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### Event Description: The Pirates of Penzance at Roundabout Theatre Company

**Event Title:** The Pirates of Penzance

**Dates:** April 4 - June 22, 2025

**Venue:** Todd Haimes Theatre, 227 West 42nd Street, New York, NY (between 7th and 8th Avenues)

**Overview:**
Roundabout Theatre Company presents a must-see reimagining of Gilbert & Sullivan’s classic operetta, "The Pirates of Penzance." This new adaptation, set in New Orleans, infuses the beloved tale with jazzy-bluesy rhythms and French Quarter flair, promising a unique and entertaining experience for both first-timers and G&S aficionados.

**Creative Team:**
- **Director:** Scott Ellis (Doubt, Kiss Me, Kate)
- **Choreographer:** Warren Carlyle (Harmony, Kiss Me, Kate)
- **Adaptation:** Rupert Holmes (The Mystery of Edwin Drood)
- **Music Direction:** Joseph Joubert (Caroline, or Change)
- **Orchestrations:** Joseph Joubert and Daryl Waters (Memphis)

**Cast:**
- **Pirate King:** Ramin Karimloo
- **Major General:** David Hyde Pierce

**Production Highlights:**
- A hilarious new adaptation by Rupert Holmes.
- Musical direction by Joseph Joubert with orchestrations by Joubert and Daryl Waters.
- A vibrant setting in New Orleans, featuring Caribbean rhythms and French Quarter flair.
- A cast of colorful characters including the tongue-twisting Major-General, the rabble-rousing Pirate King, newly-imagined young lovers, daring daughters, footloose pirates, and fleet-footed police.

**Special Notes:**
- Tickets will go on sale to the general public at a later date. Subscribers and donors get first access to tickets and other special benefits.
- Additional cast and creative team members will be announced at a later date.
- Underwriting support for "The Pirates of Penzance" is generously provided by Salman and Vienn Al-Rashid.
- The production benefits from Roundabout’s Musical Production Fund with lead gifts from the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, Michael Kors and Lance Le Pere, Diane and Tom Tuft, and Cynthia C. Wainwright and Stephen Berger.

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