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Lamplighters Music Theatre was founded in 1952 to produce the comic operas of librettist W.S. Gilbert and composer Arthur Sullivan. Since then we have produced the entire Gilbert & Sullivan canon as well as other light opera and musical theatre classics such as The Merry Widow, Die Fledermaus, Of Thee I Sing, My Fair Lady, and A Little Night Music. The Lamplighters are now recognized as one of the world’s pre-eminent Gilbert & Sullivan companies. Critically acclaimed artistic successes include honors for Best Production and Best Overseas Society at the International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival in Buxton, England, an Emmy for our telecast of Trial by Jury and many local awards including Best Production and Best Director from the Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle.

Since its debut in a tiny San Carlos theater, Lamplighters Music Theatre has been dedicated to upholding the tradition of light opera and musical theatre, particularly through the production of the operettas of W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan. For more information about Gilbert & Sullivan, link to the Gilbert & Sullivan Archive: http://diamond.boisestate.edu/gas/index.html

From a small band of young Savoy enthusiasts grew an organization that is now recognized as one of the top Gilbert and Sullivan companies in the world. The primary mission of Lamplighters Music Theatre/Opera West Foundation is to present high quality musical theatre productions. Listen to a few of our other recordings here. Our cd - A Song To Sing, O! The Lamplighters Celebrate Gilbert & Sullivan is available for $20 plus shipping from our office. Please contact us at info(at)lamplighters.org to order a copy or for more information.

The Lamplighters seek to:

• Promote the tradition of classic musical theatre, especially the works of Gilbert & Sullivan;
  
  
• Provide a showcase for talented performers, directors, designers, musicians, and technicians, assisting in the advancement of professional careers;
  
  
• Provide training and performance opportunities for professionals and semi-professionals; and,


• Present family-oriented entertainment for the widest possible audience.