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Ramin Karimloo, Jinkx Monsoon and David Hyde Pierce lead the jazz-infused reimagining of Gilbert & Sullivan's classic musical.

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Good performance but silly plot
"I likes the actors, their dancing and highly professional singing! Decorations and costumes are very good too. But the story was really silly. I would not recommend this show to others."
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Olga C from Omaha on May 1, 2025
The Ship Sunk
"The set and costumes were very colorful, imaginative, and done well. We didn't like the storyline at all. The music wasn't our cup of tea and at times it was very difficult to understand what they were saying. David Hyde Pierce and Jinx Monsoon were extremely entertaining but many opportunities were lost to make them more funny and witty. We were so excited to see this but we left feeling flat. "
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Beth A. R from Napanoch on Jun 1, 2025
Weak plot, poor songs
"Ramin was great but the songs were weak and the ending was not good to say the least."
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Broadway.com Customer on May 16, 2025
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About Pirates! The Penzance Musical

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. 

 

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