An updated dash of whimsy and fairy tale elements along with pointed social commentary mark the Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Houston's summer production of "Iolanthe' (or "The Peer and the Peri"), ...

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Granted that a distinctly British blend of propriety and whimsy is a hallmark of W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan's comic operas, "Iolanthe" nonetheless registers as a shade more pixilated than most.

Iolanthe New York in 1887 - Iolanthe Strephon, an Arcadian shepherd, wants to marry Phyllis, a ward of the Court of Chancery. Phyllis does not know that Strephon is half fairy - down to the waist.

Love is truly in the air for the Brown University Gilbert and Sullivan's production of "Iolanthe" this weekend in Alumnae Hall. Beyond the show's multiple intertwined love stories, the BUGS cast ...

Is there possibly a place, in 2002, for a Victorian operetta that ends with a bubbly chorus of “Everyone is now a fairy”? Of course there is. Gilbert and Sullivan’s Iolanthe may seem, at first glance, ...

After watching Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Iolanthe” as produced bythe Lyric Opera San Diego, one question comes to mind: Why isn’tthis light opera performed more often? Sure, it’s filled with the ...

Summon, if you will, the Lord High Executioner. Prepare ye, oh guardians of the sacred flame of Gilbert & Sullivan, to huff and puff in high-whiskered indignation. It has to be said: watching Iolanthe ...