The Pirate Queen, Captained by Galati, Plays Chicago in '06, Bway in '07

Director Frank Galati will come onboard the Broadway-bound production of The Pirate Queen, the new Boublil-Schonberg musical that will dock at Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre from October 3rd through November 26th, 2006, for a Broadway opening in spring of 2007.

The Pirate Queen will be produced by John McColgan and Moya Doherty, both of the Irish dance sensation Riverdance.  The musical, with a score that blends pop, rock, musical theatre and Irish music, will use Irish-step choreography in its scenes of battles and funerals, according to McColgan. Mark Dendy of Taboo will create the dances that evoke those of Riverdance.  "Grace O'Malley has been, more or less, written out of history, but she has lived on in song and story to become an Irish heroine and icon, a symbol of resistance down the ages.  We are proud to re-introduce Grace to the world," stated McColgan.