NY Gilbert & Sullivan Players to Host New Year's Gala

America's foremost Gilbert & Sullivan repertory ensemble, the New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players, will bring back the tradition of G & S New Year's Eve fun at Peter Norton Symphony Space (2535 Broadway at 95th Street), Sunday, December 31st at 8PM.
 
"The champagne gala will feature Albert Bergeret (Artistic Director) and his merry NYGASP Company in G & S scenes, songs, parodies, and the very popular tour-de-force challenge: audience requests performed impromptu with full orchestra! Incorporating a 25-piece orchestra, its productions are highlighted with contemporary energy while retaining the traditional respect for each of the G & S masterpiece," state press materials. 
 
"The New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players are considered by many as the nation's 'leading custodian of the G & S classics.'"

Gilbert and Sullivan's many comic operas include The Pirates of Penzance, H.M.S. Pinafore, The Mikado, Iolanthe, Ruddigore and Patience.
 
New Year's Eve tickets are $80, $70, and $60, and the champagne is complimentary. More information and tickets can be obtained by phoning (212) 864-5400.

Photo by Carol Rosegg