Photo Coverage: Mary Testa, Jason Danieley & More Celebrate W.S. Gilbert at LYRICS & LYRICISTS

We all come from Gilbert," said Johnny Mercer. And if you've seen a musical, watched film or TV, read a book, participated in political discourse or have partaken in any aspect of popular culture during the past 125 years, you've likely been influenced by W. S. Gilbert too. Yet Lyrics & Lyricists has never paid tribute to this seminal figure. Over the weekend, the punishment fit this crime of oversight with The Very Model of a Modern Major Lyricist: W. S. Gilbert and the Broadway He Inspired.

Guest artistic director Rob Fisher teamed with writer/host Sheldon Harnick to trace the comic DNA from The Mikado to Me and My Girl, My Fair Lady, Spamalot, The Book of Mormon and beyond in a celebration of Broadway humor and satire. Harnick was joined on stage by vocalists Jason Danieley, Jenn Gambatese, David Garrison and Mary Testa, and a vocal quartet - Ross Benoliel, Christine DiGiallonardo, Michael Marcotteand Lindsay O'Neil.

BroadwayWorld was there for the special concert and you can check out full photo coverage below!

Photo Credit: Stephen Sorokoff

Deborah Grace Winer, series artistic director

Michael Marcotte, Lindsay O'Neil, Ross Benoliel, Christine DiGiallonardo, David Garrison, Mary Testa, Jenn Gambatese, Jason Daniely, Sheldon Harnick

Michael Marcotte, Jason Daniely, Ross Bennoliel

Michael Marcotte, Ross Benoliel, Christine DiGiallonardo, Lindsay O'Neil, David Garrison, Jason Daniely

David Garrison, Jason Daniely, Mary Testa

Jason Daniely

David Garrison

Lindsay O'Neil & Christine DiGiallonardo

Rob Fisher director & Cast

Sheldon Harnick

Ian Axness

Rob Fisher

Lyrics & Lyricists

The Cast

Mary Testa & David Rasche

Dan Shaheen, Jamie deRoy, David Rasche, Mary Testa, E Da Sorokoff

Jamie deRoy & Jason Daniely

Jenn Gambatese & Dan Shaheen

Hillsdale N.Y. Townfolk

BWW Hi-Res Gallery - Original Version

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Stephen's life seems to have always revolved around a camera and a piano. He studied at Manhattan School of Music and performed in the "Borsht Belt" during college vacations, where in the true DIRTY DANCING tradition he met his wife Eda. Stephen was a Board Member of the First All Children's Theater and his wife, a classical pianist, is a Board Member of Barrington Stage Co. In between he made time to be CEO of a multi national machinery company and President of a domestic Textile Mfg. Co. In retirement, he now takes pictures of his 5 grandchildren and various other performers.

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