Rob Dickman as "Sir Joseph Porter," Kate Masson as "Josephine" and Chris Tsocanos as "Captain Corcoran" sing about a confusing arranged marriage in the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta "H.M.S. Pinafore," ...

Despite—or perhaps because of—its mainstream popularity, H.M.S. Pinafore and other operettas by Gilbert and Sullivan are considered by many opera purists to be beneath the lofty pursuits of a ...

It's been a while since a Gilbert and Sullivan show has been on Broadway (since the 1987 revival of The Mikado, to be exact), so there is reason to recap... Gilbert and Sullivan were a legendary ...

Gilbert and Sullivan’s quintessentially British operettas have served as an entree into musical theater for generations, delighting audiences with an expanse of comedic antics and irresistible tunes.

Gilbert and Sullivan’s musical satire “Utopia, Limited” tells the story of a South Pacific island that takes the unlikely step of turning itself into a British-style limited liability company.Needless ...

Picture John Andrews, a church organist who loved Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera. Add two willing church choirs, a few outsiders and an Episcopal bishop who not only allowed performances to take ...

The women are dressed in kimonos and have donned black-bunned wigs, while the men have penciled on mustaches in preparation for a performance of Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Mikado.” Yet something is a ...

Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, in case you don't know them, are not only tuneful and hilarious, but they're also very touching and truly literate. The most popular and surely the funniest is The ...

Calling the performer "a force of nature," Holmes said "I've pulled in some songs, especially for her, that I think will suit her well, from a couple of other Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, because ...

With everything from the annual “Talk Like a Pirate Day” to the appeal of Johnny Depp’s Captain Jack Sparrow, contemporary culture has taken a golden shine to pirates. THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE What: ...