The Pittsburgh Savoyards conclude their 87th season this spring with Gilbert and Sullivan’s popular nautical operetta, H.M.S. Pinafore. Performances will be held March 14-16 and 21-23, 2025 at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall in Carnegie, PA (directions and parking). Online livestreams are also be available (see below)! Select performances will feature full supertitles for both lyrics and dialogue; others will feature supertitles for lyrics only.
Livestream recordings from March 16 & 23 – available for purchase until April 30!
Performance dates and times are as follows:
- Friday, March 14 at 7:30 pm
- Saturday, March 15 at 7:30 pm
- Sunday, March 16 at 2:30 pm (L, CC)
- Friday, March 21 at 7:30 pm
- Saturday, March 22 at 7:30 pm
- Sunday, March 23 at 2:30 pm (L, CC)
L: Livestream also available
CC: Supertitles with full dialogue
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During the run of HMS Pinafore we will be selling fresh flowers in the lobby!
Carnations: $2
Roses: $4
Add a green stem to your rose or carnation for an additional $1
Bouquet: $18 (bouquets are mixed colorful and include greens)
Email sarah.sharo@pittsburghsavoyards.org to preorder.
Watching your loved one via livestream? Order flowers from us and we will deliver them to any cast/crew/orchestra member! We will be accepting cash or Venmo at the door and Venmo for far off orders.
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Gilbert and Sullivan’s H.M.S. Pinafore; or, the Lass Who Loved a Sailor, revolves around the captain’s daughter, Josephine, who is in love with a lowly sailor, Ralph Rackstraw, despite being promised to Sir Joseph Porter, the First Lord of the Admiralty. The narrative explores themes of social class and true love as Josephine and Ralph’s affection faces numerous obstacles. With a twist of mistaken identity and a satirical look at British society, the topsy-turvy conclusion resolves in a satisfying way while also highlighting the absurdities of the class system.
H.M.S. Pinafore is Gilbert & Sullivan’s fourth composition as a duo and originally premiered May 25, 1878. The opera was a smash success and ran for 571 performances, the second-longest run for any opera when it closed. It was so popular that it also became an international sensation, making Gilbert & Sullivan household names around the world.
Livestream recordings from March 16 & 23 – available for purchase until April 30!
More Information
Preview: Live Music: The Pittsburgh Savoyards, H.M.S. Pinafore – Saturday Light Brigade
Preview: The Pittsburgh Savoyards Sets Sail on the HMS Pinafore! – WQED-FM Voice of the Arts
Review: All Hands-on Deck – Review of “H.M.S. Pinafore” – Claire DeMarco, ‘Burgh Vivant
Review: It’s Smooth Sailing with the Savoyards’ H.M.S. Pinafore – David Zuchowski, Pittsburgh Owlscribe
Music Director – Guy Russo
Stage Director – Melissa Grande
Production Manager – Lynette Garlan
Production Stage Manager – Andrea Lisiak
Assistant Stage Manager – Inara Manzetti
Technical Director – Robert Hockenberry
Lighting Designer – Garth Schafer
Costumes – Casey Thompson
Choreography – Bella LePiane
| Role | Performer |
|---|---|
| Josephine, The Captain's Daughter | Leah Huber (Mar. 14, 16, 22) Katie Manukyan (Mar. 15, 21, 23) |
| Ralph Rackstraw, Able Seaman | Omar Tolentino (Mar. 14, 16, 22) Zhen Yu Ding (Mar. 15, 21, 23) |
| Sir Joseph Porter, KCB, First Lord of the Admiralty | Corey Nile Wingard |
| Captain Corcoran, Commander of H.M.S. Pinafore | Logan Newman |
| Little Buttercup, A Portsmouth Bumboat Woman | Sally Denmead (Mar. 14, 16, 22) Sarah Austin (Mar. 15, 21, 23) |
| Dick Deadeye, Able Seaman | Robert Hockenberry |
| Cousin Hebe, Sir Joseph's First Cousin | Savannah Simeone (Mar. 14, 16, 22) Brienne Sharo (Mar. 15, 21, 23) |
| Bill Bobstay, Boatswain's Mate | Christopher Bartko (Mar. 14, 16, 22) William Carter (Mar. 15, 21, 23) |
| Bob Becket, Carpenter's Mate | Myles Zuckerman (Mar. 14, 16, 22) Eric Schaffer (Mar. 15, 21, 23) |
| Chorus of Sailors | Martin Altschul Casey Arn Adam Birch Leslie Clark Lynette Garlan Don Gudenburr Keri Hoffmann Brian Jensen Donald Neuhaus Gerry Neuhaus Joshua Schreiber Cecil Treleven Kira Varela |
| Chorus of Sir Joseph's Sisters, Cousins, and Aunts | Denise Allen Abigail Arhart Hannah Balash Kathleen Carney Chelsie Clydesdale Deborah Geary Michele Gray-Schaffer Katie Kirby Shelby Nester Katherine Ohliger Erin Ritson Emma Perman Anne Peterson Soph Willis |