This Spring, the Pittsburgh Savoyards celebrate their 75th season with the Pittsburgh Premiere of Gilbert & Sullivan’s Utopia Limited
Performances March 7 – 16 2014 (tickets on sale now!)
all performances 8pm, except Sundays at 2:30pm
at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, Carnegie PA
Music Director & Conductor ……. Guy Russo
Stage Director & Choreographer ……. Robert B. Hockenberry
Princess Zara returns home from Britain to the idyllic tropical kingdom of Utopia, ruled by her father “whose despotism is tempered by dynamite.” She brings the British Flowers of Progress, who convince the Utopians to embrace capitalism, even incorporating the kingdom itself as Utopia Limited. What happens when the Utopians out-English the English?
| Role | Performer(s): dates noted if doublecast |
|---|---|
| King Paramount the First, King of Utopia | Leon S. Zionts |
| Lady Sophy, English Gouvernante | Marybeth Sederburg (3/7, 3/9, 3/13) Robyn Lynnelle Peterson (3/8 ,3/14, 3/15, 3/16) |
| Captain Fitzbattleaxe, First Life Guards | Billy Wayne Coakley (3/7, 3/9, 3/13, 3/15) Daniel Arnaldos (3/8, 3/14, 3/16) |
| Princess Zara, eldest daughter of King Paramount | Kaitlin Very (3/7, 3/9, 3/13, 3/15) Samantha DeStefano (3/8, 3/14, 3/16) |
| Scaphio, Judge of the Utopian Supreme Court | Jack Mostow |
| Phantis, Judge of the Utopian Supreme Court | Michael Greenstein |
| Mr. Goldbury, a Company Promoter, afterwards Comptroller of the Utopian Household | Zachary Luchetti (3/7, 3/9, 3/14) Justin Morrison (3/8, 3/13, 3/15, 3/16) |
| Princess Nekaya, daughter of King Paramount | Elizabeth Rishel (3/7, 3/9, 3/13, 3/15) Jillian K. Marini (3/8, 3/14, 3/16) |
| Princess Kalyba, daughter of King Paramount | Bonnie Bogovich (3/7, 3/9, 3/13, 3/15) Mia Bonnewell (3/8, 3/14, 3/16) |
| Tarara, The Public Exploder | Gregory Patrick |
| Phylla, Utopian Maiden | Gwendolyn Schmidt (3/7, 3/9, 3/13, 3/15) Judy Kirby (3/8, 3/14, 3/16) |
| Lord Dramaleigh, a British Lord Chamberlain | Christopher Neff |
| Sir Bailey Barre, Q.C., M.P. (Member of Parliament) | Jordan Speranzo (3/7, 3/9, 3/13, 3/15) Eric Hayes (3/8, 3/14, 3/16) |
| Mr. Blushington, of the County Council | David Svoboda |
| Captain Sir Edward Corcoran, KCB, of the Royal Navy | Jim Newsome (3/7, 3/9, 3/13, 3/15) Myles Zuckerman (3/8, 3/14, 3/16) |
| Calynx, The Utopian Vice-Chamberlain | Chris Carter |
| Salata, Utopian Maiden | Randi Daffner |
| Melene, Utopian Maiden | Kassidy Mayernik |
| Male ensemble | Bill Bluemle Brian Bogovich Nils K. Hammer Michael Palmosina Samwise Riley Eric Starbuck David Zaremsky |
| Female ensemble | Alexandra Aks Leslie Clark Annette Frontz Deborah Greenstein Carolee Kamensky Takako Kiyota/Petek Ellie Pfeuffer Heidi Pilewski Mari Storch Jill Walters |
| Child ensemble | Abby Daffner Katie Grace Frontz |
Educational Materials
Want to learn more? The Utopia Limited Study Guide is available as the Full Study Guide download (11pages) or divided into three sections “Operas, Operettas and musicals”, “Utopia Production: Synopsis, Cast and Musical Numbers” and “Show History and Literature Connections”.
Press
- Funny business is at heart of ‘Utopia’ – PIttsburgh Post Gazette’
- A Gilbert & Sullivan work gets a fine, if long-delayed, Pittsburgh premiere – City Paper
- Performance of ‘Utopia Limited’ celebrates 75 years of Savoyards – Pittsburgh Post Gazette
- Carnegie’s Savoyards to usher in new season – Tribune Review
- The Hot List of Events for the coming weekend – Pittsburgh Post Gazette “Hot List”
- Finding Utopia – The Buzz from Buzzelli – Pittsburgh’s Top Todos This Weekend
- Pittsburgh Savoyards Full Show Announcement and Press Release
Video
Photos
Utopia Limited – Photo Gallery
