The Pirates of Penzance at Parker Playhouse

Set sail with the classic comedy that boasts one of the most famous patter songs in musical theatre history. On the coast of Cornwall, a band of tenderhearted pirates celebrates the coming of age of Frederic, who was mistakenly apprenticed to the pirates until his 21st birthday. Now, Frederic has vowed to devote his life to the extermination of piracy - until a ludicrous leap year snag threatens to keep him apprenticed to the pirates for life! Throw in a bevy of beauties, a brash Pirate King, the delightfully stuffy Major-General Stanley and you've got what The New York Times calls "an endearing production with high musical standards and spirited performances."

Performed by the acclaimed New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players, this exuberant production remains one of the best-loved works in the G&S repertoire. Since its premiere in New York in 1879, Pirates has been cherished for its effervescent score, swashbuckling buccaneers, bumbling British bobbies, frolicsome Victorian maidens and the delightfully dotty "model of a modern Major-General." This musical-comedy masterpiece includes a full orchestra and a talented cast of New York's finest actor/singers. Let Pirates steal your heart away!