Doing Our Best to Make Things Jolly

Savoynet has announced its cast for our Festival Pinafore.  I’m Dick Deadeye!  I’m very surprised and pleased and excited.  It’s absolutely my top choice of a role for that show.  In fact, it’s the only role that I think I’d get really excited about.  (When I’m a bit older, I’m sure I’ll be eager to do some Captains Corcoron.)  I can’t wait!

The cast list:

Sir Joseph Porter: Samuel Silvers (U.S.)
Captain Corcoran: Ian Henderson (U.K.)
Ralph Rackstraw: Davron Hicks (U.K.)
Dick Deadeye: Jonathan Ichikawa (U.S.)
Boatswain: Tony Smith (U.K.)
Carpenter: Laurence Weissbrot (U.S.)
Josephine: Rebecca Hains (U.S.)
Hebe: Laura Schatz (Canada)
Buttercup: Angela Lowe (Belgium)

Davron is the only one I don’t know.  I’m very excited to work with this group!

Hi, this is my new theater page. There’s nothing here yet, and it’s also ugly; check back soon.

My G&S blog is still in the same place: http://savoy.jollyutter.net/blog/

I saw the NYGASP Yeomen of the Guard at City Center. I loved it. My full review is here.
Here’s the cast page from the program (click for full size):

Andi gave me a backstage tour before the show, which was highly awesome.

Stephen Quint, who gave a very fine Jack Point, links to reviews here and here.

The opening night of this production of Yeomen, Shana Farr stepped in for Laurelyn Watson-Chase’s Elsie — everyone I’ve spoken to said she was excellent.  In the production I saw, we had Laurelyn for real; I know first-hand that she was excellent.  Among the best I’ve ever seen.

I went to the Met for the first time ever and saw Die Zauberflöte. It was an absolutely gorgeous production, and I was just enthralled by the theatrical magic and wonderful music.

I’ve misplaced my program, it seems. Here’s my ticket stub, anyway.