The Broadway musical did not originate on Broadway. It started at London's Savoy Theatre with the sparkling work of W.S. Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan. These theater titans created a special sort of “operetta,” one filled with charm and wicked wit, melodically rich, with surreal comedy that pricked current norms, all...
It started at London's Savoy Theatre with the sparkling work of W.S. Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan. These theater titans created a special sort of “operetta,” one filled with charm and wicked wit, melodically rich, with surreal comedy that pricked current norms, all of it radiantly presented with novel scenic design, naturalistic direction , and tongue-twisting patter that rivaled Rossini.
The critics didn't approve of the ghost music – one even calling it out for being in the wrong key! They disparaged the second act where the ghosts of Robin's forebears come alive, stepping out of their picture frames and interacting with the other characters; the set had problems; the leading tenor was getting ill and would be out of the run for a month; and they hated that title.
What a marvelous, inventive, and colorful production this is. This is the best show The Society has presented in seasons. Directed with a sure commanding hand by Buck Ross, as if Gilbert's ghost had sat and whispered on his shoulder, the musical is all of one piece. The cast is well-nigh perfect. The conducting from Opera in the Heights' maestro Eiki Isomura and the playing from the orchestra is thrilling.
As always, Sullivan's music is sublimely tuneful. He hated writing for the stage and thought it beneath a classical composer. History is a funny thing. Sullivan, who wrote oratorios, hymns , operas, and concert pieces, is most famous for his “theater” work with Gilbert. It's no surprise. He can write in any mode: be it ditty, patter song, gavotte, folk, love ballad, choral anthem. Every piece is fresh and works in its context.
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