Calling the performer "a force of nature," Holmes said "I've pulled in some songs, especially for her, that I think will suit her well, from a couple of other Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, because ...
Pirates! The Penzance Musical, the swashbucking new take on a Gilbert and Sullivan classic, opens on Broadway tonight! The new adaptation delivers a fresh take on the tongue-twisting Major-General, ...
W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan’s “The Pirates of Penzance” is a foundational musical. First seen in New York in 1879, this wacky yarn of swashbuckling pirates, Monty Pythonesque coppers and the ...
The title of “Pirates! The Penzance Musical” is a loony one. What, exactly, is a Penzance musical? Don’t give this sugar-coated, smile-a-second Broadway show the hook so fast, though. The only grunted ...
What ever happened to Gilbert and Sullivan? Once theatrical icons, Gilbert and Sullivan — co-creators of famed comic operettas including “H.M.S. Pinafore” and “The Mikado” — have taken a noticeable ...
Regardless of the role, David Hyde Pierce plays basically the same nebbish guy — and always, he’s simply marvelous on stage. In the latest Broadway production of “The Pirates of Penzance,” the role of ...