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The Pirates of Penzance is as wacky, irreverent and as entertaining today as it was when it first opened in 1879. The story spins an hilarious farce of sentimental pirates, bumbling policemen, dim-witted young lovers, dewy-eyed daughters and an eccentric Major-General, all morally bound to the often-ridiculous dictates of honor and duty. Pirates runs June 13 - July 19. Performances on Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.

The students of the Utah Shakespeare Festival's Playmakers program have been hard at work on their upcoming production of The Pirates of Penzance. Now they are ready to set sail and show it off with performances today, April 10 through April 14 in the Randall L. Jones Theatre.

The students of the Utah Shakespeare Festival's Playmakers program have been hard at work on their upcoming production of The Pirates of Penzance. Now they are ready to set sail and show it off with performances April 10 through April 14 in the Randall L. Jones Theatre.

Disney Junior is debuting an all-new appisode for its popular animated series 'Jake and the Never Land Pirates,' on the Disney Junior Appisode App for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch for $4.99.

The Waukesha Civic Theatre presents The Pirates Of Penzance, Jr. today, January 16th and the 17th, & 18th at 7 pm.

The Waukesha Civic Theatre presents The Pirates Of Penzance, Jr. on January 16th, 17th, & 18th at 7 pm.

Disney Junior, the multiplatform brand for kids age 2-7 and their parents/caregivers has ordered new seasons of its animated series 'Sofia the First,' 'Doc McStuffins' and 'Jake and the Never Land Pirates.' Disney Junior is TV's #1 preschool-dedicated network in the Nielsen demographic, Kids 2-5. The record-breaking 'Sofia the First,' which follows the adventures of Disney's first little girl princess, and the acclaimed Emmy-nominated 'Doc McStuffins,' which centers around a six-year-old girl who runs a clinic for her stuffed animals and toys, have each been picked up for a third season, while the Emmy-nominated and Annie Award-winning 'Jake and the Never Land Pirates,' featuring a crew of kid pirates alongside classic Disney characters Captain Hook and Mr. Smee, has received an order for a fourth season. The announcement was made today by Nancy Kanter, Executive Vice President, Original Programming and General Manager, Disney Junior Worldwide.

Today in 1981, Joe Papp's revival of THe Pirates of Penzance opened at the Uris Theatre, where it ran for 787 performances. The Pirates of Penzance is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. The opera's official premiere was at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in New York City on 31 December 1879, where the show was well received by both audiences and critics. Pirates was the fifth Gilbert and Sullivan collaboration and introduced the much-parodied Major-General's Song.

The New YorK Gilbert & Sullivan Players, America's preeminent professional Gilbert & Sullivan repertory company, launches its G&S Fest 2013-14, presenting iconic classic productions of The Pirates of Penzance and Patience when the company returns to Symphony Space (2537 Broadway at 95th Street) tonight, December 27th for a strictly limited engagement through January 5th. Special performances include 'Bring Your Grandparents Day' and the annual New Year's Eve Gala! BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast below!

The New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players, America's preeminent professional Gilbert & Sullivan repertory company, launches its G&S Fest 2013-14, presenting iconic classic productions of The Pirates of Penzance and Patience when the company returns to Symphony Space (2537 Broadway at 95th Street) on December 27th for a strictly limited engagement through January 5th. Special performances include 'Bring Your Grandparents Day' and the annual New Year's Eve Gala! BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast below!

The Production Company rounded off its 2013 season last night with Gilbert and Sullivan's classic operetta The Pirates of Penzance. There was, however, little reference to the classic that was first performed in 1879. There have been many adaptations of the original, with this production centering on the 1981 Broadway production. This show is undoubtedly fun. In fact, that is the most apt word to describe this production. It's light and fluffy in all the right places, however, its biggest strength is also its ultimate undoing. For while director Dean Bryant has tapped into the light pantomime frolics that make Pirates so enjoyable, there is little variation to the over flamboyance presented on opening night. This show fails to find the truth in moments that call for it. Any honest point is made light of or brushed over with seemingly little regard. The show fights against itself, leaving us partially satisfied but never fully satisfied.

La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts presents the second show in its 2013-14 Programs for Young Audiences series, Story Pirates Greatest Hits Show. This 60-minute fast-paced, hilarious sketch comedy musical is recommended for audiences ages 4 and up. Performances are Sunday, November 24, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.

The Production Company's new staging of the Broadway version of The Pirates of Penzance opens in Hamer Hall on October 30 for a season of six performances only.

Symphony Space's 2013-14 Just Kidding season kicks off today, October 5th at 11 am and 2pm with a return performance by Story Pirates, a nationally acclaimed troupe of actors who take original stories submitted by children and create outlandishly funny sketches and mini-musicals that leave kids and their parents howling in the aisles.

The Stowe Theater Guild's delightful presentation of the beloved Gilbert & Sullivan classic, THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE, is now playing at the Town Hall Theatre in Stowe, Vermont. The story opens as Frederic (James Blanchard) is released from his apprenticeship to a band of pirates notorious for their kindness to orphans. Having never seen a young woman before, Frederic is enchanted by the daughters of Major-General Stanley (George Walker), particularly Mabel (Taryn Noelle). But Major-General Stanley and the Pirate King (Patrick Clow) don't see eye to eye, and Frederic and Mabel's love isn't smooth sailing. Mayhem and hilarity ensue as Frederic's childhood nurse, Ruth (Sebastian Ryder) reveals one surprising secret after another.

Symphony Space's 2013-14 Just Kidding season kicks off on Saturday, October 5th at 11 am and 2pm with a return performance by Story Pirates, a nationally acclaimed troupe of actors who take original stories submitted by children and create outlandishly funny sketches and mini-musicals that leave kids and their parents howling in the aisles.

When Never Land begins to disappear, Jake must go on his most heroic mission ever to save the magical land in Disney Junior's 'Jake and the Never Land Pirates: Never Land Rescue,' a primetime special premiering SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 on Disney Channel (6:00 p.m., ET/PT) and Disney Junior (7:00 p.m., ET/PT). One of Disney's most famous and beloved characters, Tinker Bell, makes her first-ever debut appearance in the action-packed family night special presentation.

The Arrata Opera Centre is abuzz as rehearsals begin for Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance, the centrepiece of Canada's first outdoor summer opera festival - Opera in the Village, tonight, August 22 - 25, 2013 - on RiverWalk Plaza in Calgary's East Village.

In a world premiere production, Babes With Blades Theatre Company presents Bo Thomas and the Case of the Sky Pirates, by Eric Simon, at Raven Theatre West Stage, 6157 N. Clark St. The opening is tonight, August 17 at 8PM, and the show will run Thursdays-Saturdays at 8PM and Sundays at 3:30PM from August 17-September 21.

The Arrata Opera Centre is abuzz as rehearsals begin for Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance, the centrepiece of Canada's first outdoor summer opera festival – Opera in the Village, August 22 – 25, 2013 – on RiverWalk Plaza in Calgary's East Village.

In a world premiere production, Babes With Blades Theatre Company presents Bo Thomas and the Case of the Sky Pirates, by Eric Simon, at Raven Theatre West Stage, 6157 N. Clark St. Previews will be Saturday, August 10 at 8PM, Sunday August 11 at 3:30PM, Thursday, August 15 at 8PM, and Friday, August 16 at 8PM. The opening is Saturday, August 17 at 8PM, and the show will run Thursdays-Saturdays at 8PM and Sundays at 3:30PM from August 17-September 21.

I hope you will indulge me, Dear Reader, as I will not be reviewing the current production of "The Pirates of Penzance" at the 5th Avenue Theatre. Instead let's call this what it is, a thank you letter to the remarkable cast and crew at the 5th Avenue for infusing a musical theater classic with such heart, fun, humor, talent and beauty that even a diehard fan of the show found himself leaving the theater with a huge grin on his face and a renewed love for the piece. (I'm referring to myself, of course.)

Rollicking bands of pirates will be swashbuckling through Sleepy Hollow at Philipsburg Manor's July Fourth weekend festival, "Pirates of the Hudson: The Siege of Sleepy Hollow."

Ahoy matey! ABC Family presents a swashbuckling good time with the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' marathon featuring the first three films and the network television premiere of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,' starring Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz. It all starts today, July 6th and continues into Sunday, July 7th.

Rollicking bands of pirates will be swashbuckling through Sleepy Hollow at Philipsburg Manor's July Fourth weekend festival, 'Pirates of the Hudson: The Siege of Sleepy Hollow.'