Hot Mikado - Subsequent Productions

Subsequent Productions

1995 Washington DC and other US productions

After a revival at Chicago's Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre in 1994, the musical was revived in 1995 Washington, DC, again at Ford's Theatre. The production received Helen Hayes Awards for (1) Outstanding Director—Resident Musical—David H. Bell; and (2) Outstanding Lead Actor—Resident Musical—Ross Lehman (Ko-Ko). Productions were also nominated for the following awards: (1) 2005 Los Angeles Drama Critics Award: Best Production; (2) 2004 Los Angeles Ovation Award: Best Musical; and (3) 1995 Helen Hayes Award: Outstanding Resident Musical. Bell has directed several other professional productions since 1986, including in his home city of Chicago.

1993 and 2003 regional productions

The original producers staged productions at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire, Illinois in 1993 and again in 2003.

1995 West End production

A production was mounted in London's West End at the Queen's Theatre in 1995 (after a tryout in Bromley's Churchill Theatre) and ran for three months. It was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best New Musical. The cast included Lawrence Hamilton as the Mikado, Paul Manuel as Nanki-Poo, Ross Lehman as Ko-Ko, Richard Lloyd King as Pooh-Bah, Ben Richards as Pish-Tush, Neil Couperthwaite as Junior, Paulette Ivory as Yum-Yum, Alison Jiear as Pitti-Sing, Veronica Hart as Peep-Bo and Sharon Benson as Katisha. Bell directed, and the musical director for the production was Simon Lee, who also supervised the preparation of a cast recording (First Night: CD48). The show received good notices, with Plays International writing, "all the disparate elements come together into a very lively and enjoyable evening."

2006 Watermill Theatre and Starlight Theatre productions

Craig Revel Horwood directed, and Sarah Travis music directed, a successful production of Hot Mikado at the Watermill Theatre in England in 2006, which was revived there in 2009, followed by a tour.

Starlight Theatre in San Diego, California also produced the show in 2006, directed and choreographed by Carlos Mendoza, with music direction and choreography by Parmer Fuller.

2010 regional productions

In 2010, the New Repertory Theatre of Watertown Massachusetts mounted a production, as did Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace Theatre. International productions have included a long-running Prague staging and a run in Dublin.

Others

Many community groups and high schools have performed the show in the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and Canada. International professional productions have included a long-running Prague staging and a run in Dublin.