![]() ![]() ![]() Now Ko-Ko is free to marry his ward, Yum Yum. The first number introduces us to the story of the characters that drive the piece: Nanki-Poo the wandering minstrel (Toby Spence), his love Yum Yum (Andriana Chuchman) and Ko-Ko (Neal Davies), the tailor who has been saved from execution by being promoted to Lord High Executioner. (Cleverly crafted pops of “Mikado red” create visual accents throughout the production). The production opens on a series of huge gilt-edged red screens that open to reveal a gaggle of bowler clad Japanese gentlemen. The minimal, graphic sets are the perfect backdrop for Lyric’s marvelous chorus, used to maximum effect in the staging, which with its Busby Berkeley style scale and precision choreography also reflects the 20’s theme. Given a gorgeous art deco makeover by British designer Mark Thompson, this version is set in 1922. This year’s musical sugarplum is that beloved Victorian chestnut, Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado. If it’s an operetta, it must be holiday time at Lyric. ![]()
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