Ramin Karimloo, Jinkx Monsoon, and David Hyde Pierce lead the crew in Pirates! The Penzance Musical, this must-see Roundabout reimagining of The Pirates of Penzance. Scott Ellis (Doubt; Kiss Me, Kate) directs and Warren Carlyle (Harmony; Kiss Me, Kate) choreographs with a hilarious new adaptation by Rupert Holmes (The Mystery of Edwin Drood), musical direction by Joseph Joubert (Caroline, or Change), and orchestrations by Joubert and Daryl Waters (Memphis).
Gilbert & Sullivan’s pirate ship docks in New Orleans in this jazzy-bluesy vision of the crowd-pleasing classic, in an outrageously clever romp sizzling with Caribbean rhythms and French Quarter flair. With the tongue-twisting Major General, the rabble-rousing Pirate King, newly-imagined young lovers, daring daughters, footloose pirates and fleet-footed police, there's a shipload of musical comedy delights on board to dazzle first-timers and G&S aficionados alike.
Running time: 2 hours and 15 minutes, including a 15-minute intermission.
Pirates! The Penzance Musical Cast
- Pirate King
- Ramin Karimloo
- Ruth
- Jinkx Monsoon
- William S. Gilbert / Major-General Stanley
- David Hyde Pierce
- Frederic
- Nicholas Barasch
- Arthur Sullivan / The Sergeant of Police, u/s Pirate King
- Preston Truman Boyd
- Mabel Stanley
- Samantha Williams
- Stanley Daughter, u/s Mabel Stanley
- Kelly Belarmino
- Swing
- Maria Briggs
- Stanley Daughter, u/s Ruth
- Cicily Daniels
- Stanley Daughter
- Ninako Donville
- Swing
- Alex Dorf
- Pirate / Policeman, u/s William S. Gilbert / Major-General Stanley
- Rick Faugno
- Swing
- Niani Feelings
- Pirate / Policeman
- Tommy Gedrich
- Pirate / Policeman
- Alex Gibson
- Stanley Daughter
- Afra Hines
- Pirate / Policeman, u/s Pirate King
- Dan Hoy
- Pirate / Policeman, u/s Frederic
- Ryo Kamibayashi
- Stanley Daughter
- Tatiana Lofton
- Pirate / Policeman, u/s Arthur Sullivan / The Sergeant of Police
- Nathan Lucrezio
- Stanley Daughter
- Shina Ann Morris
- Pirate / Policeman, u/s William S. Gilbert / Major-General Stanley
- Tyrone L. Robinson
- Swing
- Cooper Stanton
- Stanley Daughter
- Bronwyn Tarboton
Pirates! The Penzance Musical Creative
- Music
- Arthur Sullivan
- Libretto
- W.S. Gilbert
- Conceived by
- Scott Ellis, Rupert Holmes, Warren Carlyle, and Joseph Joubert
- Adaptation
- Rupert Holmes
- Set Design
- David Rockwell
- Costume Design
- Linda Cho
- Lighting Design
- Donald Holder
- Sound Design
- Mikaal Sulaiman
- Hair & Wig Design
- Charles G. LaPointe
- Makeup Design
- Ashley Ryan
- Fight Directors
- Rick Sordelet & Christian Kelly-Sordelet
- Voice Coach
- Kate Wilson
- Orchestrations
- Joseph Joubert and Daryl Waters
- Dance Arrangements
- John O'Neill
- Production Stage Manager
- Charles Means
- Music Direction
- Joseph Joubert
- Choreography
- Warren Carlyle
- Director
- Scott Ellis
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Art photography by Roland Fitz.
Pirates! The Penzance Musical is proudly presented by Tri-State Cadillac.
Pirates! The Penzance Musical is kindly sponsored by New Orleans & Company.
Underwriting support for Pirates! The Penzance Musical is generously provided by Salman and Vienn Al-Rashid, the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, the Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, Joele Frank and Laurence Klurfeld, and in memory of Nancy McKenna and Patsy Eagan.
Presented at
Todd Haimes Theatre
227 West 42nd Street, New York, NY
between 7th and 8th Avenues