Launch your holidays by celebrating a beloved model of a modern major comedic opera with Quintessence Theatre’s presentation of The Pirates of Penzance by Gilbert & Sullivan! On his 21st birthday, a dashing young pirate apprentice prepares to finally be freed from servitude. Arriving back on land for the first time, he plans to live a dutiful and honorable adulthood. But there’s a snag - check his birth certificate! A bevy of local beauties, conscientious pirates and their King, a wily and witty old waiting-woman, an incompetent madcap Major General, a troop of troglodyte policemen, and a parade of ingenious paradoxes all portend to make Quintessence a delightful winter destination! Group, senior, military, industry, and rush discounts are available based on performance and availability.
| Year | Category | |
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| 1981 | Best Revival | Winner |
Quintessence Theatre is at 7137 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19119, Philadelphia, PA.
Giovanni’s Room (5/28/25-6/22/25)
Quintessence Theatre presents The Return of Benjamin Lay (5/1/25-5/18/25)
Quintessence Theatre presents Antony & Cleopatra in the Reckless Romance Rep (3/5/25-4/27/25)
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2/27/25-4/26/25)
Antony and Cleopatra (2/25/25-4/25/25)
Kiss Me Kate (11/27/24-1/5/25)
Cyrano de Bergerac (9/25/24-10/20/24)
The Seven Deadly Sins (6/10/21-6/20/21)
Henrik Ibsen's Rosmersholm (10/19/20-10/23/20)
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Jane Lynch’s A Swingin’ Little Christmas featuring Kate Flannery, Tim Davis, and the Tony Guerrero Quintet
Keswick Theatre (12/2 - 1/2) | |
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Delbert Anderson Quartet
Penn Live Arts (4/26 - 4/26) | |
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The America Play
The Wilma Theater (5/19 - 5/31) | |
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The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show
The Dinner Detective Philadelphia (12/13 - 12/13) | |
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The Diary of Anne Frank
dcp theatre (1/30 - 2/8) | ||
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Arden Theatre Company Presents: Romeo and Juliet
The Arden Theatre Company (3/5 - 4/5) | |
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Blind Summit Theatre: The Sex Lives of Puppets
Harold Prince Theatre (2/4 - 2/7) | |
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Ave Maria by Academy Concerts
First United Methodist of Greensburg (12/17 - 12/17) | |
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