JUN 7 - JUL 8, 2007

Pirates!

A swashbuckling adaptation of "The Pirates of Penzance" produced as a fully-staged theatrical concert with costumes, choreography and sword fighting.
Book and Lyrics by
SIR WILLIAM S. GILBERT
Music by SIR ARTHUR S. SULLIVAN
Conceived by GORDON GREENBERG, NELL BENJAMIN, and JOHN McDANIEL
Additional Book & Lyrics by NELL BENJAMIN
Music Direction by SHAWN GOUGH
Music Supervision, New Arrangements, and Orchestrations by JOHN McDANIEL
Choreograhed by WARREN CARLYLE
Directed by GORDON GREENBERG

"A rousing and riotous adaptation. It's jolly-roger good fun!" Variety

"Prepare to have a blast at 'Pirates!' It is a glorious thing to see this Pirate King." The New York Times

The Pirates of Penzance sets sail for the Caribbean in this raucous and rowdy update of an operetta comedy classic. Using the original Gilbert and Sullivan libretto set to a Caribbean inspired score, Director Gordon Greenberg (The Baker's Wife) navigates Pirates! into the 21st century, complete with swordfights and sex appeal. After a hard-of-hearing nurse mistakes the word "pilot" for "pirate," young Frederic finds himself apprenticed to a band of swashbuckling buccaneers. Now a young man, and with his final days of servitude rapidly approaching, he longs for a return to respectable life. But in true Gilbert and Sullivan style, mishap after mishap arises, and it will take a fair maiden, a fair amount of double-crossing, and the very model of a modern major general to reach a happy ending. Familiar, but with a tropical twist, this is an innovative and dynamic fully-staged theatrical concert with costumes, choreography and sword fighting you'll have to see to believe!

FAMILY WEEK: Special holiday week performance schedule! All children's tickets (18 and under) are HALF PRICE!
Tuesday: July 3 at 7:30
Thursday: July 5 at 7:30
Friday: July 6 at 8
Saturday: July 7 at 2 & 8
Sunday: July 8 at 2 & 7:30

(Subject to restrictions and availability. Not to be combined with any other offer. Does not apply to previously purchased tickets. Valid with purchase of one full price adult ticket. Subject to a $1.25 per ticket Facility Preservation Fee. Cast, programs and are subject to change.
Not available for sale on our website. Please call the box office at 973.376.4343)

FREE AUDIENCE ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES!

Conversation Series: Thursday, June 7, 14, 21, 28, July 5 at 6:30

Cast TalkBack: Saturday, July 7 following the matinee

AUDIO-DESCRIBED PERFORMANCES
July 5 at 2
July 7 at 2
July 8 at 7:30

SIGN-INTERPRETED & OPEN-CAPTIONED PERFORMANCES
July 8 at 7:30

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