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The Legacy Robe Recipients of 2024/25

by Nicole Rosky — April 29, 2025

That's a wrap on the 2024/25 Broadway season! 43 shows have opened on Broadway this season, and 21 of them were musicals.

Video: Watch Highlights from PIRATES! THE PENZANCE MUSICAL

by Nicole Rosky — April 28, 2025

Roundabout Theatre Company celebrated opening night of the reimagined, lovingly adapted production of The Pirates of Penzance.

54/54/54 Returns to 54 Below This Week

by Stephi Wild — April 28, 2025

Now celebrating its sixth consecutive year, this high-energy theatrical event challenges 54 performers to deliver 54 songs—each in just 54 seconds—pushing artistry, comedy, and chaos to thrilling new heights.

See Tom Kitt Featuring Ariana DeBose and More at 54 Below in May

by Chloe Rabinowitz — April 25, 2025

Next month, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond.

Review Roundup: PIRATES! THE PENZANCE MUSICAL Opens On Broadway

by A.A. Cristi — April 24, 2025

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, the rabble-rousing Pirate King, and more! Read the reviews!

Photos: PIRATES! THE PENZANCE MUSICAL Cast Celebrates Opening Night

by Jennifer Broski — April 24, 2025

Roundabout Theatre Company celebrates opening night of the reimagined, jazz-infused, New Orleans-style Broadway production, Pirates! The Penzance Musical.

Video: Jinkx Monsoon Shares Look Inside Her New York City Apartment

by Michael Major — April 21, 2025

Pirates! the Penzance Musical star Jinkx Monsoon is taking audiences inside her New Yorlk City apartment in a new video.

Video: David Hyde Pierce Discusses Broadway Return and Passion for Live Comedy on CBS SUNDAY MORNING

by Josh Sharpe — April 21, 2025

David Hyde Pierce is back on the Broadway stage in Pirates! The Penzance Musical, the new reworking of the Gilbert & Sullivan classic.

Photos: Ramin Karimloo, Jinkx Monsoon and More in PIRATES! THE PENZANCE MUSICAL

by Chloe Rabinowitz — April 18, 2025

Roundabout Theatre Company is presenting the reimagined, jazz-infused, New Orleans-style Broadway production, Pirates! The Penzance Musical.

Video: Watch Jinkx Monsoon & Ramin Karimloo Sing in PIRATES! THE PENZANCE MUSICAL Rehearsal

by Michael Major — March 31, 2025

Step inside the rehearsal room for Pirates! The Penzance Musical, with a first look at Jinkx Monsoon, Ramin Karimloo, David Hyde Pierce, and more performing songs from the show.

PIRATES! THE PENZANCE MUSICAL Extends Through Late July

by Chloe Rabinowitz — March 31, 2025

xRoundabout Theatre Company will present a four-week extension of Pirates! The Penzance Musical, starring Ramon Karimloo, Jinkx Monsoon and more.

Meet the Cast of PIRATES! THE PENZANCE MUSICAL, Now on Broadway

by Stephi Wild — April 4, 2025

Performances are underway for Roundabout Theatre Company's new version of the Gilbert & Sullivan classic, The Pirates of Penzance.

Jinkx Monsoon Will Sing Additional Gilbert & Sullivan Songs in PIRATES! THE PENZANCE MUSICAL

by Josh Sharpe — March 7, 2025

Rupert Holmes has revealed Jinkx Monsoon will sing additional songs from other Gilbert and Sullivan operettas in the new production of Pirates! The Penzance Musical.

Video: Inside PIRATES! THE PENZANCE MUSICAL Rehearsal With Jinkx Monsoon, David Hyde Pierce & More

by Michael Major — February 28, 2025

Step inside the first rehearsal for Roundabout Theatre Company's upcoming Pirates! the Penzance Musical.

Review: American Repertory Theater's DIARY OF A TAP DANCER is Illuminating Look at Dance History

by R. Scott Reedy — January 2, 2025

Get a ticket, if you still can, to her illuminating and immensely entertaining new play “Diary of a Tap Dancer” – being given its world premiere production by the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge through January 4, 2025 – and you’ll never forget it.