H.M.S. PINAFORE
Performance dates:
- July 10th, 8pm
- July 11th, 8pm
- July 12th, 8pm
- July 17th, 8pm
- July 18th, 8pm
- July 19th, 8pm
Pleasant Valley Park Basking Ridge, NJ,
Bernards Township
Cast:
Ridge Light Opera Company
- Josephine, Eleanor Taylor (A)
- Josephine, Laura Zupa D'Avella (B)
- Sir Joseph, David Cantor
- Buttercup, Joanna Hoty Russell
- Ralph, Marc Persing (A)
- Ralph, Alex Corson (B)
- Captain, Steven Snow
- Dick Deadeye, Erik Kroncke (A)
- Dick Deadeye, Ted Roper (B)
- Boatswain, Frank Skokan (A)
- Boatswain, Carl Bird (B)
- Hebe, Jayne Myers (A)
- Hebe, Mariella Klinger (B)
- Ensemble:
Sonja Gabrielsen, Barbara Lewis,
Lisa Littman,
Donna Ward,
Rob Kastner
Michael Littman,
Jeff O'Donnell, Virginia Hicks, Lacey Jones, Amanda Loder,
Emma Peterson, Caitlyn Roper, Mike Baruffi, Sean Brown,
Ron Buesser,
Andrew D'Amico.
Producer, William C. Corson.
Cultural References
HMS Pinafore is cited, um, frequently in popular culture. Here are a
few references I've run across since learning the show:
- Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). A British Tar. Sung by Salah.
- Family Guy: The Thin White Line (2001).
I'm
The Greatest Captain (Tune of "My gallant crew, good morning").
Sung by Stewie.
- Allan Sherman: My Son, The Celebrity (1963).
When
I Was a Lad (Tune of "When I was a lad").
- The Simpsons: Cape Feare (1993).
Medley.
Sung by Sideshow Bob.
- Star Trek: Insurrection (1998). A
British Tar. Sung by Data and Picard.
Please send corrections or additions to Michael Littman.
