Iolanthe at The Savoy Company
Dates: 5/18/2018 - 5/19/2018
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P.O. Box 59150
Philadelphia, PA 19102-9150
Phone: 215-735-7161
Tickets: $35-$50
The Savoy Company Presents a Family Musical Fairy Tale, Iolanthe!
Internationally acclaimed & the newest Company in Residence with Philadelphia Theatre Company, The Savoy Company presents Gilbert & Sullivan’s comic opera/operetta Iolanthe, or The Peer and the Peri. A family fairy tale of love and politics between the immortal fairies and the mortal British peers, Iolanthe features a gorgeous, professionally designed set, beautiful costumes, & a live professional orchestra. Three performances will delight the audience at The Suzanne Roberts Theatre [480 S. Broad Street (Broad & Lombard Streets), Philadelphia, PA 19146] on May 18 (8 pm) & 19 (2 pm & 8 pm), 2018.
Iolanthe recounts the conflict between the immortal fairies & mortal British peers. Strephon, a half-mortal whose mother is Iolanthe of the Fairy Court, loves Phyllis, a ward of the Lord Chancellor of the English Court, who is unaware of Strephon’s fairy heritage. The tale lampoons both the English House of Lords & the idea of political parties but in such bouncy, amicable absurdities that it is all received as good fun.
CAST
- The Lord Chancellor: Ross Druker
- Earl of Mountararat: Bob Binkley
- Earl of Tolloller: Tom Faracco
- Private Willis (of the Grenadier Guards): Guillermo Bosch
- Strephon (an Arcadian Shepherd): Phoenix Fritch
- Queen of the Fairies: Susan Weinman
- Iolanthe (a Fairy, Strephon's Mother): Rachel Sigman
- Celia (a Fairy): Amber Englebert
- Leila (a Fairy): Elise Bjordammen
- Fleta (a Fairy): Kara Beck
- Phyllis (an Arcadian Shepherdess and Ward of Chancery): Alize Rozsnyai
Iolanthe features some of the most memorable Gilbert & Sullivan songs including: "None shall part us from each other," “Spurn not the nobly born,” “When all night long a chap remains,” and "When you're lying awake" (more commonly called “The Nightmare Song”).
Producer William Kader
Music Director Peter Hilliard
Stage Director Bill Kiesling adds his signature subtle twist & pays homage to several Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales intertwined with this classic G&S fairy tale. Pre-show festivities start about one-half hour before each show.
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The Savoy Company
P.O. Box 59150
Philadelphia, PA 19102-9150
Phone: 215-735-7161
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