Nearly 150 years ago, The Pirates of Penzance opened in New York, making it W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan's only operetta to have its official premiere in America. Now, the show is back on Broadway in the form of Pirates! The Penzance Musical, running at Roundabout Theatre Company's Todd Haimes Theatre. Here's a look at how The Pirates of Penzance came to be"and became Gilbert and Sullivan's most enduring operett…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:03PM on April 9, 2025