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Pittsburgh Savoyards
Theater company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Pittsburgh Savoyards are a theater company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1938 (one year before Pittsburgh Opera), they are currently the oldest theater company in the Pittsburgh area, performing a repertoire of mainly Gilbert and Sullivan operettas.[1] The current headquarters of the company is located in the nearby borough of Bellevue, Pennsylvania.[2]
History
The Pittsburgh Savoyards were founded in 1938[1] and gave their first performance, The Pirates of Penzance, on May 9, 1939, at the Twentieth Century Club in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh.[3] The company has had a few notable alumni in its history, including actor Burt Mustin[4] and opera singer Mimi Lerner.[5]
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