Further casting announced for reimagined PIRATES! THE PENZANCE MUSICAL on Broadway
Further casting, creatives and a brand-new title have been announced for Roundabout Theatre Company’s reimagined, lovingly adapted production of The Pirates of Penzance, which begins previews at the Todd Haines Theatre on 4 April 2025.
This jazz-infused, New Orleans-style Broadway production, now titled Pirates! The Penzance Musical has music by Arthur Sullivan, a libretto by W.S. Gilbert, adaptation by Rupert Holmes, orchestrations by Joseph Joubert and Daryl Waters, music direction by Joseph Joubert, choreography by Warren Caryle and direction by Scott Ellis.
The Broadway cast will be led by Ramin Karimloo as Pirate King, Jinkx Monsoon as Ruth, David Hyde Pierce as Gilbert/Major General Stanley, Nicholas Barasch as Frederic, Preston Truman Boyd as Sullivan/Police Sergeant, and Samantha Williams as Mabel Stanley. Completing the cast are Kelly Belarmino, Maria Briggs, Eddie Cooper, Cicily Daniels, Ninako Donville, Alex Dorf, Rick Faugno, Niani Feelings, Tommy Gedrich, Alex Gibson, Afra Hines, Dan Hoy, Ryo Kamibayashi, Tatiana Lofton, Nathan Lucrezio, Shina Ann Morris, Cooper Stanton, and Bronwyn Tarboton.
The design team includes set design by Tony Award-winner David Rockwell, costumes by Tony Award-winner Linda Cho, lighting by Tony Award-winner Donald Holder, sound by Tony Award-nominee Mikaal Sulaiman, dance arrangements by John O’Neill, and casting by Jim Carnahan CSA & Jason Thinger CSA.
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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