Our History |
Complete Production History of the Savoyaires |
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Five decades of
Gilbert & Sullivan Named for London's famed Savoy Theatre, the Savoyaires were founded in 1964 by conductor Frank Miller (principal cellist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra) and writer Lilias Circle. The group's charter was to bring the Gilbert and Sullivan operettas to audiences on Chicago's North Shore, a mission that was pursued with intense dedication. By 1980, with a production of The Grand Duke (directed by Philip Kraus), the Savoyaires became the first U.S. company known to have produced the entire 14-operetta cycle, and Miller the first to have conducted them all. Since 1994 the Savoyaires’ productions have been presented in Evanston’s Chute Auditorium, marking a renewed dedication to bringing Gilbert & Sullivan to the community and introducing G&S to young audiences. In 2015 the company staged its 51st annual G & S production. |
2016 Thespis
2015 H.M.S. Pinafore 2014 The Grand Duke 2013 The Mikado 2012 Patience 2011 Eyes and No Eyes & The Zoo & Trial by Jury 2010 The Gondoliers 2009 Utopia Limited 2008 The Pirates of Penzance 2007 Princess Ida 2006 Iolanthe 2005 The Sorcerer 2004 Thespis (music by Kingsley Day) 2003 H.M.S. Pinafore 2002 The Yeomen of the Guard 2001 Ruddigore 2000 The Mikado 1999 The Pirates of Penzance 1998 Patience 1997 The Gondoliers 1996 Iolanthe 1995 The Mikado 1994 H.M.S. Pinafore 1993 The Sorcerer 1992 The Pirates of Penzance 1991 Gilbert vs. Sullivan (by Mary Spaeth) 1990 The Yeomen of the Guard |
1989 The Gondoliers
1988 Iolanthe 1987 The Mikado 1986 Ruddigore 1985 H.M.S. Pinafore 1984 Patience 1983 The Yeomen of the Guard 1982 Princess Ida 1981 The Mikado 1980 The Grand Duke 1979 The Pirates of Penzance & Trial by Jury 1978 Iolanthe 1977 The Gondoliers 1976 Utopia Limited 1975 Ruddigore 1974 H.M.S. Pinafore 1973 Thespis (music by Frank Miller) 1972 The Sorcerer & Trial by Jury 1971 The Mikado 1970 The Pirates of Penzance 1969 Patience 1968 The Yeomen of the Guard 1967 Princess Ida 1966 Iolanthe 1965 The Gondoliers 
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