Gilbert & Sullivan — Page 2

Come on, even though ALW is usually trite and obnoxious, he definitely is amazing and deserves more credit than he gets.

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Idina Menzel rocks.

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Oh thank you so much. You know, you can break anyone when you throw in a little Eyedeenah. I enjoy all ALW's work. Not ALL of ALL his work, but a little of ALL of it. What is POTO stolen from, again?

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You must be talking about COME TO ME, BEND TO ME right?

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hey, I just found my G & S thread. Gee, that was the second thread I ever posted, the first being about revivals, namely myb wish for a Sunday in the Park with George revival. I was shot down for that one...told to use the search feature.
It's incredible seeing those who posted...at the time I had no idea who they were, but I remembered their opinions. Now I know them, or of them, and it is so incredible putting faces/names to the memories.
Gilbert and Sullivan!!!

You know, RUDDIGORE's one of the only one's I haven't been in, and I've always found the plot the most intriguing.

I'm going to have to agree with the majority on IOLANTHE. I played the title role my sophomore year and it was probably my most memorable experience doing a G&S show.

I really enjoy THE GONDOLIERS, too... I think the music is more on the "fun" side.

Let it be noted I'm not a huge G&S fan, though. I can appreciate their work, but I'm not fond of actually performing the material.


As for Katisha... I always hear people arguing about how to or not to pronounce it. In the production I was in, the director pronounced it "KAT-i-SHAW" so consequencely, I pronounce it that way. I don't know if it's right or wrong.

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Of course, if you were doing the Hip-Hop Mikado, it would be "Ka-TEE-sha".

My director pronounced it Ka-TISH-a which irritated the hell out of me. Apart from that he was a fine director, he knew his material, we had a great, well-renowned cast (even a woman who has performed with Pavarotti at Covent Gardens as Katisha). Nonetheless, his pronunciation of that word made me want to strangle him.
Good luck with your production of the mikado marin. The show is great, and I'm sure you will be too. What part are you playing?

Definitely Pirates of Penzance. Quite the masterpiece, IMO... and rather under-appreciated.

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I love H.M.S. Pinafore and had tons of fun as Josephine. Pirate was a blast as well. Trial by Jury is wonderfully absurd and fun and the Gondoliers has some funny and fun songs. Let's face it, I just love Gilbert and Sullivan!!

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My favorite, is of course, Pirates. You can't imagine the impact it had on a seven yr old, seeing it for the first time on PBS during fundraising. I loved it so much then, and I love it even more now! I watched it again a year or so back, and got way more out of it than I did at seven. And after seeing Linda Ronstadt singing in Pirates my dad had to run out and get a whole bunch of her cds. So I grew up listening to her too.