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The Mikado
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Operetta
Revival
The Mikado
Broadway
Operetta
Revival
44th Street Theatre
216 W. 44th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
The son of the Mikado of Japan disguises himself as a wandering minstrel to woo the fair Yum-Yum, who is scheduled to marry the Lord High Executioner, in Gilbert and Sullivan's satirical operetta.
playwright:
W. S. Gilbert
libretto:
W. S. Gilbert
music:
Sir Arthur Sullivan
People (21)
Tom Burke
Nanki-Poo
(Original)
William Danforth
The Mikado of Japan
(Original)
Leo De Hierapolis
Pish-Tush
(Original)
Sarah Edwards
Katisha
(Original)
Stanley Forde
Pooh-Bah
(Original)
Lupino Lane
Ko-Ko
(Original)
Barbara Maurel
Pitti-Sing
(Original)
Marguerite Namara
Yum-Yum
(Original)
Elsa Peterson
Peep-Bo
(Original)
Faye Gilmore
Ensemble
(Original)
Mr. Kushiki
Attendant to Ko-Ko
(Original)
Miss Miramuna
Attendant to Yum-Yum
(Original)
Florence Poyet
Ensemble
(Original)
Evelyn Stone
Ensemble
(Original)
John Willard
A Noble
(Original)
Miss Yamardani
Attendant to Yum-Yum
(Original)
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Tom Burke
Nanki-Poo
(Original)
William Danforth
The Mikado of Japan
(Original)
Leo De Hierapolis
Pish-Tush
(Original)
Sarah Edwards
Katisha
(Original)
Stanley Forde
Pooh-Bah
(Original)
Lupino Lane
Ko-Ko
(Original)
Barbara Maurel
Pitti-Sing
(Original)
Marguerite Namara
Yum-Yum
(Original)
Elsa Peterson
Peep-Bo
(Original)
Faye Gilmore
Ensemble
(Original)
Mr. Kushiki
Attendant to Ko-Ko
(Original)
Miss Miramuna
Attendant to Yum-Yum
(Original)
Florence Poyet
Ensemble
(Original)
Evelyn Stone
Ensemble
(Original)
John Willard
A Noble
(Original)
Miss Yamardani
Attendant to Yum-Yum
(Original)
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W. S. Gilbert
Libretto
Sir Arthur Sullivan
Music
Milton Aborn
Staging
Lee Shubert
Producer
J.J. Shubert
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Apr
11
1925
Closing Date
May
1
1925
Performances
33
as of Dec 05, 2025
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