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Baltimore theatergoers may be pardoned for not being familiar - yet - with the Atlas District in North East Washington, but this emerging arts-and-entertainment area, focused on about four blocks of H Street, is well worth getting to know. The core is the Atlas Performing Arts Center, an Art Deco movie house that was impeccably redeveloped in 2006 after 30 years as a derelict. And surely there could hardly be a better way of making the Atlas' acquaintance than seeing the Washington Savoyards' revival of the 1879 Gilbert and Sullivan hit, The Pirates of Penzance playing there now.

According to Amazon.com, the 1983 film version of the 'Pirates of Penzance' will be available on DVD September 14.

According to Amazon.com, the 1983 film version of the 'Pirates of Penzance' will be available on DVD September 14.

Sasha Regan's unique all-male version of Gilbert & Sullivan's classic operetta sold out at the Union Theatre in July 2009 and is the Winner of What's On Stage's Best Off-West End Production Award.

Public Theater Artistic Director Oskar Eustis, Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson and Board Chairman Warren Spector officially launched the GOING PUBLIC Capital Campaign on Tuesday, March 9 at a ceremonial groundbreaking event attended by more than 150 people including, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, Cultural Affairs Commissioner Kate D. Levin, and Board Members Gail Papp, Liev Schreiber and Sam Waterston.

The Tony Award-winning Oregon Shakespeare Festival will celebrate its 75th anniversary this season, and while patrons will notice celebratory signs and banners as well as opportunities to sit in on historical lectures and talks throughout the season, the primary celebration is onstage. OSF has promised its audiences, to whom it has dedicated this milestone season that it will continue to focus energies on producing great plays this year.

Sasha Regan's unique all-male version of Gilbert & Sullivan's classic operetta sold out at the Union Theatre in July 2009 and is the Winner of What's On Stage's Best Off-West End Production Award.

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The Off Broadway Theatre, celebrating 15 years of comedy, is pleased to announce the opening of The Pirates of Penzance, the famous light-parody and satire, by Gilbert and Sullivan on Friday July 31st. Curtain rises at 7:30 PM. Seating is reserved.

The Off Broadway Theatre, celebrating 15 years of comedy, is pleased to announce the opening of The Pirates of Penzance, the famous light-parody and satire, by Gilbert and Sullivan on Friday July 31st. Curtain rises at 7:30 PM. Seating is reserved.

Sharpen your saber, guard the virgins and the family jewels, and prepare for histrionics! He is the Pirate King!

Atlanta Lyric Theatre brings the swashbuckling romp THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE, to The Strand Theatre: Home of Atlanta Lyric Theatre (117 N. Park Sq., Marietta). April 24 through May 10, 2009. This production is your chance to get carried away by pirates, bumbling British Bobbies, frolicsome Victorian maidens, and the delightfully dotty 'modern Major-General,' for a rollicking romp over the rocky coast of Cornwall.

Atlanta Lyric Theatre brings the swashbuckling romp THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE, to The Strand Theatre: Home of Atlanta Lyric Theatre (117 N. Park Sq., Marietta). April 24 through May 10, 2009. This production is your chance to get carried away by pirates, bumbling British Bobbies, frolicsome Victorian maidens, and the delightfully dotty 'modern Major-General,' for a rollicking romp over the rocky coast of Cornwall.

It's also a treat to see this G&S classic produced in a style more in keeping with its operetta roots. It is an operetta, after all.

America's foremost Gilbert & Sullivan repertory ensemble, the New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players, is proud to announce that acclaimed Broadway and television star Hal Linden will star in the gala 125th anniversary production of 'The Pirates of Penzance' (January 7th-23rd) on the great stage of New York's historic City Center (West 55th Street, between 6th and 7th Avenues). Under the artistic and music direction of Albert Bergeret, the company and its 25-piece orchestra, has presented over 2,000 performances throughout the United States, Canada, and England. Its productions feature contemporary energy while retaining a traditional respect for each of the G & S masterpieces. The New York Gilbert &Sullivan Players is considered by many to be the nation's 'leading custodian of the G & S classics.'