The Story Pirates Perform Songs From New Album At December 9th NYC Show

The Story Pirates aren't your typical swashbuckling sailors.They don't steal gold, pillage villages, or claim land; they're searching for a different kind of treasure: kid's wildest, most imaginative stories. Stories by children from NYC and beyond will be brought to life and staged by the Story Pirates' professional improvisational and comedic actors - replete with music, costumes and sets. During the show, the Story Pirates will also take story ideas from the audience and turn them into hilarious musical sketch comedy. The hosts and talent from the Story Pirates podcast will also perform.

Story Pirates first received national attention in 2008 when comedian Jon Stewart called the ensemble "crazy entertaining" on CNN. Since that time, they've been described as a "mix between School House rock and Monty Python," and The New York Times called the group a "theatrical treasure."

At their December Family Flagship Show in NYC, a full cast will perform Story Pirates hits plus songs from Nothing Is Impossible. This new collection of 12 original songs was released in September, and it has already won national acclaim, radio play, and a Family Choice Award. Featuring songs like "Fart Out Loud Day" - which Lin-Manuel Miranda calls "a masterpiece" - the album is full of originally written and recorded tunes based on story ideas submitted by children.

All songs originally aired on The Story Pirates Podcast, which has been repeatedly selected as one of the best podcasts for kids. The Story Pirates have won acclaim from educators, parents, and more than 500,000 young people around the nation. Each week, the crew aboard the Story Pirates' ship-including world-class actors, comedians, improvisers and musicians-takes original stories from real kids around the country, and turn them into a comedy series for all ages.

In spring 2018, the Story Pirates also published their first book Stuck in the Stone Age (authored by New York Times best-selling author Geoff Rodkey), which Patton Oswalt calls "an amazing read." Another book, Digging Up Danger (by Jacqueline West), will be published in January, and a third book is in the works now.

Catch the Story Pirates live this fall and winter by checking out their many school and public performance schedules at storypirates.com, and view the animated music videos for "All 8 Unicorns" and "Fart Out Loud Day" on the Story Pirates' YouTube channel.

The Story Pirates believe that every child has a story to tell. This critically acclaimed media organization, founded in 2004, has headquarters in New York and Los Angeles, and produces an array of original projects based on collaborations between kids and world-class artists. The group is made up of renowned comedians, musicians, authors, designers and teachers who use kids' own words, and ideas as the source material for everything they do. Adding professional polish, the Pirates bring to life on stage, on screen, in books, and through their popular podcast, what young minds scribble down on paper. By inviting kids into the creative process, the Story Pirates offer a participatory new approach to kids' media that's fresh and engaging, not to mention hilarious.

Story Pirates is also proud to be a leading advocate for arts education. Through Story Pirates Changemakers, their partner non-profit, the Pirates provide life-changing literacy and creative writing programs to thousands of kids around the country, including those in Title I schools and homeless shelters. Kids everywhere are invited to submit their own story ideas. Learn more at storypirates.com and via Twitter @storypirates, Instagram @storypirates, and Facebook.com/storypirates.