A G&S Carol: A Live Radio Play, a new holiday piece by New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players company member Michael J. Connolly, gets its world premiere at the Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space on December 5 and 6, with eight actors sharing around 40 roles.
The idea is a simple what-if. Scrooge's long Christmas Eve is told through songs pulled from right across the Gilbert & Sullivan catalog rather than from any single opera, and the whole thing is played as an old-time radio broadcast, with the sound effects made by hand on stage.
Connolly performs in it too, alongside NYGASP regulars Hannah Holmes, Sarah Hutchison, David Macaluso, Michelle Seipel, Bryan Patrick Stoyle, Matthew Wages and Stephen Quint. The company's artistic director, James Mills, directs. Christopher Zander is the musical director, with costumes by Michael Galante and lighting by Benjamin Weill.
It is the second title of the company's 52nd season, which opened in October with The Mikado at Hunter College's Kaye Playhouse. The season goes back to the Kaye for The Pirates of Penzance on January 9–10 and 16–17, 2027, and closes with The Gondoliers on April 10–11, 2027.
Performances are Saturday, December 5, at 1:30pm and 7pm, and Sunday, December 6, at 3pm, with a running time of about 90 minutes. Tickets are $75, or $35 for children and students with valid ID, from Symphony Space or its box office on 212-864-5400.
