Editing The Pirates of Penzance (section)

===2025 musical version===
A [[Roundabout Theatre Company]] production titled ''Pirates! The Penzance Musical'' began previews on Broadway at the [[Todd Haimes Theatre]] on 4 April 2025 and opened on 24 April; it is expected to run through 27 July 2025.<ref>Evans, Greg. [https://deadline.com/2025/03/pirates-the-penzance-musical-broadway-closing-date-1236354810 "Broadway’s ''Pirates! The Penzance Musical'' Gets Four-Week Extension Prior to Opening"], ''Deadline'', 31 March 2025</ref> The adaptation stars [[David Hyde Pierce]] as Gilbert/Major General Stanley; [[Ramin Karimloo]] as the Pirate King, [[Jinkx Monsoon]] as Ruth, [[Nicholas Barasch]] as Frederic, Samantha Williams as Mabel and Preston Truman Boyd as Sullivan/Sergeant of Police. [[Scott Ellis]] directs, with choreography by [[Warren Carlyle]]. Designs are by [[David Rockwell]] (sets), Linda Cho (costumes), [[Donald Holder]] (lighting) and Mikaal Sulaiman (sound).<ref name=Hall>Hall, Margaret. [https://playbill.com/article/jinkx-monsoon-more-complete-cast-of-broadways-upcoming-the-pirates-of-penzance "Jinkx Monsoon, More Complete Cast of Broadway's Upcoming ''The Pirates of Penzance''"], ''Playbill'', 13 November 2024</ref> A concert of this concept was staged in October 2022 by, and for the benefit of, Roundabout, at the same theatre, starring Pierce and Karimloo, with [[Colton Ryan]] as Frederic.<ref>Gans, Andrew. [https://playbill.com/article/ramin-karimloo-lilli-cooper-david-hyde-pierce-more-will-star-in-roundabouts-the-pirates-of-penzance-concert-on-broadway "Ramin Karimloo, Lilli Cooper, David Hyde Pierce, More Will Star in Roundabout's ''The Pirates of Penzance'' Concert on Broadway"], ''Playbill'', 6 September 2022; and [https://www.townandcountrymag.com/the-scene/parties/g41712513/roundabout-theatre-company-pirates-of-penzance-benefit "Inside a Broadway Benefit Reading of ''The Pirates of Penzance''"], ''[[Town & Country (magazine)|Town & Country]]'', 18 October 2022</ref>

[[Rupert Holmes]] adapted the libretto with a [[New Orleans]] setting. New musical theatre orchestrations, with styles including [[Music of New Orleans#Jazz|French Quarter]] jazz, [[blues]], [[Dixieland]], [[boogie-woogie]], [[soft-shoe]], [[Calypso music|calypso]], [[ragtime]] and [[rumba]], are by Joseph Joubert and [[Daryl Waters]].<ref name=Hall/><ref>[[Jesse Green (theatre critic)|Green, Jesse]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/theater/pirates-penzance-musical-review.html "Review: Gilbert and Sullivan's ''Pirates'', Now in Jazzy New Orleans", ''The New York Times'', 24 April 2025</ref> Major cuts in the score include the overture, "Oh! false one, you have deceiv'd me", "How beautifully blue the sky", "What ought we to do?", "Now for the pirates' lair!", "No, I'll be brave" and "Sighing softly to the river". Additions include passages from "Good Morrow, Good Mother" (from ''[[Iolanthe]]'', mashed up with "Pour Oh Pour") and "The Sail the Ocean Blues" in act 1 (adapted from ''H.M.S. Pinafore''), a jazz Entr'acte, "The Nightmare Song" (adapted from ''Iolanthe''), "Alone and Yet Alive" (adapted from ''[[The Mikado]]'') and "We're All from Someplace Else" (adapted from ''Pinafore'') in act 2. Many lyrics are rewritten, and some of the women's music from act 1 is rearranged to create the new number "We're Sashayin' Through the Old French Quarter"; extra dance music is added, and the act 2 finale is largely rewritten. The roles of Samuel, Edith, Kate and Isabel are eliminated, though some dialogue lines are assigned to ensemble members. Samuel's music is divided between Frederic and the Pirate King, while some of Edith's music is assigned to Mabel. A brief prologue is added in which Gilbert and Sullivan introduce the show and explain that, during their tour of America they have so loved New Orleans that they have re-set the show in that city to appeal to the audience at the [[Theatre de la Renaissance|Theatre of the Renaissance]], and the show then supposedly unfolds at that venue. The story hews closely to the original plot, but the denouement is changed from the revelation that the pirates are aristocrats to a realization that America is a diverse nation of immigrants.

Most reviews of the production were positive.<ref>Cristi, A. A. [https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Review-Roundup-PIRATES-THE-PENZANCE-MUSICAL-Opens-On-Broadway-Starring-Ramin-Karimloo-Jinkx-Monsoon-and-More-20250424 "Review Roundup: ''Pirates! The Penzance Musical'' Opens on Broadway Starring Ramin Karimloo, Jinkx Monsoon and More"], BroadwayWorld, 24 April 2025</ref> The critic for ''Variety'' wrote that "it is easy enough to put aside almost all quibbles [with the] adaptation ... because the production is so joyous and well-executed".<ref>Lewis, Christian. [https://variety.com/2025/legit/reviews/pirates-the-penzance-musical-review-broadway-1236377063 "''Pirates! The Penzance Musical'' Review: David Hyde Pierce and Jinkx Monsoon Lead a Rollicking, Riotous Reimagination of Gilbert and Sullivan on Broadway"], ''Variety'', 24 April 2025</ref> A review in ''[[amNewYork]]'' observed that most "Broadway musicals [this spring] have been more fizzle than fireworks, and ''Pirates!'' is the rollicking exception. It’s fresh, fearless, and full of flair."<ref>Windman, Matt. [https://www.amny.com/entertainment/broadway/review-pirates-the-penzance-musical "Review – ''Pirates! The Penzance Musical'': Arrrrr you not entertained?"], ''amNY'', 25 April 2025</ref> ''Pirates!'' has been has been nominated for the 2025 [[Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical]]<ref>{{cite web|title=2025 Tony Award Nominations: Buena Vista Social Club, Death Becomes Her, Maybe Happy Ending Lead the Pack|first=Logan|last=Culwell-Block|date=May 1, 2025|website=Playbill|url=https://playbill.com/article/tony-nominations-2025|access-date=May 2, 2025}}</ref> and three 2025 [[Drama League Award]]s, including Outstanding Revival of a Musical.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Culwell-Block |first=Logan |date=16 May 2025 |title=Nicole Scherzinger Wins Distinguished Performance at 2025 Drama League Awards; Read the Full Winners List |url=https://playbill.com/article/nicole-scherzinger-wins-distinguished-performance-at-2025-drama-league-awards-read-the-full-winners-list |access-date=16 May 2025 |website=Playbill}}</ref> It was featured on ''[[CBS Sunday Morning]]''.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obJ9pUpHaCA "David Hyde Pierce in "Pirates! The Penzance Musical", CBS Sunday Morning, via YouTube, 20 April 2025</ref>