As the little steamer brought him into New York Harbor one July day in 1879, Richard D’Oyly Carte nervously paced the narrow deck with many a grave misgiving. H. M. S. Pinafore, of which he was ...

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 ...

In Chicago last season the Federal Theatre Project launched the big moneymaker of its brief career with a rousing, all-Negro Swing Mikado. In Chicago last week an all-Negro cast kicked over another ...

The Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Houston opened its two-weekend run of "Ruddigore" last Saturday at University of Houston's Cullen Hall with a first-rate performance, with singers, orchestra and ...

Gilbert and Sullivan’s quintessentially British operettas have served as an entree into musical theater for generations, delighting audiences with an expanse of comedic antics and irresistible tunes.

Gilbert and Sullivan wrote operas together. They collaborated for over 25 years and created a total of 14 comic operas. Sullivan's memorable melodies are matched to Gilbert's often tongue-twisting ...

The International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival returns to its spiritual home of Buxton, the delightful spa town nestled in the centre of the beautiful Peak District. From 29 July to 12 August, the ...

An updated dash of whimsy and fairy tale elements along with pointed social commentary mark the Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Houston's summer production of "Iolanthe' (or "The Peer and the Peri"), ...