Light Opera of Manhattan
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Light Opera of Manhattan, known as LOOM, was an off-Broadway repertory theatre company that produced light operas, including the works of Gilbert and Sullivan and European and American operettas, 52 w
William Mount-Burke, LOOM's founder and artistic director
The Pirates of Penzance was LOOM's first production in 1968
Allen as Sir Joseph in H.M.S. Pinafore
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The New Moon
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The New Moon is an operetta with music by Sigmund Romberg, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and book by Oscar Hammerstein II, Frank Mandel, and Laurence Schwab. The show was the third in a string of Bro
Light Opera of Manhattan
…increased LOOM's audiences and received positive reviews. Friml's The Vagabond King and Rose-Marie; Sigmund Romberg's The Student Prince, The Desert Song, The New Moon; Herbert's Naughty Marietta, The Red Mill, Mlle. Modiste and The Fortune Teller; Jacques Offenbach's The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein; and Johann Strauss…
Sheet music cover for "Lover, Come Back to Me" from The New Moon (1928)