The Pirates of Penzance; or, The Slave of Duty, NYC

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Affair: MasterVoices' The Pirates of Penzance; or, The Slave of Duty

When: Thursday, October 15- Friday, October 16, 2015

Hot Spot: New York City Center, NYC

Deets: MasterVoices kicks off the 2015-2016 season with The Pirates of Penzance; or, The Slave of Duty on October 15-16, 2015 at 8pm at New York City Center, 131 W. 55th Street, New York City. Following the success of our 2012 Mikado at Carnegie Hall, MasterVoices' semi-staged presentation of The Pirates of Penzance will feature a cast of stars from the Broadway and opera worlds, along with Orchestra of St. Luke's performing Arthur Sullivan's original orchestrations under the direction of Artistic Director Ted Sperling.

The concert will feature Metropolitan Opera star Deborah Voigt, Hunter Parrish ("Weeds"; Godspell), Phillip Boykin (Tony Award Nominee, The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess), Douglas Hodge (Tony Award Winner, La Cages aux Folles;Showtime's "Penny Dreadful"), Julia Udine (ThePhantom of the Opera), Montego Glover (Tony Award Nominee, Memphis), and Betsy Wolfe (The Last Five Years). Choreography/Associate Direction by Gustavo Zajac, Set by David Korins, Lighting by Frances Aronson, and Sound by Scott Lehrer.

MasterVoices' Gala, including pre-concert cocktails and dinner and a performance of The Pirates of Penzance is Thursday, October 15, 2015 at 5pm at Le Parker Meridien; concert at 8pm at New York City Center.

The Pirates of Penzance performances will be dedicated in loving memory to MasterVoices' Artistic Associate Roger Rees. Roger was a longtime colleague and friend, a relationship that began with his role as Narrator of Weber's Oberon under Maestro Bass at Carnegie Hall in 2002. That first project grew into a collaboration that explored the interplay of words and music in projects directed by Mr. Rees including "An Evening of Kurt Weill" with Bebe Neuwirth, Scott Joplin's Treemonisha, Bernstein and Lerner's A White House Cantata and Weill's The Firebrand of Florence among others. Mr. Rees was ever ready to lend his talents as auctioneer, actor and author whenever called upon. He was a Renaissance man with a heart of gold and will be sorely missed. We were privileged to know him and are honored to remember him with this dedication.

Who You May Spot: Deborah Voigt, Hunter Parrish ("Weeds"; Godspell), Phillip Boykin (Tony Award Nominee, The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess), Douglas Hodge (Tony Award Winner, La Cages aux Folles;Showtime's "Penny Dreadful"), Julia Udine (ThePhantom of the Opera), Montego Glover (Tony Award Nominee, Memphis), and Betsy Wolfe (The Last Five Years)

Hint For The Average Socialite: For tickets, visit NYCityCenter.org; and for more information, visit mastervoices.org. For a limited time, become a MasterVoices Member for 20% off tickets for The Pirates of Penzance and Dido and Aeneas at New York City Center. Visit http://www.mastervoices.org/city-center-series/ for more information. 

Single tickets are $30-$130 and are available at NYCityCenter.org.For more information visit: www.mastervoices.org/#citycenterseries. 
For more information, call 646-202-9623.

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