The San Francisco cast knocked it out of the park! The production by 42nd Street Moon on opening night had the crowd buzzing. The first time Don and I saw the Hot Mikado was at the Westport Country Playhouse, in Westport, Connecticut back in the late 90's. The musical was more opera-like back then. This current adaptation by David Bell and Rob Bowman is much more contemporary and fun! The updates to the Gilbert and Sullivan songs are fresh and at times quite funny. HOT MIKADO takes the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta masterpiece and amps it up with a killer jazz interpretation of the score performed by a multicultural cast who will have you dancing in the aisles! Welcome to Titipu, a town turned upside down by the arrival of Nanki-Poo, a roving trumpet player looking for his lost love, Yum Yum. Before long, he’s embroiled in the topsy-turvy machinations of Titipu’s powers-that-be, with hilarious results. Enjoy a full evening in San Francisco with dinner after the...
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