H.M.S. Pinafore
H.M.S. Pinafore - 1878 West End History , Info & More
Opera Comique
Strand and Holywell St. LondonHer Majesty's Ship Pinafore is setting sail for the splash hit event of the summer! Gilbert and Sullivan's first blockbuster is among the most crowd-pleasing comic musicals in history, loved for its dynamite songs, gleefully entertaining story and saucy satire. The captain's daughter is in love with an ordinary sailor but her father has a more sophisticated suitor in mind. Will she and her beloved defy convention and set sail for love? Filled with Sullivan's memorable melodies – infused with fresh musical arrangements ranging from big band swing to classic pop – H.M.S. Pinafore is pure joy and sensational entertainment for everyone, young or old!
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A Gilbert and Sullivan Crash Course
by Sidney Paterra - Apr 24, 2025
by Sidney Paterra - Apr 24, 2025
Broadway welcomes back a classic work by a classic writing team. Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance is getting new life with Pirates! The Penzance Musical- an adaptation that takes some joyous liberties. It's been a while since a Gilbert and Sullivan show has been on Broadway (since the 1987 revival of The Mikado, to be exact), so there is reason to recap.
Finborough Theatre to Present PRINCESS IDA, Beginning 24 March
by Tyler Peterson - Mar 2, 2015
by Tyler Peterson - Mar 2, 2015
The Finborough Theatre's acclaimed Celebrating British Music Theatre series continues with the first professional London production in over twenty years of Gilbert and Sullivan's Princess Ida opening at the Finborough Theatre for a four week limited season on Tuesday, 24 March 2015 (Press Night: Thursday, 26 March 2015 at 7.30pm).
H.M.S. Pinafore History
Other Productions of H.M.S. Pinafore
| 1878 | West End |
Original London Production West End |
| 1879 | Broadway |
Unknown Broadway |
| 1879 | Broadway |
Unknown Broadway |
| 1899 | Broadway |
Unknown Broadway |
| 1900 | Broadway |
Unknown Broadway |
| 1911 | Broadway |
Unknown Broadway |
| 1912 | Broadway |
Unknown Broadway |
| 1913 | Broadway |
Unknown Broadway |
| 1914 | Broadway |
Unknown Broadway |
| 1915 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
| 1918 | Broadway |
Broadway |
| 1926 | Broadway |
Unknown Broadway |
| 1931 | Broadway |
Unknown Broadway |
| 1931 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
| 1933 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
| 1934 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
| 1934 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
| 1936 | Broadway |
Unknown Broadway |
| 1961 | Off-Broadway |
American Savoyard Revival Off-Broadway |
| 1965 | Off-Broadway |
American Savoyard Revival Off-Broadway |
| 1976 | Broadway |
Unknown Broadway |
| 1979 | Off-Broadway |
LOOM Revival Off-Broadway |
| 1979 | Off-Broadway |
LOOM Revival [Return Engagement] Off-Broadway |
| 1982 | Off-Broadway |
LOOM Revival Off-Broadway |
| 1985 | Off-Broadway |
LOOM Revival Off-Broadway |
| 2007 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway Revival Off-Broadway |
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