Overview
PIRATES! THE PENZANCE MUSICAL is a jazzy and joyous reimagining of the beloved Gilbert & Sullivan crowd-pleasing classic. Transporting the pirates from Penzance to 1800s New Orleans, this outrageously clever romp sizzles with Caribbean rhythms and French Quarter flair with brand-new orchestrations as well as a brand-new book by Tony Award® winner Rupert Holmes (CURTAINS). 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 Gilbert & Sullivan aficionados alike. Straight from Broadway in Roundabout Theatre’s rousing and rollicking revival, this version is ideal for all schools, community and professional theatres, and will bring joy to actors and audiences alike.
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Casting & Production
Casting
William S. Gilbert / Major-General Stanley
Arthur Sullivan / The Sergeant of Police
Pirate King
Ruth
Frederic
Mabel Stanley
Multiple featured roles of the Stanley Daughters, Pirates, Policemen in the ensemble
Setting
Time
1880
Place
New Orleans,
The Theatre of the Renaissance in the French Quarter (the first theatre in New Orleans open to all who had the price of a ticket, with no exceptions or exclusions).
