Gilbert & Sullivan's
The Grand Duke
or, The Statutory Duel
(presented as a semi-staged concert with full orchestra)

Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018 at 8pm &
Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018 at 7pm (with a bonus post-show sing-through of The Pirates of Penzance,
​as part of The 6th Great Gilbert & Sullivan Sing Out)

Directed by Debbie Grossman
Music Directed by Joseph Sorge

Cast

Rudolph, Grand Duke of Pfennig Halbpfennig - Blair Eig
Ernest Dummkopf, a Theatrical Manager - Rick DuPuy
Ludwig, his Leading Comedian - Bob Gudauskas
Dr. Tannhäuser, a Notary - Ryan Carroll
The Prince of Monte Carlo - Kenneth Derby
Herald - Michael Beder
Julia Jellicoe, an English Comedienne - Denise Young
Lisa, a Soubrette - Laura Fuentes
Baroness von Krakenfeldt, betrothed to Rudolph - Jenellen Fischer
The Princess of Monte Carlo, betrothed to Rudolph - Adia Evans
Girls - Chezelle McDade, Frances Mitchem-Diago, Madeleine Adele Koon

Chorus - Alexandra Burris, Bob Dennis, Peggy Dennis, Alice Drew, Julia, Frank, Noah Friedlander, Claire Gelillo, Tom Goode, Tara Hockensmith, Rand Huntzinger, Lyle Jaffe, Erik Kreil, Michael Keith, Arthur LaRue, Carlton Maryott, Jane Maryott, Marianna Martindale, Meribor Matusow, Amanda Messinger, Joshua Milton, Katelyn Neumann*, Susan O'Toole, Christine Pash, Debbie Peetz, Dave Robinson, Bill Rogers, Maureen Roult, Rusty Suter, Ed Vilade, Maria Wilson, Michael Wolyniec

*Baroness & Lisa cover

Musical Selections

Act I
  • Won’t it be a pretty wedding (Chorus, Else, Bertha, Olga, Gretchen)
  • Pretty Lisa, fair and tasty (Ludwig & Lisa)
  • By the mystic regulation of our dark association (Ludwig, Chorus)
  • Were I a king in very truth (Ernest, Chorus)
  • How would I play this part (Julia, Ernest)
  • My goodness me! What shall I do (Ludwig, Chorus)
  • About a century since (Notary)
  • Strange the views some people hold (Julia, Lisa, Ernest, Notary, Ludwig)
  • Now take a card and gaily sing (Julia, Lisa, Ernest, Notary, Ludwig)
  • The good Grand Duke of Pfennig-Halbfennig (Chamberlains)
  • A pattern to professors of monarchical autonomy (Rudolph)
  • As o’er our penny roll we sing (Baroness, Rudolph)
  • Come hither all you people (Company)
  • Oh, a monarch who boasts intellectual graces (Ludwig, Chorus)
  • Ah, pity me, my comrades true (Julia, Chorus)
  • Oh, listen to me, dear (Julia, Lisa)
  • The die is cast (Lisa, Chorus)
  • For this will be a jolly court (Ludwig, Ensemble)


Act II
  • As before you we defile (Ensemble)
  • Your loyalty our ducal heartstrings touches (Ludwig)
  • At the outset I may mention (Ludwig, Chorus)
  • Yes, Ludwig and his Julia are mated (Ludwig)
  • Take care of him (Lisa)
  • Now Julia, come, consider it from (Julia, Ludwig)
  • Your highness, there’s a party at the door (Baroness, Ludwig)
  • Now away to the wedding we go (Baroness, Chorus)
  • When you find you’re a broken-down critter (Rudolph)
  • So ends my dream (Julia)
  • If the light of love’s lingering ember (Julia, Ernest)
  • Now bridegroom and bride let us toast (Chorus)
  • Come bumpers – aye ever so many (Baroness, Chorus)
  • Why, who is this approaching (Ludwig, Chorus)
  • The Prince of Monte Carlo (Herald)
  • His Highness we know not (Ludwig)
  • We’re rigged out in magnificent array (Prince & Princess)
  • Take my advice – when deep in debt (Prince, Chorus)
  • Hurrah! Now away to the wedding, we go (Ensemble)
  • Well, you’re a pretty kind of fellow (Rudolph)
  • Happy couples lightly treading (Ensemble)