POPE VISITS NY!!! NYGASP RELEASES CAST LIST!!!
Faithful reader:
Now that you’ve O.D.ed on the tour schedule post below and have followed us around the country like a bloodhound pursuing a filthy, smelly rag, and our weekend out-of-town gigs are nearly at a temporary end, here’s some fresh NYGASP gristle for you to chew…
Concerning our JUNE SEASON AT NEW YORK CITY CENTER! Yabba-dabba-doo! Yes, jolly old Al Bergeret and his band of fun-making wackos (a couple of them actually are legally retarded) are back to try a season in a month without an “ARRR,” though we will be doing Pirates of Penzance! No Princess Ida this time – the “non-Big Three” show for this part of the season is The Gondoliers, for which I am assured the choreography will not be 
“excessive, over-demanding, and pointless.” Gondoliers is a very dancy show, though, so we’ll just have to watch and make sure no delusions of grandeur begin asserting themselves at rehearsals, which are many.
And now, for the first time ever, since you can’t count on the NYGASP website for this type of information, HERE’S WHO WILL BE PLAYING WHOM IN THE CASTS. Those fine, fine audience members with a taste for their sweet little Mr. Steve are in luck, as I will be quite in evidence. People who l-o-o-o-o-v-e Keith Jurosko aren’t so lucky (he’s out of town). But all the other cast members you fantasize about are here, including ALAN HILL in EVERY SHOW!
Cast Lists for City Center, June 2008
The Gondoliers
The Duke of Plaza-Toro ……….. Stephen Quint
Luiz …………………………………. Matthew Nelson
Don Alhambra ……………………. Richard Holmes
Marco ………………………….…… Colm Fitzmaurice
Giuseppe …………………………... Bill Whitefield
The Duchess of Plaza-Toro ……. Angela Smith
Casilda ……………………………… Michele McConnell
Gianetta ……………………………. Laurelyn Watson Chase
Tessa ……………………………….. Erika Person
Inez …………………………………. Vicky Devany
also Meredith Borden (Fiametta), Rebecca O’Sullivan (Giulia), Kimberly Bennett (Vittoria), Michael Galante (Francesco), Lance Olds (Antonio), David Auxier (Giorgio)
H.M.S. Pinafore
Sir Joseph – Stephen Quint / David Macaluso
Captain …………………………. Richard Holmes
Ralph ……………………………. Colm Fitzmaurice
Boatswain ………………………. Bill Whitefield
Deadeye ………………………… Louis Dall’Ava
Josephine – Laurelyn Watson Chase / Elizabeth Hillebrand
Hebe …………………………….. Vicky Devany
Buttercup ………………………. Angela Smith
The Pirates of Penzance
Major General ………………... Stephen Quint
Pirate King ………………….… David Wannen
Samuel ………………………… David Macaluso
Frederic ……………………….. Colm Fitzmaurice
Sgt. of Police ………………… David Auxier
Mabel …………………………. Sarah Smith
Edith ………………………….. Erika Person
Kate …………………………… Amy Helfer
Isabel …………………………. Meredith Borden
Ruth …………………………... Angela Smith
The Mikado
The Mikado ………………… David Wannen
Ko-Ko ……………………….. David Macaluso
Pooh-Bah …………………… Louis Dall’Ava
Pish-Tush …………………… Ed Prostak
Nanki-Poo ………………….. Daniel Lockwood
Katisha ………………………. Dianna Dollman
Yum-Yum …………………… Laurelyn Watson Chase
Peep-Bo ……………………... Lauren Wenegrat
Pitti-Sing ……………………. Melissa Attebury
Note the absence of any celebrity names though their photos continue to add nothing to our website. And now for the schedule...
G&S Fest 2008
The Pirates of Penzance
* Saturday, June 7, 2008, 2:00 PM
* Friday, June 13, 2008, 8:00 PM
H.M.S. Pinafore
* Friday, June 6, 2008, 8:00 PM
* Sunday, June 8, 2008, 3:00 PM
* Tuesday, June 10, 2008, 7:00 PM
* Wednesday, June 11, 2008, 2:00 PM
The Mikado
* Saturday, June 7, 2008, 8:00 PM
* Saturday, June 14, 2008, 2:00 PM
The Gondoliers
* Thursday, June 12, 2008, 8:00 PM
* Saturday, June 14, 2008, 8:00 PM
* Sunday, June 15, 2008, 3:00 PM
Ticket Information
All performances are at New York City Center (West 55th St. between 6th & 7th). Tickets can be purchased for $96, $80, $60, and $40 online at www.nycitycenter.org or by calling CityTix at 212.581.1212.
* Buy any 2 shows and Save 15%**
* Buy 3 or more shows Save 25% off **
* Children 12 & under receive 50% off ++
* Seniors 65 & over receive 10% off*
Ask about our Free Kids Nights (January 8 & June 10) and our Special Wednesday Matinee (June 11).
The Tuesday night and Wednesday afternoon Pinafores will feature the excitement of a new Sir Joseph – my perfectly ripping understudy Dave Macaluso – and a new conductor – ME! I’ve always wanted to conduct NYGASP’s “Pinafore” – mostly because you won’t hear a better sung and played “Pinafore,” and conducting the new guy’s first performance seemed like a nice way to pass the torch.
My next posting won’t be just a bunch of copied and pasted stuff. I have a friend who’s touring with that British G&S company that’s been taking NYGASP’s jobs by undercutting us to such a degree that they need to pass the hat at performances. Oh, why be coy? I’m talking about the CARL ROSA OPERA COMPANY .
As I write this Manhattan is swarming with enraptured CATHOLICS. 
Here’s an un-doctored picture of our esteemed papal personage, about to put away a pint of pilsner – probably Pabst. CHUG IT! Do you think he's a mean drunk? I mean, look at him. Yipes! It is my understanding that he inhales, as well.
