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H.M.S. Pinafore
The Lass That Loved a Sailor
Musical
Operetta
Revival
Broadway
Opening Date
May 16, 1976
Closing Date
May 23, 1976
Performances
4
Musical
Operetta
Revival
Broadway
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Open Date: May 16, 1976
Close Date: May 23, 1976
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
This production played in repertory with
The Mikado
,
The Pirates of Penzance
Theatres
Uris Theatre
(May 16, 1976 - May 23, 1976)
Description
A comic opera in two acts
Setting
Quarterdeck of H.M.S. Pinafore off Portsmouth.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
James M. Nederlander
,
Joseph Nederlander
and
Gerard Oestreicher
Produced by
James M. Nederlander
; Produced by arrangement with
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
and
Dame Bridget D'Oyly Carte
Originally produced by
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
Written by
W. S. Gilbert
; Music by
Sir Arthur Sullivan
; Musical Director:
Royston Nash
Directed by
Michael Heyland
Scenic Design by
Disley Jones
; Back cloth designed and painted by
Joseph Harker
and
Phil Harker
General Manager for Bridget D'Oyly Carte Ltd.:
Frederic Lloyd
; Company Manager for Bridget D'Oyly Carte Ltd.:
Herbert Newby
; General Manager:
Nelle Nugent
; Company Manager:
Susan Gustafson
Technical & Stage Director for Bridget D'Oyly Carte Ltd.:
Peter Riley
; Production Supervisor:
Ben Janney
Orchestra Contractor:
Mel Rodnon
Property Man:
Barry-Robert Molitch
General Press Representative:
Michael Alpert
and
Marilynn LeVine
; Production Assistant:
Sandra Mandel
and
Kim Sellon
; Advertising:
Mike Mones
and
Blaine-Thompson
John Ayldon
Dick Deadeye
Lyndsie Holland
Little Buttercup
Mrs. Cripps, a Portsmouth Bumboat Woman
Patricia Leonard
Cousin Hebe
Barbara Lilley
Josephine
the Captain's Daughter
Michael Rayner
Captain Corcoran
Commander of H.M.S. Pinafore
John Reed
The Right Honorable Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B.
First Lord of the Admiralty
Meston Reid
Ralph Rackstraw
Michael Buchan
Bob Beckett
Jon Ellison
Bill Bobstay
Boatswain
Caroline Baker
Ensemble
Patricia Ann Bennett
Ensemble
Gillian Burrows
Ensemble
Paul Burrows
Ensemble
Barry Clark
Ensemble
Malcolm Coy
Ensemble
Lorraine Dulcie-Daniels
Ensemble
Anne Egglestone
Ensemble
Josephine Hinchley
Ensemble
Gareth Jones
Ensemble
Beti Lloyd-Jones
Ensemble
Guy Matthews
Ensemble
Elsie McDougall
Ensemble
Roberta Morrell
Ensemble
Helen Moulder
Ensemble
Suzanne O'Keeffe
Ensemble
William Palmerley
Ensemble
Andrea Phillips
Ensemble
Glynis Prendergast
Ensemble
Patricia Rea
Ensemble
Edwin Rolles
Ensemble
Thomas Scholey
Ensemble
Alan Spencer
Ensemble
William Strachan
Ensemble
Vivian Tierney
Ensemble
Paul Waite
Ensemble
Michael Westbury
Ensemble
Songs
music by
Arthur Sullivan
; lyrics by
William S. Gilbert
Act 1
Sung By
We sail the ocean blue
I'm called little Buttercup
Little Buttercup
The Nightingale sigh'd for the moon's bright ray
Ralph Rackstraw and Chorus
A maiden fair to see
Ralph Rackstraw and Chorus
I am the Captain of the Pinafore
Captain Corcoran and Men's Chorus
Sorry her lot
Josephine
Over the bright blue sea Comes Sir Joseph Porter, K. C. B.
Women's Chorus
We sail the ocean blue
(Reprise)
Men's Chorus
I am the monarch of the sea
The Right Honorable Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B., Hebe, Bill Bobstay and Chorus
When I was a lad
The Right Honorable Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B. and Chorus
A British tar is a soaring soul
Ralph Rackstraw, Bill Bobstay and Bob Beckett
Refrain, audacious tar, your suit from pressing
Josephine and Ralph Rackstraw
Can I survive this overbearing?
Principals and Chorus
Act 2
Sung By
Fair moon, to thee I sing!
Captain Corcoran
Things are seldom what they seem
Little Buttercup and Captain Corcoran
The hours creep on apace
Josephine
Never mind the why or wherefore
Josephine, Captain Corcoran and The Right Honorable Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B.
The merry maiden and the tar
Captain Corcoran and Dick Deadeye
Carefully on tiptoe stealing
Dick Deadeye, Captain Corcoran, Josephine, Ralph Rackstraw, Hebe, The Right Honorable Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B. and Men's Chorus
Farewell, my own, Light of my life, farewell!
Ralph Rackstraw, Josephine, The Right Honorable Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B., Hebe, Dick Deadeye, Bill Bobstay, Bob Beckett, Little Buttercup and Chorus
A many years ago, when I was young and charming
Little Buttercup and Chorus
Oh joy, oh rapture unforseen
Principals and Chorus
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
James M. Nederlander
,
Joseph Nederlander
and
Gerard Oestreicher
Produced by
James M. Nederlander
; Produced by arrangement with
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
and
Dame Bridget D'Oyly Carte
Originally produced by
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
Written by
W. S. Gilbert
; Music by
Sir Arthur Sullivan
; Musical Director:
Royston Nash
Directed by
Michael Heyland
Scenic Design by
Disley Jones
; Back cloth designed and painted by
Joseph Harker
and
Phil Harker
General Manager for Bridget D'Oyly Carte Ltd.:
Frederic Lloyd
; Company Manager for Bridget D'Oyly Carte Ltd.:
Herbert Newby
; General Manager:
Nelle Nugent
; Company Manager:
Susan Gustafson
Technical & Stage Director for Bridget D'Oyly Carte Ltd.:
Peter Riley
; Production Supervisor:
Ben Janney
Orchestra Contractor:
Mel Rodnon
Property Man:
Barry-Robert Molitch
General Press Representative:
Michael Alpert
and
Marilynn LeVine
; Production Assistant:
Sandra Mandel
and
Kim Sellon
; Advertising:
Mike Mones
and
Blaine-Thompson
John Ayldon
Dick Deadeye
Lyndsie Holland
Little Buttercup
Mrs. Cripps, a Portsmouth Bumboat Woman
Patricia Leonard
Cousin Hebe
Barbara Lilley
Josephine
the Captain's Daughter
Michael Rayner
Captain Corcoran
Commander of H.M.S. Pinafore
John Reed
The Right Honorable Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B.
First Lord of the Admiralty
Meston Reid
Ralph Rackstraw
Michael Buchan
Bob Beckett
Jon Ellison
Bill Bobstay
Boatswain
Caroline Baker
Ensemble
Patricia Ann Bennett
Ensemble
Gillian Burrows
Ensemble
Paul Burrows
Ensemble
Barry Clark
Ensemble
Malcolm Coy
Ensemble
Lorraine Dulcie-Daniels
Ensemble
Anne Egglestone
Ensemble
Josephine Hinchley
Ensemble
Gareth Jones
Ensemble
Beti Lloyd-Jones
Ensemble
Guy Matthews
Ensemble
Elsie McDougall
Ensemble
Roberta Morrell
Ensemble
Helen Moulder
Ensemble
Suzanne O'Keeffe
Ensemble
William Palmerley
Ensemble
Andrea Phillips
Ensemble
Glynis Prendergast
Ensemble
Patricia Rea
Ensemble
Edwin Rolles
Ensemble
Thomas Scholey
Ensemble
Alan Spencer
Ensemble
William Strachan
Ensemble
Vivian Tierney
Ensemble
Paul Waite
Ensemble
Michael Westbury
Ensemble
music by
Arthur Sullivan
; lyrics by
William S. Gilbert
Act 1
Sung By
We sail the ocean blue
I'm called little Buttercup
Little Buttercup
The Nightingale sigh'd for the moon's bright ray
Ralph Rackstraw and Chorus
A maiden fair to see
Ralph Rackstraw and Chorus
I am the Captain of the Pinafore
Captain Corcoran and Men's Chorus
Sorry her lot
Josephine
Over the bright blue sea Comes Sir Joseph Porter, K. C. B.
Women's Chorus
We sail the ocean blue
(Reprise)
Men's Chorus
I am the monarch of the sea
The Right Honorable Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B., Hebe, Bill Bobstay and Chorus
When I was a lad
The Right Honorable Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B. and Chorus
A British tar is a soaring soul
Ralph Rackstraw, Bill Bobstay and Bob Beckett
Refrain, audacious tar, your suit from pressing
Josephine and Ralph Rackstraw
Can I survive this overbearing?
Principals and Chorus
Act 2
Sung By
Fair moon, to thee I sing!
Captain Corcoran
Things are seldom what they seem
Little Buttercup and Captain Corcoran
The hours creep on apace
Josephine
Never mind the why or wherefore
Josephine, Captain Corcoran and The Right Honorable Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B.
The merry maiden and the tar
Captain Corcoran and Dick Deadeye
Carefully on tiptoe stealing
Dick Deadeye, Captain Corcoran, Josephine, Ralph Rackstraw, Hebe, The Right Honorable Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B. and Men's Chorus
Farewell, my own, Light of my life, farewell!
Ralph Rackstraw, Josephine, The Right Honorable Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B., Hebe, Dick Deadeye, Bill Bobstay, Bob Beckett, Little Buttercup and Chorus
A many years ago, when I was young and charming
Little Buttercup and Chorus
Oh joy, oh rapture unforseen
Principals and Chorus
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