Articles tagged: UMGASS
with video: UMGASS 'Pirates of Penzance' performance ends in real-life marriage proposal
Posted: Apr 29, 2013Audience members of UMGASS' April 13 performance of "The Pirates of Penzance" got to experience two happy endings, thanks to a surprise proposal involving two cast members during the show's standing ovation curtain call. Read more »
A seaworthy 'Pirates of Penzance,' thanks to talented U-M Gilbert & Sullivan group
Posted: Apr 12, 2013According to Gilbert & Sullivan, “it is a glorious thing to be a pirate king.” Equally glorious, however, is the robust production of G&S’ comic operetta “Pirates of Penzance” that opened Thursday night at Lydia ... Read more »
UMGASS mines for pirate gold in Gilbert & Sullivan's popular "Penzance"
Posted: Apr 07, 2013“Pirates of Penzance,” the well-known Gilbert & Sullivan comic operetta, has been a hit from stage to Broadway to the movies and back to the stage. Now it’s the spring production of the University of ... Read more »
with poll: Review: Strong cast makes musical magic in UMGASS' 'Iolanthe'
Posted: Dec 07, 2012What did you think of the show? Leave a comment and/or vote in the poll at the end of this post: In Gilbert & Sullivan’s “Iolanthe,” the political leaders of the time, the House of ... Read more »
UMGASS visiting fairyland by way of 'Iolanthe'
Posted: Dec 01, 2012The University of Michigan Gilbert and Sullivan Society will present “Iolanthe” Dec. 6-9 at 8 p.m. at the Lydia Mendelssohn Theater, 911 N. University in Ann Arbor. Read more »
Smooth sailing for UMGASS' enduring 'HMS Pinafore'
Posted: Mar 31, 2012Give three cheers (and once cheer more) for the cast and crew of the “HMS Pinafore.” The current production, by the University of Michigan Gilbert & Sullivan Society, is shipshape in all regards. The show, ... Read more »
Gilbert & Sullivan's popular 'HMS Pinafore' setting sail at U-M
Posted: Mar 24, 2012“HMS Pinafore,” one of Gilbert and Sullivan’s most seaworthy comic operas, will set sail Thursday-Sunday at Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre as the University of Michigan Gilbert & Sullivan Society’s spring show. “Pinafore,” which pokes fun at ... Read more »
UMGASS' non-traditional "Princess Ida" finds its footing in the second act
Posted: Dec 02, 2011It was clear from the outset this would be no ordinary staging of Gilbert & Sullivan’s comic operetta “Princess Ida.” Although the music was as expected, other parts of the show strayed about as far ... Read more »
UMGASS offering a fresh take on 'Princess Ida'
Posted: Nov 26, 2011Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Princess Ida” will have an updated look when the comic operetta opens Thursday at Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre. The show is the fall production of the University of Michigan Gilbert & Sullivan Society. ... Read more »
Another memorable - if slightly surreal - 'Mikado' from U-M's Gilbert & Sullivan Society
Posted: Apr 08, 2011Gilbert and Sullivan by way of Alice in Wonderland’s Mad Hatter? I do hope the University of Michigan Gilbert and Sullivan Society will not hire the services of the Lord High Executioner to lop off ... Read more »
UMGASS aims for a fresh take on Gilbert and Sullivan's well-known 'Mikado' comic opera
Posted: Apr 03, 2011When the University of Michigan Gilbert and Sullivan Society opens it latest production of “The Mikado” Thursday night, it will be up against some pretty stiff competition — the group’s own superb 2006 staging of ... Read more »
UMGASS' 'The Sorcerer' uses a love potion to conjure up musical magic at Lydia Mendelssohn
Posted: Dec 09, 2010"The Sorcerer" continues through Sunday. I can see why “The Sorcerer” is not one of Gilbert & Sullivan’s more popular works. It takes a while — at least halfway through the first act — to ... Read more »
Gilbert and Sullivan's lesser-known 'The Sorcerer' uses a love potion to poke musical fun at social rank
Posted: Dec 05, 2010When a show coming up at Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre employs a love potion and pokes fun at the foibles of the upper crust, chances are good it’s a Gilbert and Sullivan comic operetta, and that ... Read more »
“Gondoliers” a delightful romp into the world of Gilbert & Sullivan
Posted: Apr 02, 2010Brian Tanner, left, and Ben Bradley in "The Gondoliers." Gilbert and Sullivan’s joyful “The Gondoliers” is the perfect excuse for a springtime visit to imaginary kingdom of Barataria, which, at least until Sunday, appears to ... Read more »
Mistaken identity at heart of Gilbert & Sullivan's comic "Gondoliers"
Posted: Mar 28, 2010Brian Tanner, left, and Ben Bradley in "The Gondoliers." The University of Michigan Gilbert & Sullivan Society takes a trip to the make-believe kingdom of Barataria for it’s next show, “The Gondoliers,” which opens Thursday, ... Read more »
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