • 8PM; Saturday, August 6 • 2PM & 8PM; Sunday, August 7 • 2PM 925-943-7469 · lesherartscenter.org Mountain View Center for Performing Arts (http://lamplighters.org/ Saturday, August 13 • 2PM & 8PM; Sunday, August 14 • 2PM 650-903-6000 · mvcpa.com Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (http://lamplighters.org/ Thursday, August 18 • 8PM; Friday, August 19 • 8PM; Saturday, August 20 • 2PM & 8PM; Sunday, August 21 • 2PM 415-978-2787 · ybca.org Bankhead Theater (http://tickets.livermoreperformingarts.org/ Saturday, August 27 • 8PM; Sunday, August 28 • 2PM 925-373-6800 · bankheadtheater.org ANNUAL CHAMPAGNE GALA AND AUCTION Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts (http://lamplighters.org/ Sunday, November 6 • Silent auction at 3PM, Performance at 4pm 650-903-6000 · mvcpa.com Herbst Theatre (http://lamplighters.org/ Sunday, November 13 • Silent auction at 3PM, Performance at 4pm 415-392-4400 · cityboxoffice.com GILBERT & SULLIVAN'S PATIENCE Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater (http://lamplighters.org/ Friday, February 3, 2017 • 8PM; Saturday, February 4 • 2PM & 8PM; Sunday, February 5 • 2PM 415-978-2787 · ybca.org Lesher Center for the Arts (http://lamplighters.org/ Friday, February 10, 2017 • 8PM; Saturday, February 11 2PM & 8PM; Sunday, February 12 • 2PM 925-943-7469 · lesherartscenter.org (https://lesherartscenter.showare.com/ Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts (http://lamplighters.org/ Saturday, February 18, 2017 • 8PM; Sunday, February 19 • 2PM 650-903-6000 · mvcpa.com A SONG TO SING, O! The Gilbert & Sullivan Story Herbst Theatre (http://lamplighters.org/ Saturday, April 22, 2017 • 8PM; Sunday, April 23 • 2PM 415-392-4400 · cityboxoffice.com Napa Valley Opera House (http://lamplighters.org/ Sunday, April 30, 2017 • 2PM 866-468-3399 · nvoh.org Lesher Center for the Arts (http://lamplighters.org/ Thursday, May 4, 2017 • 8PM 925-943-7469 · lesherartscenter.org (https://lesherartscenter.showare.com/ Menlo-Atherton Center for the Performing Arts (http://lamplighters.org/ Sunday, May 14, 2017 • 3PM 415-227-4797 · lamplighters.org A Brief History and Bio of Lamplighters Music Theatre Lamplighters Music Theatre was founded in 1952 to produce the comic operas of librettist W.S. Gilbert and composer Arthur Sullivan, and is now recognized as one of the world's pre-eminent Gilbert & Sullivan companies. The Lamplighters' repertoire includes all the surviving works of these creative geniuses, as well as a select group of comic operas and classic musicals by other composers that exemplify their artistic vision. Critically acclaimed artistic successes for the Lamplighters include honors for Best Production and Best Director at the International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival in Buxton, England and local awards in nearly every performance, direction, and design category, including Outstanding Production of a Musical at the 2015 Annual Theatre Bay Area Awards. The hallmarks of a Lamplighters production are lavish costumes and sets, live orchestra, excellent comic acting, and gorgeous unamplified singing that showcases the beauty and purity of the human voice. www.lamplighters.org End
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