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<< Previous   of   Next >> (click to enlarge) Guest artists Logan Benedict (5th Avenue Theatre) and Elise Campello (Tacoma Musical Playhouse) star in Lyric Light Opera's production of "Beauty and the Beast." Skip Barttels photo  (click to enlarge) The Seattle Gilbert & Sullivan Society is putting on "The Mikado."   ADVERTISEMENT   Where to see it "Beauty and the Beast": Opens at 7:30 p.m. July 11 at McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. Shows at 7:30 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through July 27. Tickets range from $15 to $32, 360-416-7727, 1-866-624-6897, www.mcintyrehall.org. "The Mikado": Opens at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Bagley Wright Theatre at Seattle Center, 155 Mercer St. Performance dates are July, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26. Tickets $32, $28 seniors, $12 students/children, 206-341-9612, 206-292-ARTS, www.pattersong.org.   CONTACT THE HERALD Melanie Munk, Features Editor munk@heraldnet.com   Published: Friday, July 4, 2008 'Beauty and Beast' opens in Mount Vernon Herald staff There's a beauty and there's a beast. But there are also dancing tea cups, talking candelabra and an enchanting selection of music. In a tale almost as old as time, Lyric Light Opera brings to life "Beauty and the Beast," this classic story of a strong-willed young woman who, through the power of love, breaks a spell that turned a handsome young prince into a hideous beast. Nominated for nine Tony Awards including best musical, "Beauty and the Beast" is one of those family classics filled with clever dialogue and gorgeous music all wrapped up in a fairy tale setting. This production is sure to showcase the talents of Lyric Light Opera, a musical theater group committed to searching out excellent acting talent and to creating wonderful stage sets and lavish costumes. "The Mikado": This is one of the best-known Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, a classic love story with timeless tunes and lots of laughs. Seattle's Gilbert & Sullivan Society presents "The Mikado" starting Thursday at Bagley Wright Theatre at Seattle Center. The show runs through July 26. The story unfolds with Nanki Poo, the son of the Mikado of Japan, assuming the identity of a wandering minstrel to avoid marriage to the elderly hag Katisha. Nanki Poo is in love with the nubile maiden Yum-Yum, but is thwarted in his pursuit because Ko Ko, Yum Yum's guardian, has eyes for her himself. The proud yet corrupt public official Pooh-Bah gets involved when, along with Pish Tush, he tells Nanki Poo that Ko Ko is now Lord High Executioner. In a scenario that is classic Gilbert and Sullivan, Ko Ko is thus faced with carrying out his own execution, given the fact that he has been condemned to death for flirting. It is Ko Ko who delivers the operetta's most famous patter song, "As Some Day It May Happen."

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