Photos: The Cast of PIRATES! THE PENZANCE MUSICAL Meet the Press
The cast is led by Jinkx Monsoon, Ramin Karimloo, David Hyde Pierce, and more!
By: Bruce Glikas Mar. 07, 2025
Roundabout Theatre Company will bring a new version of the Gilbert & Sullivan classic, The Pirates of Penzance, back to Broadway in 2025. Pirates! The Penzance Musical is a reimagined version of the 1879 operetta. The production begins previews on April 4 ahead of an April 24 opening at the Todd Haimes Theatre. The cast, led by Ramin Karimloo and Jinkx Monsoon, recently met the press and BroadwayWorld was there. Check out photos below!
The Pirates of Penzance was last seen on Broadway in 1981- a production that won three Tony Awards. The classic story epitomizes the Victorian-era operetta and explores themes of duty, love, and honor, coupled with parody of class structures and authority. As a cornerstone of light opera, The Pirates of Penzance has solidified its place as a timeless work that bridges the gap between classical and contemporary musical theater.
What makes this Pirates! different? In this version, the 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.
The classic tale is brought to life by director Scott Ellis and Warren Carlyle choreographs with a hilarious new adaptation by Rupert Holmes. It is led by Ramin Karimloo, Jinkx Monsoon, David Hyde Pierce, Nicholas Barasch, Preston Truman Boyd and Samantha Williams.
Photo Credit: Bruce Glikas
Preston Truman Boyd, David Hyde Pierce, Samantha Williams, Nicholas Barasch, Jinkx Monsoon and Ramin Karimloo
Preston Truman Boyd, David Hyde Pierce, Samantha Williams, Nicholas Barasch, Jinkx Monsoon and Ramin Karimloo
Samantha Williams and Nicholas Barasch
Jinkx Monsoon and David Hyde Pierce
Choreography Warren Carlyle and Ramin Karimloo
Adaptation Rupert Holmes
Choreographer Warren Carlyle
Orchestrations/Musical Direction Joseph Joubert
Orchestrations Daryl Waters
Orchestrations Daryl Waters; Adaption Rupert Holmes and Orchestrations/ Music Direction Joseph Joubert
Preston Truman Boyd, David Hyde Pierce, Samantha Williams, Nicholas Barasch, Jinkx Monsoon and Ramin Karimloo
Signage for "Pirates! The Penzance Musical"
