Saturday, April 14, 2007

"The Yeoman of the Guard" by W.S. Gilbert and A.S. Sullivan

photo by Kate Weiman
The Blue Hill Troupe is one of only two NYC companies that present Gilbert & Sullivan operas every year. What's different and most surprising about the Blue Hill Troupers isn't that they always give us high quality performances, it's that they're (mostly) non-professional actors who work in the evenings and weekends to rehearse and construct two productions a year. Their Spring offering of "Yeoman" bests their previous work of the past few seasons, with high caliber production values as well as superb singing that made for a very entertaining Saturday matinee. On top of that, all proceeds of ticket sales go to a different charity each year, so there's no reason you shouldn't see it. This year's beneficiary The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children would agree.