# Event Details - **Event Name**: THE MIKADO - a co-production with Forbear! Theatre - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 03 Oct, 2025 at 07:00 pm – Fri, 03 Oct, 2025 at 10:00 pm - **Event Description**: October 3-5, Utopia Opera presents Forbear! Theatre's production of: THE MIKADO Music by Arthur Seymour Sullivan & Words by W.S. Gilbert Renowned professional G&S company Forbear! Theatre (est. 2015) joins with Utopia Opera to bring their fantasy reimagining of The Mikado to NYC following its successful UK tour. In this comic operetta, the wandering minstrel Æthel-Rún finds himself agreeing to die at the hands of the Lord High Executioner, Klók-Cow, in exchange for one month of marriage to Mna-y'um, the love of his life. However, when Æthel-Rún reveals his secret past to his new companions, there begins a desperate and hilarious battle to save themselves from being boiled alive. Forbear! & Utopia are proud to lovingly bring this fantasy kingdom to life, with the same madcap characters, plot, and iconic songs that have been loved for generations. CAST Klók-Cow - William Remmers* Mna-y'um - Rachel Gianesse Middle* Æthel-Rún - John Faal* Köttilska - Kathleen Brenner* P'fugl-Fa - Matthew Wages Pættie-Cene - Isabelle Paige* Peas-Bál - Jenni Simmonds* Prestr-Sùg - Colin Safley Gā-Tòit - Harry Reddish* The Mikado of Pa'gæn - Dan Cavendish* Soprano (u/s Mna-y'um) - Kathleen Raab Soprano (u/s Peas-Bál) - Cynthia Whitman Soprano - Alyson Sheehan Alto (u/s Pættie-Cene) - Laura Kroh Alto (u/s Köttilska) - Christine Cornell Alto - Tomoko Nago *Courtesy of Forbear! Theatre ORCHESTRA 24 players TBA --- Stage Director: Rachel Gianesse Middle* Music Director: William Remmers* Conductor: Eric Kramer --- 4 PERFORMANCES Friday, October 3, 7:00pm Saturday, October 4, 2:30pm Saturday, October 4, 7:00pm Sunday, October 5, 2:30pm --- Preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3FuZugm1xI Playbill article: https://playbill.com/article/forbear-theatres-fantasy-inspired-mikado-to-play-new-york --- Running time: 2 hours and 30 minutes including one intermission Presented with English supertitles Minimal changes have been made to Gilbert's original text: the names have been changed as well as certain specific references to the opera's original setting. All told, it's 99% (or more) the same libretto you have heard since 1885. Content warnings: mild, absurd references to suicide and execution Lang Recital Hall Hunter College North Building, 4th Floor South side of 69th Street (btwn Park/Lex) There is no in-person box office at the venue EXCEPT on the day of the show on the 4th floor right in front of the Lang Recital Hall. Tickets cannot be purchased at any time at the Kaye Playhouse box office. Please bring a photo ID for admittance into the building. All attendees must check in with security upon arrival. Attendees who purchased tickets online after Thursday morning before each weekend of shows will have to be checked in manually and security will take down their names and addresses. Facebook: Utopia Opera Twitter: @utopiaoperaco Instagram: @utopiaopera Can't make the show? Love being a patron? Want to have some charitable write-offs on your taxes? Make a tax-deductible donation now on our website: utopiaopera.org Venmo: @utopiaopera PayPal: info@utopiaopera.org Or e-mail info@utopiaopera.org to learn how to join in! Utopia Opera is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and all contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. --- - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/manhattan/the-mikado-a-co-production-with-forbear-theatre/200028823861942 - **Event Categories**: art, theatre, nonprofit, music, entertainment - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 31 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://mikado.brownpapertickets.com/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=manhattan-events ## Event venue details - **city**: Manhattan - **state**: NY - **country**: United States - **location**: Lang Recital Hall - **lat**: 40.768772385 - **long**: -73.96456385 - **full address**: Lang Recital Hall, 109 E 69th St, New York, NY 10021-5004, United States, Manhattan ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 2 - **organizer**: Utopia Opera (https://allevents.in/org/utopia-opera/26637921) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/1ddbde467266c4aae7333f5f1b06f07c5c11af9623fb6ead45114e69210758b4-rimg-w1200-h457-dc020302-gmir?v=1757908843 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/5c7e12ca4c94cff912046cdefdd26881a83d84442cd9063f8a599772ef66e127-rimg-w300-h300-dc020302-gmir?v=1757908845 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Fri, 03 Oct, 2025 at 07:00 pm - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** Lang Recital Hall, 109 E 69th St, New York, NY 10021-5004, United States, Manhattan - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** Utopia Opera - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** art, theatre, nonprofit, music, entertainment - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about THE MIKADO - a co-production with Forbear! 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