Sun March 31, 2019
'Yeomen of the Guard' by Gilbert & Sullivan
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at San Jose City College Theater
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Mar 23 at 8PM; Mar 24 at 2PM; Mar 29 at 8PM; Mar 30 at 2PM; Mar 31 at 2PM
LYRIC THEATRE OF SAN JOSE, in our 45th year of high quality live musical theater productions, offers a classic by the most famous musical theater duo of England, WS Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan.
Fully staged, with orchestra and subtitles. Free pre-show talks one hour before curtain.
The Yeomen of the Guard corps was created in 1585 to guard the British Monarch and is still active today. Using the Yeomen to create a formal tone, Gilbert & Sullivan created a more serious work, set in the Tower of London. Critics considered the score to be Sullivan's finest, including its overture. Although the tone is the most serious of the Gilbert & Sullivan collaborations, there is plenty of Gilbert's wit throughout, for your enjoyment!
Synopsis: Colonel Fairfax has been framed by his cousin and is about to be executed. Sergeant Meryll, his son Leonard, and his daughter Phoebe plan a daring escape for him. The plan depends on Phoebe wheedling the cell keys from Head Jailer Wilfred Shadbolt, who has a crush on her.
Two strolling players, Jack Point and Elsie Maynard, arrive at the tower. Elsie, badly needing money, accepts 100 crowns to be married anonymously to Fairfax, being told that he will die in an hour. But then he escapes...
There is also plenty of humor, as Phoebe toys with Wilfred, while Sergeant Meryll tries to avoid elderly Dame Carruthers, who "would marry but for a minute rather than die an old maid."
The Yeomen of the Guard was an immediate hit in London and New York.
Stage Director: Walter M. Mayes
Vocal Director: Walter M. Mayes
Music Director: Paul Zawilski
Assistant Stage Director: Michael Cuddy
Producer: Jeff Yaeger
Assistant Producer: Doreen Finkelstein
Discounts available for Groups.
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LYRIC THEATRE OF SAN JOSE, in our 45th year of high quality live musical theater productions, offers a classic by the most famous musical theater duo of England, WS Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan.
Fully staged, with orchestra and subtitles. Free pre-show talks one hour before curtain.
The Yeomen of the Guard corps was created in 1585 to guard the British Monarch and is still active today. Using the Yeomen to create a formal tone, Gilbert & Sullivan created a more serious work, set in the Tower of London. Critics considered the score to be Sullivan's finest, including its overture. Although the tone is the most serious of the Gilbert & Sullivan collaborations, there is plenty of Gilbert's wit throughout, for your enjoyment!
Synopsis: Colonel Fairfax has been framed by his cousin and is about to be executed. Sergeant Meryll, his son Leonard, and his daughter Phoebe plan a daring escape for him. The plan depends on Phoebe wheedling the cell keys from Head Jailer Wilfred Shadbolt, who has a crush on her.
Two strolling players, Jack Point and Elsie Maynard, arrive at the tower. Elsie, badly needing money, accepts 100 crowns to be married anonymously to Fairfax, being told that he will die in an hour. But then he escapes...
There is also plenty of humor, as Phoebe toys with Wilfred, while Sergeant Meryll tries to avoid elderly Dame Carruthers, who "would marry but for a minute rather than die an old maid."
The Yeomen of the Guard was an immediate hit in London and New York.
Stage Director: Walter M. Mayes
Vocal Director: Walter M. Mayes
Music Director: Paul Zawilski
Assistant Stage Director: Michael Cuddy
Producer: Jeff Yaeger
Assistant Producer: Doreen Finkelstein
Discounts available for Groups.
Mar 23 at 8PM; Mar 24 at 2PM; Mar 29 at 8PM; Mar 30 at 2PM; Mar 31 at 2PM
LYRIC THEATRE OF SAN JOSE, in our 45th year of high quality live musical theater productions, offers a classic by the most famous musical theater duo of England, WS Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan.
Fully staged, with orchestra and subtitles. Free pre-show talks one hour before curtain.
The Yeomen of the Guard corps was created in 1585 to guard the British Monarch and is still active today. Using the Yeomen to create a formal tone, Gilbert & Sullivan created a more serious work, set in the Tower of London. Critics considered the score to be Sullivan's finest, including its overture. Although the tone is the most serious of the Gilbert & Sullivan collaborations, there is plenty of Gilbert's wit throughout, for your enjoyment!
Synopsis: Colonel Fairfax has been framed by his cousin and is about to be executed. Sergeant Meryll, his son Leonard, and his daughter Phoebe plan a daring escape for him. The plan depends on Phoebe wheedling the cell keys from Head Jailer Wilfred Shadbolt, who has a crush on her.
Two strolling players, Jack Point and Elsie Maynard, arrive at the tower. Elsie, badly needing money, accepts 100 crowns to be married anonymously to Fairfax, being told that he will die in an hour. But then he escapes...
There is also plenty of humor, as Phoebe toys with Wilfred, while Sergeant Meryll tries to avoid elderly Dame Carruthers, who "would marry but for a minute rather than die an old maid."
The Yeomen of the Guard was an immediate hit in London and New York.
Stage Director: Walter M. Mayes
Vocal Director: Walter M. Mayes
Music Director: Paul Zawilski
Assistant Stage Director: Michael Cuddy
Producer: Jeff Yaeger
Assistant Producer: Doreen Finkelstein
Discounts available for Groups.
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LYRIC THEATRE OF SAN JOSE, in our 45th year of high quality live musical theater productions, offers a classic by the most famous musical theater duo of England, WS Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan.
Fully staged, with orchestra and subtitles. Free pre-show talks one hour before curtain.
The Yeomen of the Guard corps was created in 1585 to guard the British Monarch and is still active today. Using the Yeomen to create a formal tone, Gilbert & Sullivan created a more serious work, set in the Tower of London. Critics considered the score to be Sullivan's finest, including its overture. Although the tone is the most serious of the Gilbert & Sullivan collaborations, there is plenty of Gilbert's wit throughout, for your enjoyment!
Synopsis: Colonel Fairfax has been framed by his cousin and is about to be executed. Sergeant Meryll, his son Leonard, and his daughter Phoebe plan a daring escape for him. The plan depends on Phoebe wheedling the cell keys from Head Jailer Wilfred Shadbolt, who has a crush on her.
Two strolling players, Jack Point and Elsie Maynard, arrive at the tower. Elsie, badly needing money, accepts 100 crowns to be married anonymously to Fairfax, being told that he will die in an hour. But then he escapes...
There is also plenty of humor, as Phoebe toys with Wilfred, while Sergeant Meryll tries to avoid elderly Dame Carruthers, who "would marry but for a minute rather than die an old maid."
The Yeomen of the Guard was an immediate hit in London and New York.
Stage Director: Walter M. Mayes
Vocal Director: Walter M. Mayes
Music Director: Paul Zawilski
Assistant Stage Director: Michael Cuddy
Producer: Jeff Yaeger
Assistant Producer: Doreen Finkelstein
Discounts available for Groups.
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San Jose City College Theater
2100 Moorpark Ave, San Jose, CA 95128
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