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Laurelyn Watson Chase is a critically acclaimed and award-winning soprano based in New York City. Leading soprano with New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players, many regional opera companies and orchestras; solo recital at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. Graduate of Manhattan School of Music, University of North Texas, and the Bel Canto Institute.

Upcoming: Phyllis in Iolanthe with NYGASP at The Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College, October 26 & 27, 2019

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H.M.S. PINAFORE to be Presented at New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players This Winter


New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players' 48th season will continue December 30-31, 2022 and January 7 -8, 2023 with the mounting of a Gilbert & Sullivan staple, H.M.S. Pinafore; or, The Lass That Loved a Sailor at the Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College.

Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota Adds Two Outdoor Concerts to its 2021-22 Season


Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota will return to the great outdoors with two added performances by the bay at Selby Gardens’ downtown Sarasota campus, 1534 Mound Street, Sarasota.

Virtual Theatre This Weekend: November 14-15- with Lillias White, Laura Benanti and More!


Broadway might be dark, but that doesn't mean that theatre isn't happening everywhere! Below, check out where you can get your daily fix of Broadway this weekend, November 7-8, 2020.

New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players Postpones NYC Season, Announces Virtual Gala and Performances


New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players has postponed their traditional NYC season of live performance full productions until 2021-2022. In its place, an exciting and creative virtual season is underway with lots to look forward to for fans and patrons of the company.

New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players Presents IOLANTHE


Parliamentary hijinks, hearsay, political extremes, and conflict of interest a?' 19th century Gilbertian storytelling never seemed so relevant!

NY Gilbert & Sullivan Players 18-19 Season Starts With THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD


New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players 44th season kicks off with Gilbert & Sullivan's The Yeomen of the Guard which tells the story of a falsely accused prisoner in the Tower of London, the two girls who loved him, and an out of work itinerant jester in grand and colorful fashion - with humor and a touch of pathos. Performances are on Saturday, October 27 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday, October 28 at 3:00 p.m. at the Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College (E. 68th Street between Park & Lexington Avenues near Lexington).

NY Gilbert & Sullivan Players Kickoff 18-19 Season With THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD


New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players 44th season kicks off with Gilbert & Sullivan's The Yeomen of the Guard which tells the story of a falsely accused prisoner in the Tower of London, the two girls who loved him, and an out of work itinerant jester in grand and colorful fashion - with humor and a touch of pathos. Performances are on Saturday, October 27 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday, October 28 at 3:00 p.m. at the Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College (E. 68th Street between Park & Lexington Avenues near Lexington).

Photo Coverage: Sheldon Harnick Honored By New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players


Even though Sheldon Harnick was playing the violin in his High School's Gilbert & Sullivan productions… 'I could still hear the lyrics', he wrote in his alumni magazine of Northwestern University. Harnick continued, 'At that time I was turned on by the patter songs, so I began to familiarize myself with Gilbert and Sullivan. I was more fascinated by the virtuosity than anything else. Little by little, I also realized what a fine poet Gilbert was and how imaginative he was, even in the slower songs. So he became an enormous influence.'

BWW Review: The New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players Get Intimate With THE SORCERER


For over forty years, the New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players have been Gotham's go-to company for high-quality G&S productions produced with full choruses and orchestras in the traditional D'Oyly Carte style.

New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players' 2017-18 Season Kicks Off with THE SORCERER


New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players, America's preeminent professional Gilbert & Sullivan repertory company, begins its exciting 2017-18 Season on Friday, September 15 (7:30PM) with a new jewel box production of The Sorcerer, celebrating its 140th anniversary this year. 

NYGASP Presents Gilbert & Sullivan's IOLANTHE This Weekend


The New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players, America's preeminent professional Gilbert & Sullivan repertory company, kicks off its 41st season with the political fairytale IOLANTHE (this weekend, November 7 & 8) at NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts (566 LaGuardia Place). The seventh collaboration between Gilbert and Sullivan, IOLANTHE is certainly not politics as usual! The affairs of state in fairyland take center stage and the tasty tunes take wing along with the non-stop hilarity.

NY Gilbert & Sullivan Players Present IOLANTHE


The New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players, America's preeminent professional Gilbert & Sullivan repertory company, will present its fall production Iolanthe November 7 & 8 at NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts (566 LaGuardia Place).

New York Gilbert & Sullivan Announce IOLANTHE Cast


The New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players, America's preeminent professional Gilbert & Sullivan repertory company, kicks off its 41st season with the political fairytale Iolanthe (November 7 & 8) at NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts (566 LaGuardia Place). The seventh collaboration between Gilbert and Sullivan, Iolanthe is certainly not politics as usual! The affairs of state in fairyland take center stage and the tasty tunes take wing along with the non-stop hilarity.

NYGASP Sets Full Cast for Gilbert & Sullivan's IOLANTHE, Running This Fall


The New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players, America's preeminent professional Gilbert & Sullivan repertory company, kicks off its 41st season with the political fairytale IOLANTHE (November 7 & 8) at NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts (566 LaGuardia Place). The seventh collaboration between Gilbert and Sullivan, IOLANTHE is certainly not politics as usual! The affairs of state in fairyland take center stage and the tasty tunes take wing along with the non-stop hilarity.

Gilbert & Sullivan's THE GONDOLIERS Plays This Weekend at NYU Skirball


The New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players, America's preeminent professional Gilbert & Sullivan repertory company, will present its spring production The Gondoliers this weekend, May 15-17 at NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts (566 LaGuardia Place).

Full Cast Set for Gilbert & Sullivan's THE GONDOLIERS at NYU Skirball This Month


The New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players, America's preeminent professional Gilbert & Sullivan repertory company, will present its spring production The Gondoliers May 15-17 at NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts (566 LaGuardia Place).

NY Gilbert & Sullivan to Present THE GONDOLIERS at Skirball Center, 5/15-17


The New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players, America's preeminent professional Gilbert & Sullivan repertory company, will present its spring production The Gondoliers May 15-17 at NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts (566 LaGuardia Place).

New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players Host New Year's Eve Gala Performance at Symphony Space


America's foremost Gilbert & Sullivan repertory ensemble, the New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players, continues its annual tradition of New Year's Eve fun at Peter Norton Symphony Space (2535 Broadway at 95th Street) , tonight, December 31st at 8PM.

New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players Host New Year's Eve Gala Performance at Symphony Space


America's foremost Gilbert & Sullivan repertory ensemble, the New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players, continues its annual tradition of New Year's Eve fun at Peter Norton Symphony Space (2535 Broadway at 95th Street) , on Monday, December 31st at 8PM.

'G&S Fest' Comes To City Center 6/6-15


America's foremost Gilbert & Sullivan repertory ensemble, the New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players, proudly announces part 2 of 'G&S Fest 2008,' a festival of Gilbert & Sullivan productions featuring an unprecedented number of shows in one season, slated for June 6-15th on the great stage of New York's historic City Center (West 55th Street, between 6th and 7th Avenues).

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