The year is 1920, and around the world the fascination with the occult is booming! Fortunately, England has long had one of the most reputable firms specializing in the magical art—J. W. Wells & Co. And to the sleepy town of Ploverleigh comes the great Sorcerer himself, John Wellington Wells, purveyor of potions and spells. The thrilling brew he offers is designed to set hearts ablaze among the classes, removing barriers of rank and more for the wedding guests of Alexis and Aline. But can true love be bottled? Magical enchantment comes at a cost in Gilbert and Sullivan’s early masterpiece.

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The Sorcerer

Presidio Theatre Performing Arts Center

Based on George Bernard Shaw’s play, Candida, A MINISTER’S WIFE tells the story of a successful, popular and upright Anglican minister, his loving and devoted wife, and a young poet who attempts to come between them.

A Minister’s Wife

Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts

San Francisco War Memorial & Performing Arts Center

Beginning his journey in 1975 as a tenor in Trial by Jury/HMS Pinafore, Baker has been an instrumental component of the success and longevity of Lamplighters. Help us celebrate his legacy by attending our largest fundraiser of the year, which includes the Gala committee’s trademark parodies of original G&S lyrics and music, a silent auction, and Fund-A-Need! Be sure to add on the VIP Reception to enjoy premier seating at the show, along with celebratory champagne and cake, and to toast over 50 years of Lamplighters memories with our treasured leader and friend!

The Great Gilbert & Sullivan Bake Off!

Diane B. Wilsey Center for Opera

Frederic, a pirate’s apprentice, looks forward to celebrating his 21st birthday with the end of his indenture to the Pirate King. Freed from his duty to his former comrades, and aided by the beautiful and plucky Mabel Stanley, her (very model of a) Major General father, and her many sisters, Frederic now feels called to avenge the infamous deeds of his former masters. But Frederic was born on February 29th, and he learns that his indenture lasts until his 21st birthday, not his 21st year. He still owes his life and his duty to his pirate brethren for another 63 years! Can Frederic fulfill his duty and still find love and happiness with Mabel?

The Pirates of Penzance

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

Lesher Center for the Arts

Based on Charles Dickens’ final unfinished novel, this hilarious whodunit invites the audience to solve its mystery by choosing the identity of the murderer. The tale is presented as a show-within-a-show, as the Music Hall Royale – a delightfully loony Victorian theatre company – presents Dickens’ brooding mystery. Musical numbers include “Perfect Strangers,” “Don’t Quit While You’re Ahead,” “Off to The Races” and “Moonfall.” Simulcast on May 19th

The Mystery Of Edwin Drood

The Douglas Morrisson Theatre

The Murgatroyds are a Cornish family that moved to Hidalgo for the mining business in the 1800’s. They had hoped to escape the infamous family curse of committing one crime a day or dying a terrible death, but they brought it with them! Combining all the familiar characters and music with folklórico dancing and Day-of-the-Dead style ghostly ancestors, Lamplighters’ new production of RUDDYGORE will spook and delight old and new audiences alike!

RUDDYGORE or, The Bruja’s Curse

Blue Shield of California Theater at YBCA

When the low-born Monty Navarro finds out that he’s eighth in line for an earldom in the lofty D’Ysquith family, he figures his chances of outliving his predecessors are slight and sets off down a far more ghoulish path. Can he knock off his unsuspecting relatives without being caught and become the ninth Earl of Highhurst? And what of love? Because murder isn’t the only thing on Monty’s mind….Full of delightful music and hilarity, this production is perfect for Lamplighters’ musical, acting, and comedic skills!

A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder

David Drummond leads a sesquicentennial soirée of scenes from all 14 of Gilbert & Sullivan’s comic operas. Staging by Nicolas Aliaga Garcia, featuring 15 Lamplighters performers and the full Lamplighters Orchestra. Come join us in person OR simulcast!

Lamplighters Music Theatre

16 - 18 May, 2025

The Sorcerer

8 - 16 Feb, 2025

A Minister’s Wife

Lamplighters Music Theatre