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The Mikado
The Town of Titipu
Musical
Operetta
Revival
Broadway
Opening Date
Apr 02, 1987
Closing Date
May 03, 1987
1st Preview
Mar 31, 1987
1st Preview
Mar 31, 1987
Previews
3
Performances
37
Musical
Operetta
Revival
Broadway
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Open Date: Apr 02, 1987
Close Date: May 03, 1987
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Virginia Theatre
(Apr 02, 1987 - May 03, 1987)
Description
A comic operetta in two acts
Setting
Courtyard of Ko-Ko's official residence. Ko-Ko's garden.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Jujamcyn Theaters (James H. Binger: Chairman; Richard G. Wolff: President)
Produced by
David Mirvish
,
Ed Mirvish
and
Brian Macdonald Productions (Brian Macdonald, Executive Producer; Elizabeth Bradley, Associate Producer; Ron Francis, General Manager)
Originally produced by
The Stratford Festival of Canada
Libretto by
W. S. Gilbert
; Music by
Sir Arthur Sullivan
; Musical Director:
Berthold Carrière
; Additional musical arrangements by
Berthold Carrière
; Assistant Musical Dir.:
Chuck Homewood
; Additional lyrics by
John Banks
Directed by
Brian MacDonald
; Choreographed by
Brian MacDonald
; Assistant Director:
Kelly Robinson
; Assistant Choreographer:
Kelly Robinson
Scenic Design by
Susan Benson
; Costume Design by
Susan Benson
; Lighting Design by
Michael J. Whitfield
; Associate Scenic Design:
Douglas McLean
; Assistant Scenic Design:
Lisa Hughes
; Assistant Costume Design:
Lisa Hughes
; Assistant Lighting Design:
Robert Bosworth
; Wigmaster:
Paul Elliot
; Wig Styling:
Doreen Freeman
General Manager:
Frank Scardino Associates, Inc.
; Company Manager:
Lynn McKay
Stage Manager:
Pat Thomas
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Shirley Third
; Technical Director:
Jeremy Lach
Conducted by
Fen Watkin
Assistant to the Director:
Anne Wooten
; General Press Representative:
Max Eisen
Elizabeth Adams
Ensemble
Marie Baron
Yum-Yum
one of Three Sisters, ward of Ko-Ko
Stephen Beamish
Ensemble
Timothy Cruickshank
Ensemble
Eric Donkin
Ko-Ko
Lord High Executioner of Titipu
Aggie Cekuta Elliot
Ensemble
Glori Gage
Ensemble
Paul D. Gatchell
Ensemble
David Gonzales
Acrobat
Larry Herbert
Ensemble
Debora Joy
Ensemble
John Keane
Nanki-Poo
son of Mikado, disguised as a wandering minstrel
David W. Keeley
Ensemble
Avo Kittask
The Mikado of Japan
Richard March
Ensemble
Janet Martin
Ensemble
Paul Massel
Pish-Tush
a Noble Lord
Richard McMillan
Pooh-Bah
Lord High Everything Else
Arlene Meadows
Katisha
an Elderly Lady, in love with Nanki-Poo
David Playfair
Ensemble
Walter Quigley
Acrobat
Lyndsay Richardson
Ensemble
Karen Skidmore
Peep-Bo
one of Three Sisters, ward of Ko-Ko
Gerald Smuin
Ensemble
Joy Thompson-Allen
Ensemble
Marcia Tratt
Ensemble
Jim White
Ensemble
Karen Wood
Pitti-Sing
one of Three Sisters, ward of Ko-Ko
Steve Yorke
Ensemble
Understudies:
Elizabeth Adams
(Katisha),
Stephen Beamish
(Pish-Tush, Pooh-Bah),
Timothy Cruickshank
(The Mikado of Japan),
Paul D. Gatchell
(Nanki-Poo),
Richard March
(Nanki-Poo),
Janet Martin
(Yum-Yum),
Karen Skidmore
(Pitti-Sing),
Marcia Tratt
(Peep-Bo) and
Jim White
(Ko-Ko)
Songs
music by
Arthur Sullivan
; lyrics by
W. S. Gilbert
Act 1
Sung By
If You Want to Know Who We Are
Chorus of Men
A Wand'ring Minstrel I
Nanki-Poo and Chorus
Our Great Mikado, Virtuous Man
Pish-Tush and Chorus
Young Man, Despair, Likewise Go To
Pooh-Bah, Nanki-Poo and Pish-Tush
And Have I Journey'd for a Month
Nanki-Poo and Pooh-Bah
Behold the Lord High Executioner
Ko-Ko
As Some Day It May Happen
Ko-Ko and Chorus
Comes a Train of Little Ladies
Chorus of Girls
Three Little Maids From School
Yum-Yum, Peep-Bo, Pitti-Sing and Chorus
So Please You, Sir, We Much Regret
Yum-Yum, Peep-Bo, Pitti-Sing, Pooh-Bah and Chorus
Were You No to Ko-Ko Plighted
Yum-Yum and Nanki-Poo
I Am So Proud
Ko-Ko, Pooh-Bah and Pish-Tush
With Aspect Stern and Gloomy Stride
Company
Act 2
Sung By
Braid the Raven Hair
Pitti-Sing and Chorus of Girls
The Sun, Whose Rays Are All Ablaze
Yum-Yum
Brightly Dawns Our Wedding Day
Yum-Yum, Pitti-Sing, Nanki-Poo and Pish-Tush
Here's a How-de-do! If I Marry You
Yum-Yum, Nanki-Poo and Ko-Ko
Mi-ya-sa-ma-mi-ya-sa-ma
Chorus
A More Humane Mikado Never Did in Japan Exist
The Mikado of Japan and Chorus
The Criminal Cried as He Dropped Him Down
Pitti-Sing, Ko-Ko, Pooh-Bah and Chorus
The Flowers That Bloom in the Spring
Nanki-Poo, Ko-Ko, Yum-Yum, Pitti-Sing and Pooh-Bah
Alone, and Yet Alive
Katisha
On a Tree by a River, a Little Tom-tit Sang Willow, Tit-willow
Ko-Ko
There Is a Beauty in the Bellow of the Blast
Katisha and Ko-Ko
For He's Gone and Married Yum-Yum
Company
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Choreography
1987 Nominee
Choreographed by
Brian MacDonald
Best Direction of a Musical
1987 Nominee
Directed by
Brian MacDonald
Statistics
Season:
1986-87
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
The Mikado Statistics
1986-87 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
People
Songs
Awards
Statistics
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Jujamcyn Theaters (James H. Binger: Chairman; Richard G. Wolff: President)
Produced by
David Mirvish
,
Ed Mirvish
and
Brian Macdonald Productions (Brian Macdonald, Executive Producer; Elizabeth Bradley, Associate Producer; Ron Francis, General Manager)
Originally produced by
The Stratford Festival of Canada
Libretto by
W. S. Gilbert
; Music by
Sir Arthur Sullivan
; Musical Director:
Berthold Carrière
; Additional musical arrangements by
Berthold Carrière
; Assistant Musical Dir.:
Chuck Homewood
; Additional lyrics by
John Banks
Directed by
Brian MacDonald
; Choreographed by
Brian MacDonald
; Assistant Director:
Kelly Robinson
; Assistant Choreographer:
Kelly Robinson
Scenic Design by
Susan Benson
; Costume Design by
Susan Benson
; Lighting Design by
Michael J. Whitfield
; Associate Scenic Design:
Douglas McLean
; Assistant Scenic Design:
Lisa Hughes
; Assistant Costume Design:
Lisa Hughes
; Assistant Lighting Design:
Robert Bosworth
; Wigmaster:
Paul Elliot
; Wig Styling:
Doreen Freeman
General Manager:
Frank Scardino Associates, Inc.
; Company Manager:
Lynn McKay
Stage Manager:
Pat Thomas
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Shirley Third
; Technical Director:
Jeremy Lach
Conducted by
Fen Watkin
Assistant to the Director:
Anne Wooten
; General Press Representative:
Max Eisen
Elizabeth Adams
Ensemble
Marie Baron
Yum-Yum
one of Three Sisters, ward of Ko-Ko
Stephen Beamish
Ensemble
Timothy Cruickshank
Ensemble
Eric Donkin
Ko-Ko
Lord High Executioner of Titipu
Aggie Cekuta Elliot
Ensemble
Glori Gage
Ensemble
Paul D. Gatchell
Ensemble
David Gonzales
Acrobat
Larry Herbert
Ensemble
Debora Joy
Ensemble
John Keane
Nanki-Poo
son of Mikado, disguised as a wandering minstrel
David W. Keeley
Ensemble
Avo Kittask
The Mikado of Japan
Richard March
Ensemble
Janet Martin
Ensemble
Paul Massel
Pish-Tush
a Noble Lord
Richard McMillan
Pooh-Bah
Lord High Everything Else
Arlene Meadows
Katisha
an Elderly Lady, in love with Nanki-Poo
David Playfair
Ensemble
Walter Quigley
Acrobat
Lyndsay Richardson
Ensemble
Karen Skidmore
Peep-Bo
one of Three Sisters, ward of Ko-Ko
Gerald Smuin
Ensemble
Joy Thompson-Allen
Ensemble
Marcia Tratt
Ensemble
Jim White
Ensemble
Karen Wood
Pitti-Sing
one of Three Sisters, ward of Ko-Ko
Steve Yorke
Ensemble
Understudies:
Elizabeth Adams
(Katisha),
Stephen Beamish
(Pish-Tush, Pooh-Bah),
Timothy Cruickshank
(The Mikado of Japan),
Paul D. Gatchell
(Nanki-Poo),
Richard March
(Nanki-Poo),
Janet Martin
(Yum-Yum),
Karen Skidmore
(Pitti-Sing),
Marcia Tratt
(Peep-Bo) and
Jim White
(Ko-Ko)
music by
Arthur Sullivan
; lyrics by
W. S. Gilbert
Act 1
Sung By
If You Want to Know Who We Are
Chorus of Men
A Wand'ring Minstrel I
Nanki-Poo and Chorus
Our Great Mikado, Virtuous Man
Pish-Tush and Chorus
Young Man, Despair, Likewise Go To
Pooh-Bah, Nanki-Poo and Pish-Tush
And Have I Journey'd for a Month
Nanki-Poo and Pooh-Bah
Behold the Lord High Executioner
Ko-Ko
As Some Day It May Happen
Ko-Ko and Chorus
Comes a Train of Little Ladies
Chorus of Girls
Three Little Maids From School
Yum-Yum, Peep-Bo, Pitti-Sing and Chorus
So Please You, Sir, We Much Regret
Yum-Yum, Peep-Bo, Pitti-Sing, Pooh-Bah and Chorus
Were You No to Ko-Ko Plighted
Yum-Yum and Nanki-Poo
I Am So Proud
Ko-Ko, Pooh-Bah and Pish-Tush
With Aspect Stern and Gloomy Stride
Company
Act 2
Sung By
Braid the Raven Hair
Pitti-Sing and Chorus of Girls
The Sun, Whose Rays Are All Ablaze
Yum-Yum
Brightly Dawns Our Wedding Day
Yum-Yum, Pitti-Sing, Nanki-Poo and Pish-Tush
Here's a How-de-do! If I Marry You
Yum-Yum, Nanki-Poo and Ko-Ko
Mi-ya-sa-ma-mi-ya-sa-ma
Chorus
A More Humane Mikado Never Did in Japan Exist
The Mikado of Japan and Chorus
The Criminal Cried as He Dropped Him Down
Pitti-Sing, Ko-Ko, Pooh-Bah and Chorus
The Flowers That Bloom in the Spring
Nanki-Poo, Ko-Ko, Yum-Yum, Pitti-Sing and Pooh-Bah
Alone, and Yet Alive
Katisha
On a Tree by a River, a Little Tom-tit Sang Willow, Tit-willow
Ko-Ko
There Is a Beauty in the Bellow of the Blast
Katisha and Ko-Ko
For He's Gone and Married Yum-Yum
Company
Tony Award®
Best Choreography
1987 Nominee
Choreographed by
Brian MacDonald
Best Direction of a Musical
1987 Nominee
Directed by
Brian MacDonald
Season:
1986-87
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
The Mikado Statistics
1986-87 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
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