The Pittsburgh Savoyards open their 80th season in fall with one of Gilbert and Sullivan’s most well-known and loved operetta, H.M.S Pinafore. Performances will be held October 13-15 and 19-22, 2017 at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall in Carnegie, PA. (Directions and parking)
All performances are at 8pm, except for the Sunday matinees which are at 2:30pm.
Join us on opening night (October 13), and you’ll also be invited to join us for a special post-performance reception!
On Sunday, October 15, we will host a special British Tea before the show! Details here.
Music Director – Guy Russo
Stage Director – Shane Valenzi
Assistant Stage Director – Krista Kaley
Previews
Pittsburgh Savoyards Launch 80th Season with Staging of HMS Pinafore – Pittsburgh Owl Scribe
Pittsburgh Savoyards on WQED’s Voice of the Arts
Reviews
“It’s been three days… and I’m still singing ‘I Am the Monarch of the Sea’ to myself”
– Helen Meade, Pittsburgh in the Round
“The Pittsburgh Savoyards [keep] Gilbert and Sullivan’s spirit alive in Pittsburgh”
– Tom Pollard, Popular Pittsburgh
| Role | Performer |
|---|---|
| Josephine | Caryn Alexis Crozier (Oct. 13, 15, 19, 21) Sarah Marie Nadler (Oct. 14, 20, 22) |
| Ralph Rackstraw | Jordan Speranzo |
| Captain Corcoran | Paul Yeater (Oct. 13, 14, 15, 19, 21) Andy Hickly (Oct. 20, 22) |
| Sir Joseph Porter | Leon S. Zionts (Oct. 13, 15, 21, 22) Guy Russo (Oct. 14, 19, 20) |
| Little Buttercup | Anna Lahti |
| Dick Deadeye | Corey Nile Wingard |
| Cousin Hebe | Mia Bonnewell |
| Boatswain | Bob Herold |
| Carpenter's Mate | Alex Policicchio |
| Women's Ensemble | Brennan Bobish Kat Bowman Leslie Clark Lindsay Ferreira Carly Patarini Heidi Pilewski Elleanor Rodes Gwendolyn Schmidt Carolee Shearer Kira Varela Tanya Veverka Kelsey Walls |
| Men's Ensemble | Scott Gerse Connor Halloran Allen Harper Don Neuhaus Gerry Neuhaus Michael F. Palmosina II Samwise Riley Eric Starbuck Evan Vay Myles Zuckerman |