On July 12, TheatreWorks New Milford will host the world premiere of the musical comedy EARNEST OR WHAT'S IN A NAME?, an original adaptation of Oscar Wilde's 'The Importance of Being Earnest' in the ...

Some would say “Iolanthe” is the greatest operetta from the collaboration of William Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan. The show combines all the elements that had characterized their successes, said ...

ONE of the classic utterances of the year is, “I can write as good lyrics as Gilbert and Sullivan”, credited to an eminent young librettist. The merits of the case need not be examined here, but the ...

For faithful fans of William Schwenck Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan, it should be soothing as “Basingstoke.”* Its name is A Treasury of Gilbert & Sullivan (Simon & Schuster; $5), and it consists of ...

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Get your Henry Purcell on with Alex Cann and his Bach Elgar Choir. Cann and company, who’ve presented full-on homages to such greats as Handel and the team of W.S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan, are ...