Iolanthe
El Teatro of El Museo del Barrio
El Teatro of El Museo del Barrio 1230 Fifth Avenue (Between 104th and 105th Street) New York, NY 10029
APRIL, 2016
Stage Director & Choreographer – GARY SLAVIN
Music Director & Conductor – ZACHARY SCHWARTZMAN
Assistant Director & Choreographer – JANET BUSHOR
Set Design – Anne Auberjonois
Lighting Design – Alistair Wandesforde-Smith
Twenty five years after being banished from Fairyland for marrying a mortal, Iolanthe returns seeking protection for her now grown son who’s half-fairy, half-mortal. When he falls in love with the ward of the Lord Chancellor, both Fairyland and the Houses of Parliament nearly fall to pieces.
The satire of Iolanthe is as appropriate now as when it was written, with the House of Lords lampooned as a bastion of the ineffective, privileged and dim-witted. The political party system and other institutions also come in for a dose of satire, including lawyers, the military, the church and even the stage. Throughout, however, the criticism is couched among such bouncy, amiable absurdities that it is all received as good humor.
Cast of Characters:
| ROLE |
Opening Cast (4/8, 4/10, 4/16 mat) |
Closing Cast (4/9, 4/15, 4/16 eve) |
| Iolanthe Queen of the Fairies Earl Tolloler Earl Mountararat The Lord Chancellor Phyllis Strephon Celia Leila Fleta Private Willis |
Kelsey Peters Suzanne R. Taylor Matt Hughes Scott R. Smith* Erik Hanson Sarah Moulton Faux* David Loewy Heather Denny Jessica Meese Nancy Blagman Samuel Silvers |
Sydney Ransom Jane Brendler Büchi Rich Miller Win Rutherfurd William Remmers Denise Crawfort Chazmond J. Peacock Julia Farina Reanna Flemons Allison Prince Michael Adelstein |
*= members of Actor’s Equity Association
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PO Box 1023
Planetarium Station
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Directions
SUBWAY
#6 train to 103rd Street station, walk one block north to 104th Street, then three blocks west to Fifth Avenue.
#2 or #3 train to 110th Street and Lenox Avenue, walk one block east to Fifth Avenue, then south to 104th Street.
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BUS
M1, M2, M3, M4 northbound on Madison Avenue or southbound on Fifth Avenue to 104th Street.
CAR
RFK Bridge – Take FDR south, exit at 106th Street to Fifth Avenue. George Washington Bridge – Take Harlem River Drive to FDR south, exit at 106th Street to Fifth Avenue. Cross-Bronx Expressway – Take 87 south, exit at 138th Street Bridge, and follow signs to Fifth Avenue.
MOBILE ACCESS
El Museo is accessible to wheelchair users. Street entrance is 1230 5th Ave between 104th and 105th Street. Wheelchairs are available for free at coat-check (first-come, first-served). For questions, contact Visitor Services at 212-660-7129