Artisan Center Theater in Hurst to present The Mikado

by PegNews wire

Artisan Center Theater proudly presents The Mikado at its 150 seat theater-in-the-round. The theater is located in the old historic Belaire Plaza in Hurst. (Its daytime box office is located at 418 East Pipeline Road.) The show runs Friday, September 4 through Saturday, October 10, 2009. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday -- with 3 p.m. matinees on Saturdays: September 12, 19, 26, October 3, and 10, 2009. Reserved seating tickets are $16 for adults, $14 for students and seniors, and $9 for children 12 and under. Monday through Thursday tickets are $12. The box office number is 817-284-1200. More information can be found on the website at www.ArtisanCT.com

Take a whimsical trip to far-away Japan and enjoy The Mikado, a deliciously tangled love story which is actually a satire of senseless laws, self-important officials, and political “spin.”

The Mikado features those favorite Gilber & Sullivan characters, Yum-Yum, Nanki-Poo, and Ko-Ko, the Lord High Executioner with his "little list" of potential victims, not to mention the fearsome Katisha, the hilariously ridiculous Pooh-Bah, and the emperor himself, with his own list of punishments to fit the crime. Gilbert's lyrics and Sullivan's melodies have delighted over one hundred years of operetta lovers but they are still as fresh as "the flowers that bloom in the spring."

Widely agreed to be Gilbert and Sullivan's masterpiece, The Mikado is said to be the most popular operetta ever written.

Source: Artisan Theater Center