Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta The Pirates of Penzance was first performed in New York on 31 December 1879. It proceeded to have a highly successful run that would fix the style of the piece for almost a hundred years. A rethinking of the work lead to the acclaimed 1981 Broadway…Production Company: The Pirates of Penzance is a post from: AussieTheatre.com
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:47PM on October 31, 2013