Topsy-Turvy Quarantine Series: H.M.S. Pinafore

The Pittsburgh Savoyards present: The Topsy-Turvy Quarantine Series, continuing with our Spring 2017 production of H.M.S. Pinafore.

After purchasing a ticket, you will be emailed a link to watch a streaming recording of the show. Please note that this email may take up to 10 minutes to arrive. If you have still not received an email after 15 minutes, please contact information@pittsburghsavoyards.org and we will be happy to assist you.

Tickets will be available to purchase until September 1.

PLEASE NOTE that the date and time on the event (September 1, 12AM) is due to system limitations only; you will be able to view the performance at any time, as many times as you would like, until September 2.

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Stage Director: Shane Valenzi
Assistant Stage Director: Krista Kaley
Music Director: Guy Russo

Synopsis: Since its premiere in 1878, Gilbert and Sullivan’s wildly popular operetta H.M.S. Pinafore, or: The Lass That Loved a Sailor has delighted audiences with a nautically-tinged story of star-crossed lovers. The gentlemanly Captain Corcoran of the good ship Pinafore has a daughter, Josephine, who is in love with a lowly but gallant sailor named Ralph Rackstraw. The Captain forbids the marriage, wanting to match Josephine instead with the well-bred Sir Joseph Porter, First Lord of the Admiralty. In the meantime, the Captain finds himself in nearly the same position as his daughter: his former nanny, Little Buttercup, falls in love with him, but he hesitates to reciprocate due to his higher social rank. The whole situation is turned on its head when Little Buttercup reveals a game-changing secret she has kept for decades. A rollicking farce with endearing characters, memorable tunes, and a hilariously happy ending, H.MS Pinafore is a classic, time-tested delight not to be missed.