The jazz-infused revival of Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance, titled Pirates! The Penzance Musical, ends its Broadway voyage at the Todd Haimes Theatre July 27. The limited engagement began previews April 4, and officially opened April 24. Read what critics had to say here.
Scott Ellis directs and Warren Carlyle choreographs. Tony winner Rupert Holmes (The Mystery of Edwin Drood) adapted W.S. Gilbert’s original libretto, shifting the action to the legendary port city of New Orleans. While the score by Arthur Sullivan remains intact, a new set of orchestrations with Caribbean and French Quarter influences have been written by Joseph Joubert and Daryl Waters, with Joubert also serving as the production’s music director.
The production stars Ramin Karimloo and David Hyde Pierce as The Pirate King and as W.S. Gilbert and the Major General, respectively. They are joined by Jinkx Monsoon as Ruth, Nicholas Barasch as Frederic, Preston Truman Boyd as Sullivan/Police Sergeant, and Samantha Williams as Mabel Stanley…