Pirates! 2007 - Articles Page 35

Ages: 8+
Opened: June 13, 2007
Closing: July 08, 2007

Pirates! - 2007 - Milburn, NJ (Regional) History , Info & More

Paper Mill Playhouse
22 Brookside Drive Milburn, NJ 07041

No Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera boasts as many walk-away tunes as The Pirates of Penzance, the only collaboration of the pair to premiere on Broadway, and not in England. Building on the success of the previous year’s H.M.S. Pinafore, but trading—as their principal “serious” focus—the rigors of naval discipline for the obligations of duty, G&S manage to burlesque their normal share of popular institutions, including the army, the police, and operatic sopranos. Pirate apprentice Frederic, at age 21, has faithfully served out his indentures and, replete with a sense of duty, joins the police force, determined to exterminate his old mates. He falls in love with Mabel, the first girl he sees, but the daughter of Major-General Stanley, who himself is the target of a pirate revenge plot. Plans go awry when it is revealed that, thanks to a leap-day birth, Frederic is really only five and one-quarter years old. The engaging musical score includes some of the catchiest music in the G&S canon: Mabel’s pyrotechnic “Poor, wandering one;” the tongue-twisting patter song “I am the very model of a modern major-general;” “A policeman’s lot;” “Climbing over rocky mountain”—a survivor from Thespis, G&S’s lost first stage work; and “With catlike tread,” which, more than a quarter-century later, was given new words as “Hail, hail, the gang’s all here.” At The Egyptian Theatre.

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Pirates! - 2007 - Milburn, NJ (Regional) Articles Page 35

21 Balloons Productions And The Story Pirates Present FOUND 6/4-6/6
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 5, 2009


PLUS Entertainment is proud to present: FOUND -- a night with the Story Pirates. Inspired by Davy Rothbart's cult classic publication FOUND Magazine, this one of a kind, multi-media musical is the true embodiment of the adage, 'One man's trash is another man's treasure.' Like the highly-lauded magazine and two best-selling books, FOUND is based entirely on lost and discarded notes, diaries, love letters, to-do lists, photographs -- anything that gives you a glimpse into someone else's life.

Huntington Theater Offers $27 Tickets For PIRATES During One Day Sale 4/24
by BWW News Desk - Apr 24, 2009


The Huntington Theatre Company will make available $27 tickets for select performances of 'Pirates! (or, Gilbert and Sullivan Plunder'd)' in a special One Day Sale on Friday, April 24. Tickets will be available online, by phone, and in person at either of the two Box Office locations.

PIRATES OF PENZANCE Comes To The Strand Theater 4/24-5/10
by BWW News Desk - Apr 24, 2009


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.

PIRATES! Sails Into Boston With The Huntington Theatre Co 5/15-6/14
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 23, 2009


The masterful work of Gilbert and Sullivan returns to the Huntington Theatre Company stage for the conclusion of its 2008-2009 Season. Pirates! (or, Gilbert and Sullivan Plunder'd) transports the action of The Pirates of Penzance, the classic operetta about a Pirate King and his motley band; a dutiful pirate apprentice and his nurse; a modern Major-General and his virgin wards; and a Sergeant of Police and his skittish force to the Caribbean in a raucous and rowdy update complete with swordfights, sex appeal, and Sullivan's original music. Gordon Greenberg (Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris), Nell Benjamin (Legally Blonde, the Musical), and John McDaniel ('The Rosie O'Donnell Show') co-conceived the adaptation.

Huntington Theater Offers $27 Tickets For PIRATES During One Day Sale 4/24
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 16, 2009


The Huntington Theatre Company will make available $27 tickets for select performances of 'Pirates! (or, Gilbert and Sullivan Plunder'd)' in a special One Day Sale on Friday, April 24. Tickets will be available online, by phone, and in person at either of the two Box Office locations.

PIRATES OF PENZANCE Comes To The Strand Theater 4/24-5/10
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 15, 2009


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.

NYGASP: Pirates of Penzance and Princess Ida
by Duncan Pflaster - Jan 6, 2008


The New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players (NYGASP) present the first part of their G&S Fest 08, with productions of 'Pirates of Penzance', 'Princess Ida' and others.

Photo Coverage: Pirates! Opening Night at Paper Mill
by Linda Lenzi - Jun 14, 2007


'Pirates!' opening night at Paper Mill Playhouse

Photo Coverage: Paper Mill's Pirates! in Previews
by BWW - Jun 8, 2007


Paper Mill Playhouse (Millburn, NJ) is currently presenting its mainstage production of Pirates!, a swashbuckling adaptation of Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance, a fully-staged theatrical concert with costumes, choreography and sword fighting

Photo Coverage: NYCO's The Pirates of Penzance
by Linda Lenzi - Mar 17, 2007


Gilbert and Sullivan's classic comic opera The Pirates of Penzance presented by the New York City Opera, opened on Wednesday, March 7 at 7:30PM at the New York State Theater at Lincoln Center.

Goodspeed's 'Pirates' to Sail On through December 17
by BWW News Desk - Nov 15, 2006


An extension has been announced for Goodspeed Musicals' production of Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates on Penzance, which will now play at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, CT through December 17th.

Varela, Dixon, Alvin, Etc. Set for Goodspeed 'Pirates'
by BWW News Desk - Aug 31, 2006


Casting has been announced for Goodspeed Musicals' swashbuckling next show. Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates on Penzance will be performed at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, CT from October 6th through December 10th

Millegan and Noll to Headline 'Pirates' in OR, Dec. 30-31
by BWW News Desk - Jun 5, 2006


Eric Millegan and Christiane Noll have been cast as Frederic and Mabel in Eugene Opera's production of The Pirates of Penzance, which will be performed in Eugene, Oregon on December 30th and 31st

The Pirates of Penzance Swaggers Uptown, March 31-April 8
by BWW News Desk - Feb 16, 2006


The Blue Hill Troupe will present The Pirates of Penzance in uptown Manhattan from March 31st through April 8th

Li'l Abner, Pippin and Pirates of Penzance Make Up 2006 Goodspeed Season
by BWW News Desk - Jan 12, 2006


The 2006 season of Goodspeed Opera House musicals will include Li'l Abner, Pippin (which will tour) and The Pirates of Penzance

Linden to star in 125th Anniv. Production of Pirates of Penzance Jan.7-23
by BWW News Desk - Nov 3, 2004


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.'

Other Productions of Pirates!

1879   Regional (UK) World Premiere
Regional (UK)
1879   Broadway Original Broadway Production
Broadway
1880   New York Unknown
New York
1880   West End London Production
West End
1884   West End London Revival
West End
1900   Broadway Unknown
Broadway
1912   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
1918   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
1926   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
1927   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
1931   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
1933   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
1934   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
1934   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
1935   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
1936   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
1936   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
1939   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
1940   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
1942   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
1944   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
1946   Broadway Unknown
Broadway
1948   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
1949   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
1951   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
1952   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
1955   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
1961   Off-Broadway Off-Broadway Revival
Off-Broadway
1976   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
1977   Off-Broadway Off-Broadway Revival
Off-Broadway
1979   Off-Broadway LOOM Revival
Off-Broadway
1981   Broadway Broadway Transfer
Broadway
1981   US Tour National Tour
US Tour
1982   West End London Production
West End
1985   Off-Off-Broadway Off-Off-Broadway Revival
Off-Off-Broadway
2006   Off-Broadway Off-Broadway Revival
Off-Broadway
2006   East Haddam, CT (Regional) Goodspeed Production
East Haddam, CT (Regional)
2007   Milburn, NJ (Regional) Paper Mill Production
Milburn, NJ (Regional)
2017   West End English National Opera Revival
West End
2025   Broadway Roundabout Theatre Company Broadway Revival Production
Broadway

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