Gilbert & Sullivan's
PATIENCE November 2-5, 2006
directed by Catherine Huntress-Reeve with music direction by Richard Fazio
at the Duke Ellington Theatre

Rival poets, women in love, a beautiful milkmaid trying to figure out what love is (she knows that she loved her aunt— but did she ever love a man? she's not sure, but then again ...), guys in fancy uniforms. When the show is over, everyone is paired up ... or are they?

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Cole Porter's
KISS ME, KATE February 28-March 17, 2007
music and lyrics by Cole Porter, book by Bella and Samuel Spewack
directed by Hal Simons with music direction by N. Thomas Pedersen
choreography by Douglas Yeuell, executive director of the Joy of Motion Dance Center
at the Atlas Performing Arts Center
a part of Shakespeare in Washington

Based somewhat on Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew, Porter’s Kate was first performed in New York on December 30, 1948, with Alfred Drake, Lisa Kirk, and Patricia Morison. Enjoy favorites such as "Brush Up Your Shakespeare," "Wundebar," "So In Love," and "I Hate Men," as you try to untangle the intricacies of the plots of the play within the play.

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the Savoyards' own
THE CONDENSED MIKADO March 28-April 15, 2007
created by Scott Kenison and David Simmons
directed by Scott Kenison with music direction by Alvin Smithson
at the Atlas Performing Arts Center
an event of the National Cherry Blossom Festival

This delightful production, created especially for the National Cherry Blossom Festival, is a one-hour version of the entire story of Gilbert and Sullivan's most popular opera, The Mikado. Kimonos, cherry blossoms, mistaken identity, unrequited love, and a lot of silliness make this show a great crowd-pleaser. It is performed with nine singers and a small orchestral band.

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Franz Lehár's
THE MERRY WIDOW April 12-22, 2007
directed by Hal Simons with music direction by N. Thomas Pedersen
at the Atlas Performing Arts Center

A young wealthy widow's bank account is keeping her small country's treasury afloat. But if she marries and moves her money to another country, disaster will strike. Diplomacy, love, and money make for many complications, much merriment--and great can-cans. You'll love "The Merry Widow Waltz." The Merry Widow premiered in Vienna in 1905, had its Broadway debut at the New Amersterdam Theatre on October 21, 1907, and became a runaway hit. It was the beginning of a new wave of modern operettas. Celebrate The Widow's U.S. centenary with the Washington Savoyards!

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