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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.
WILLIAM S. GILBERT / MAJOR-GENERAL STANLEY
ARTHUR SULLIVAN / THE SERGEANT OF POLICE
FREDERIC
RUTH
PIRATE KING (Santiago du Bouchard)
MABEL STANLEY
General Stanley’s daughters:
EDITH
KATE
ISABEL
YVETTE
CHANTILLY
EMMA
CALLIE
(and the aforementioned MABEL)
Pirates:
(Caribbean countries of origin, as per Broadway, but all may be revised)
JESUÉ – First Mate, from Jamaica
LUIS – from Tortuga
ARNALDO – from Caracas, Venezuela
FRANCOIS – from Cajun Acadia
LAZARE – from the French Quarter of New Orleans
ROSCOE – from the Atchafalaya swamplands of Louisiana
KERSTEN – from Sint Maarten
Police:
THE SERGEANT OF POLICE
THE VOLUNTEER POLICE OF ORLEANS PARISH
NEW POLICE RECRUITS
Optional, flexible ensemble with opportunities for multiple featured Pirates and Policemen roles.
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).
15 Musicians
Conductor
Keyboard 1
Keyboard 2
Guitar/Banjo
Bass
Drums
Horn
Trombone
Trumpet 1
Trumpet 2
Reed 1 (Clarinet, Flute, Oboe, Piccolo)
Reed 2 (Clarinet, Flute, Piccolo, Saxophone)
Violin 1
Violin 2
Viola
Cello
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— Time Out & New York Stage Review
— Variety
— New York Post
