Rex Smith played Frederick, and he was quite lame, but he brought the rock and roll musicality to the Gilbert & Sullivan songs (even w/some Elvis stylings which I liked).... I loved Topsy Turvy too, that was brilliant.
Actually the one version of Gilbert & Sullivan that I never got to see was Ford's Theater's 'Hot Mikado' an all Black cast w/Jazz (1940s style) musical arrangements of G&S music... it got rave reviews in DC but it ran the first time before I was working at Ford's Theater, and then again after I left (so I missed it both times). Here is a clip from the UK version of 'Hot Mikado' that was staged for the West End: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AVHrPAlCcI&feature=endscreen&NR=1
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Date: 2012-06-17 03:28 am (UTC)I loved Topsy Turvy too, that was brilliant.
Actually the one version of Gilbert & Sullivan that I never got to see was Ford's Theater's 'Hot Mikado' an all Black cast w/Jazz (1940s style) musical arrangements of G&S music... it got rave reviews in DC but it ran the first time before I was working at Ford's Theater, and then again after I left (so I missed it both times).
Here is a clip from the UK version of 'Hot Mikado' that was staged for the West End: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AVHrPAlCcI&feature=endscreen&NR=1