A Beginner’s Guide to Gilbert & Sullivan | Lamplighters Music Theatre

Ever wonder what Gilbert and Sullivan is all about? Want to introduce your friends and family to the granddaddies of modern musical theater? Let Lamplighters Music Theatre take you through the whys and wherefores of our favorite music-and-lyrics duo!

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Produced by LMT Multimedia
Lamplighters Music Theatre
Team Basingstoke: Nika Cassaro (Head Writer, Narrator), William McNamara (Asst. Writer, Narrator), Paul Zawilski (Asst. Writer, Narrator)
Video Editing by Paul Zawilski

Videos clips presented under “fair use” guidelines of copyright laws
“Star Trek: Insurrection”, Feature-Length Movie by Paramount Pictures, 1998.
“Family Guy”, Television Series, Fox Television Network, Pilot Episode, “Death Has A Shadow”, 1999.
“The West Wing”, Television Series, NBC Television Network, Season 2, Episode 5, “And It’s Surely To Their Credit”, 2000.
“Car 54, Where Are You?”, Television Series, CBS Television Network, Season 1 Episode 15, “Christmas at the 53rd”, 1961.
“Obama! A Modern U.S. President (Musical Spoof)”, Directed, produced and starring Ron Butler, 2010.

Video excerpts of Lamplighters’ productions are used with permission of Lamplighters Music Theatre.
We thank the AFM Local 6 and IATSE Local 16 for their cooperation in the production of this video.

Musical Excerpts from Lamplighters’ Orchestra
Overture, “HMS Pinafore”
Overture, “Iolanthe”
Overture, “The Sorceror”
Overture, “Ruddygore”
Overture, “Princess Ida”
Overture, “The New Mikado”

Excerpt from Lamplighters’ 2011 production of “HMS Pinafore”
Lindsay Thompson Roush as Josephine
Michael Belle as Ralph
Stage Director
Music Director
Costumes
Peter Crompton, Set Design

Excerpt from Lamplighters’ 2017 Gala “Patterday Night Live”
Based on “I Am The Very Model of a Modern Major-General” from The Pirates of Penzance
Music by Sir Arthur Sullivan
New Lyrics by Mike Dedarian
Shelley Lynn Johnson as Woman
Phil Lowery as Man
Paul Zawilski as Dr. Patterman
Bridget Maguire-Colton, Rose Frazier, Kristen Tansey, Kelley Powers as Tone Definite
Lary Byler, Videographer
Barbara Heroux, Stage Director
Baker Peeples & Monroe Kanouse, Music Directors

Historical photos are in the Public Domain and/or are used under Creative Commons License

Photos of Lamplighters’ 2016 production of “Ruddygore” taken by Lucas Buxman