TONY AWARD^® NOMINEE FOR
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four stars

TIME OUT & NEW YORK STAGE REVIEW

“Makes you immediately want to see the production again.”

CHRISTIAN LEWIS, VARIETY

“Effervescent, gorgeously sung, and hysterical. These days on Broadway, that is a glorious thing.”

JOHNNY OLEKSINSKI, NEW YORK POST

Ramin Karimloo, Jinkx Monsoon, and David Hyde Pierce lead the high-stepping Broadway cast in Pirates! The Penzance Musical, this rollicking, rousing new Roundabout reimagining of The Pirates of Penzance.

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 a tongue-twisting Major General, a rabble-rousing Pirate King, romance, swordplay, wordplay, and off-the-charts fun, 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.

Production image from PIRATES. In a New Orleans street scene, the entire cast lines up at the front of the stage, each person playing a colorful washboard with a bell in unison. — The cast of PIRATES! THE PENZANCE MUSICAL.
Photo by Joan Marcus

A man in a fancy, deep v-neck vest jumps in the air with a sword in hand. Other pirates dramatically jump into the air behind him. The background set consisents of a giant pirate ship in the middle of a New Orleans street. — Ramin Karimloo and the cast of PIRATES! THE PENZANCE MUSICAL.
Photo by Joan Marcus

A man dressed as a navy general stands at attention with hands behind his back while a group of pirates and women in corsets and bustles dance behind him with semaphore flags — David Hyde Pierce and the cast of PIRATES! THE PENZANCE MUSICAL.
Photo by Joan Marcus

A woman with brown curls in an up do, a corset, and a striped skirt sits atop a wooden piano surrounded by pirates. — Jinkx Monsoon and the cast of PIRATES! THE PENZANCE MUSICAL.
Photo by Joan Marcus

A young man with red hair kisses the hand of a young woman in a denim corset with a colorful bustle and pink hair wrap. — Samantha Williams and Nicholas Barasch
Joan Marcus

A group of pirates fiercely jump around on stage brandishing swords. Several in this shot have been caught mid-air.<br /> — The cast of PIRATES! THE PENZANCE MUSICAL.
Photo by Joan Marcus

An older man dressed in a night gown and cap, sits on a stone bench in a courtyard, surrounded by creepy ensemble members dressed in white like ghosts. — David Hyde Pierce and the cast of PIRATES! THE PENZANCE MUSICAL.
Photo by Joan Marcus

Two men and one woman stand as a trio and sing to the audience. The first man has red hair and wears a blue policeman's uniform, the middle wears a lavish pirate's jacket, and the woman wears brown curls in an updo and a corset and skirt. — Nicholas Barasch, Ramin Karimloo, and Jinkx Monsoon.
Photo by Joan Marcus

A young woman sings in front of a group of women in a New Orleans beach scene. They all wear matching combinations of denim corsets, colorful bustles and head wraps, and many hold paper fans. — Samantha Williams and the cast of PIRATES! THE PENZANCE MUSICAL.
Photo by Joan Marcus

A man dressed in a blue policemans uniform, sings with a group of women dressed in colorful robes in a nighttime scene in a castle's courtyard. — Preston Truman Boyd and the cast of PIRATES! THE PENZANCE MUSICAL.
Photo by Joan Marcus

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: Tyrone L. Robinson
Swing: Cooper Stanton
Stanley Daughter: Bronwyn Tarboton

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.