Hot Mikado
Hot Mikado
Book and lyrics adapted by David H. Bell.
Music adapted and arranged by Rob Bowman.
August 8-31, 2008
RLT Sutton Main Stage Theatre
Gilbert & Sullivan’s comedic opera meets the big band sound of Gene Krupa. The town square of Titipu resembles the Cotton Club of Harlem in the 1940s; zoot suits are cut from the silk of Japanese kimonos; and the Three Little Maids from School sound just like the Andrews Sisters. Nanki-Poo has fallen in love with Yum Yum, but she’s been promised to the Lord High Executioner. Flirting is punishable by beheading; fortunately, executions are few and far between. When the Mikado, the “biggest cat” of Japan (and tap master extraordinaire), comes to town to investigate, true love triumphs.
Photos by David Watts. You can order prints by clicking the Add to Cart link on the photo pages.
Cast (in order of appearance):
- Pish-Tush: James Austin
- Nanki-Poo: Jason Justice
- Pooh-Bah: Chad Gilbert
- Ko-Ko: Tony Hefner
- Pitti-Sing: Hazel S. Edmond
- Yum-Yum: Katherine Anderson
- Peep-Bo: Joy Jennings
- Katisha: LeDawna Akins
- The Mikado: Warren Keyes
- Ensemble: Nina Gunnell, Jon Karnofsky, JeMarl Kearney, Lisa Kinlaw, Bruce Mashburn, Michael Murray, Jaret Preston, Bobby Rathbone, Jessica Smith
Orchestra
- Piano: Julie Florin & Matthew Barnhill
- Bass: Nic Slaton & Dan Zehr
- Drums: Ed Butler & Travis “Terrell” Smith
- Trumpet: Jerry Bowers
- Trombone: Tony Mazzella
- Reeds: Wayne Leechford & Jack Murray
Production Staff and Crew
- Director: Haskell Fitz-Simons
- Music Director: Julie Florin
- Choreographer: Nancy Rich
- Scenic Designer: Rick Young
- Costume Designer: Vicki Olson
- Lighting Designer: Shannon Clark
- Sound Designer/Sound Engineer: Rick LaBach
- Props Master: Judy Keyes
- Wig Designer: Benjamin Butler
- Technical Director: Jim Zervas
- Stage Manager: Deanna Eckert
- Assistant Stage Manager: Michael McGee
- Assistant to Director: Amy Wells
- Production Assistant: John T. “Jack” Hall
- Dance Captain: Jaret Preston
- Swing Dance Coach: Bruce Mashburn
- Audition Coordinator: Marie Berry
- House Manager Coordinator: Ellen Landau
- Usher Coordinator: Adrienne Dyson
- Concession Coordinator: G. Paul Slovensky
- Original Art Work: V. Cullum Rogers
- Advertising and Graphic Design: Scotty Cherryholmes
- Playbill Design: Heidi Dragon
- Poster Printing: PIP Printing
- Photographers: Curtis Brown, Wayne Olson, Stuart Wagner & David Watts
Audition Crew: Anna Nehring & Julie Robinson
Box Office: Patsy Clarke, Janice Gennadio & Rebecca Werlin
Costume Shop Crew: Mary Ali, Betsy Bates, Marie Berry, Barbara Biggs, Benjamin Butler, Jenny Butler, Lauren Decess, Ani Goodenberger, Amanda Hassebrock, Robin Hughes, Jhonny Izza, Susan Kimmel, Catherine Lambe, Kathy Mauney, Wayne Olson, Tsafi Shalev, Debbie Sherrod, Lydia Wagner, Jean Wilkinson & Joan Wright
House Managers: Jim Bates, Patsy Clarke, Carol Friedlander, Ellen Landau, Lilo Miles, Liisa Trent, David Watts & Judi Wilkinson
Light Crew: Dan Eckert (Crew Chief ), Chris Eckert, Jeff Eckert, Jake McGoogan, David Petrone, Elaine Petrone, Min-sung Kim, Matt Kizak , Jonas Hess, Tatyana Stemkovski , Tyanna West & Scott Wray
Props Running Crew: Jeff Eckert (Chief ), Judy Keyes, Julie Robinson & Keith Rothschild
Public Relation Crew: Shirley Botkin, Scotty Cherryholmes, Patsy Clarke, Catherine Lambe, Carolyn LeRue, Martha Noyes, Stuart Wagner & David Watts
Set Construction Crew: James Austin, Pat Berry, Ben Berry, Barbara Biggs, Judy Brunger, Hope Cadden, Jeff Dix, Becca Easley, Chris Eckert, Dan Eckert, Deanna Eckert, Jeff Eckert, Hazel S. Edmond, Kirsten Ehlert, Susan Ellison, Haskell Fitz- Simons, Tony Hefner, Rose Higgins, Todd Houseknecht, Joy Jennings, Jason Justice, Jon Karnofsky, JeMarl Kearney, Judy Keyes, Warren Keyes, Lisa Kinlaw, Bill Kochuk, Jeff Kochuk, Bruce Mashburn, Jessica McGee, Lilja McGee, Michael McGee, Bob McGoogan, Jake McGoogan, Laura McGoogan, Michelle McGoogan, Greg Moore, Tess Mygatt, Robin Neal, Chris Otteni, David Otteni, Michael Otteni, Delia Parks, Andy Parks, Alyssa Petrone, Elaine Petrone, David Petrone, Jaret Preston, Bobby Rathbone, Heath Roberts, Leon Sabarsky, Julian Spencer, Jenny Su, Jacob Timmons, Barney Weaver, Amy Wells & Don Williams
Sound Crew: Hope Cadden (Crew Chief ), Joshua Brown, Todd Houseknecht, Erin O'Hara & Kristen Stinnett
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