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Up on the Marquee: PIRATES! THE PENZANCE MUSICAL

Pirates! The Penzance Musical will open April 24 at the Todd Haimes Theatre.

By: Mar. 14, 2025
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Roundabout Theatre Company is getting ready to bring a new version of the Gilbert & Sullivan classic, The Pirates of Penzance, back to Broadway in 2025. Pirates! The Penzance Musical is a reimagined version of the 1879 operetta. Check out photos of the new marquee at the Todd Haimes Theatre below.

The Pirates of Penzance was last seen on Broadway in 1981- a production that won three Tony Awards. The classic story epitomizes the Victorian-era operetta and explores themes of duty, love, and honor, coupled with parody of class structures and authority. As a cornerstone of light opera, The Pirates of Penzance has solidified its place as a timeless work that bridges the gap between classical and contemporary musical theater.

What makes this Pirates! different? In this version, the 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. 

The classic tale is brought to life by director Scott Ellis and Warren Carlyle choreographs with a hilarious new adaptation by Rupert Holmes. It is led by Ramin Karimloo, Jinkx Monsoon, David Hyde Pierce, Nicholas Barasch, Preston Truman Boyd and Samantha Williams. 

Photo Credit: Jennifer Broski 

Up on the Marquee: PIRATES! THE PENZANCE MUSICAL  Image

Up on the Marquee: PIRATES! THE PENZANCE MUSICAL  Image

Up on the Marquee: PIRATES! THE PENZANCE MUSICAL  Image

Up on the Marquee: PIRATES! THE PENZANCE MUSICAL  Image






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