Photo Coverage: Mary Testa, Jason Danieley & More Celebrate W.S. Gilbert at LYRICS & LYRICISTS
By: Stephen Sorokoff Jan. 14, 2013
We all come from Gilbert," said Johnny Mercer. And if you've seen a musical, watched film or TV, read a book, participated in political discourse or have partaken in any aspect of popular culture during the past 125 years, you've likely been influenced by W. S. Gilbert too. Yet Lyrics & Lyricists has never paid tribute to this seminal figure. Over the weekend, the punishment fit this crime of oversight with The Very Model of a Modern Major Lyricist: W. S. Gilbert and the Broadway He Inspired.
Guest artistic director Rob Fisher teamed with writer/host Sheldon Harnick to trace the comic DNA from The Mikado to Me and My Girl, My Fair Lady, Spamalot, The Book of Mormon and beyond in a celebration of Broadway humor and satire. Harnick was joined on stage by vocalists Jason Danieley, Jenn Gambatese, David Garrison and Mary Testa, and a vocal quartet - Ross Benoliel, Christine DiGiallonardo, Michael Marcotteand Lindsay O'Neil.
BroadwayWorld was there for the special concert and you can check out full photo coverage below!
Photo Credit: Stephen Sorokoff
Deborah Grace Winer, series artistic director
Michael Marcotte, Lindsay O'Neil, Ross Benoliel, Christine DiGiallonardo, David Garrison, Mary Testa, Jenn Gambatese, Jason Daniely, Sheldon Harnick
Michael Marcotte, Jason Daniely, Ross Bennoliel
Michael Marcotte, Ross Benoliel, Christine DiGiallonardo, Lindsay O'Neil, David Garrison, Jason Daniely
David Garrison, Jason Daniely, Mary Testa
Lindsay O'Neil & Christine DiGiallonardo
Rob Fisher director & Cast
Ian Axness
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The Cast
Dan Shaheen, Jamie deRoy, David Rasche, Mary Testa, EDa Sorokoff
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