Mikado musing

[alexxkay]

My high school alma mater recently put on a production of Gilbert & Sullivan's "The Mikado". I didn't get to actually see it, but it got me thinking about the show. It was first written, at least in large part, to take advantage of the recent surge in public interest in Japanese culture. We've got just such a surge going on today in the US. I wonder if anyone's yet done a production where the costumes, set, choreography, and so on -- are anime-inspired?

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[peregrinning.livejournal.com]

Do black-and-gold plaid miniskirts and schoolgirl outfits for the three little maids, and a Mikado who was a spoof of our college president, count? No? Oh, well. That was many years ago, before the anime explosion.

[covaithe.livejournal.com]

...Cats?

[mssrcrankypants.livejournal.com]

I can't actually answer the question, and I didn't even get to see the school production (it was end-of-trimester grading hell for me). But, I did stumble upon this DVD this morning:
http://www.deepdiscount.com/Mikado-A-E-50--off-Sale_stcVVproductId5737670VVcatId479904VVviewprod.htm

The Mikado in 1930s England, starring Eric Idle.