Ahoy, musical comedy lovers! Get The Pirates of Penzance tickets and see TV icon and Tony winner David Hyde Pierce (Frasier, Curtains) and Tony Award nominee Ramin Karimloo (Les Misérables, Anastasia) star in this update to the beloved Gilbert and Sullivan classic. Taking hilarious laughs and an unbeatable score to New Orleans, this new version directed by Tony Award nominee Scott Ellis (She Loves Me) come to Broadway starting April 2025. Book The Pirates of Penzance tickets with TodayTix to see this lively new production.
Head to the bow to take a bow: Pierce and Karimloo come front and center to steal scenes as the tongue-twisting "very model of a modern Major-General" and Pirate King respectively. Adorable lovers meet in this jazz-infused adaptation and look to wed...until a technicality means they'll have to wait just a little longer. 63 years, to be precise. Until then, mayhem and merriment await. Join the party on board and see The Pirates of Penzance on Broadway with TodayTix.
April 4th, 2025
June 22nd, 2025
By: W. S. Gilbert, adapted by Rupert Holmes
Songs by: Arthur Sullivan
Director: Scott Ellis
Choreography: Warren Carlyle
Producer: Roundabout Theatre Company
Cast list: Ramin Karimloo (as The Pirate King), David Hyde Pierce As W.S. Gilbert/Major General)
Other info: Music direction by Joseph Joubert, orchestrations by Joubert and Daryl Waters
Orchestra & Mezzanine levels fully accessible for those with mobility disabilities
Frederic, 21, marks the end of his apprenticeship with a celebration among a band of pirates and the Pirate King. Soon, Frederic encounters the young Mabel, the daughter of the Major-General, and quickly falls in love.
The pirates subsequently return to shore to seize the young women with plans to wed them forcibly. The Major-General, their father, arrives and protests against his daughters' coerced marriages. In a desperate bid to save them, he falsely claims to be an orphan, which resonates with the pirates who, being orphans themselves, agree to release their captives.
Back at home, the Major-General wrestles with guilt over his deceit, while his daughters attempt to console him. The police sergeant arrives and, aided by Frederic, announces plans to apprehend the pirates. Frederic sees this as an opportunity to make amends for his pirating past. However, complications arise when it is revealed that Frederic, born on February 29 in a leap year, is technically only 5 years old. Bound by his sense of duty, Frederic is compelled by the Pirate King to return to piracy.
Before parting ways, Frederic confides in Mabel about his predicament, and they pledge fidelity to each other until his eventual return.
Will the young lovers last? Gilbert and Sullivan's classic operetta features a cast of colorful characters and a bouncy, buoyant, and swashbuckling score beloved since its debut over a century ago. Now, the production gets an update with a new setting, take on the characters, and orchestrations to infuse a New Orleans flair into the show.
Get The Pirates of Penzance tickets and see stage icons David Hyde Pierce and Ramin Karimloo star in this updated adaptation of the iconic show. The musical The Pirates of Penzance starts on Broadway at Roundabout in April of 2025.
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The Pirates of Penzance is at New York's Todd Haimes Theatre, which is located at 227 West 42nd Street, New York, 10036.
The Pirates of Penzance tickets start at $62.
The Pirates of Penzance is a comic opera with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert.
The Pirates of Penzance features a dynamic and energetic score, which in this rendition will feature new orchestrations infusing Caribbean rhythms and French Quarter flair.
Scott Ellis, a frequent Roundabout director, stages this revival. He has been nominated for the Tony Award as Best Director nine times, often for big musicals led by starry names.
While this show has historically been rather family-friendly, an exact age recommendation has not been set yet. On Broadway, children under four are not permitted.
While reviews are not out yet and this is a fresh production, this operetta has been a hit since its 1879 premiere and has been staged countless times. Audiences can expect lots of laughs, memorable tunes, and theater icons on stage gauranteeing ticketholders a wonderful time on the high seas.
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