The Mikado,the best known and most popular of the comic operettas written by Arthur Sullivan and W. S. Gilbert. Poking fun at the obsession with all things Japanese, in 1880s middle-class London, the plot is deliberately silly, and serves as a framework for the humour and music.
Mel Brooks wrote this 12 Tony Award winning musical, based on the Academy Award winning 1968 hit film starring Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder, which he also wrote and directed.