The (new) Mikado at Lamplighters Music Theatre

With its hilarious plot line, ingenious dialogue, memorable characters and wonderful music, The Mikado is very possibly the most popular musical comedy in the English language. In a time when flirting was a capital offense, a handsome wandering minstrel has fallen in love with the beautiful bride-to-be of the recently appointed Lord High Executioner. Chaos, desperation, and comical mayhem ensue in classic Gilbert and Sullivan style, with impromptu marriages, substitute executionees, forged death certificates, and the revelation of a prince in disguise.

The comic satire of this brilliant work, ever relevant, is aimed at the timeless and universal frailties of our shared human nature. This new production will be moved from the traditional setting of a fictitious Japanese village to a re-imagined Renaissance Italy, the home of world of Michelangelo, Leonardo and Botticelli. The production will be changed visually to reflect the new setting, and a minimal number of necessary edits have been made to the names and dialogue, but this classic masterpiece will otherwise remain intact.