Little Lord’s Babes in Toyland

The members of Little Lord Theater company strip down Victor Herbert’s 1903 operetta
Babes in Toyland to make the most of its absurd, nonsensical plot about
a pair of young lovers and their fantastical journey from Mother Goose
Village to Toyland.

Staged as a “recession spectacular,” its world is
one of brightly painted cardboard and shoddy spectacle, with a cast of
five playing over two-dozen gender-bending roles. Not recommended for
children.