Ramin Karimloo, Jinkx Monsoon, and David Hyde Pierce lead the crew in
Pirates! The Penzance Musical, this must-see Roundabout reimagining of
The Pirates of Penzance. Scott Ellis (
Doubt;
Kiss Me, Kate) directs and Warren Carlyle (
Harmony;
Kiss Me, Kate) choreographs with a hilarious new adaptation by Rupert Holmes (
The Mystery of Edwin Drood), musical direction by Joseph Joubert (
Caroline, or Change), and orchestrations by Joubert and Daryl Waters (
Memphis).
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 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.