David Hyde Pierce and the cast of “Pirates! The Penzance Musical”
(Photo: Joan Marcus)
Pirates! The Penzance Musical, the jazz-infused, New Orleans-style adaptation of the Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera, had its Broadway opening on April 24. Broadway.com set sail for the Todd Haimes Theatre for the celebration.
“When I was a little boy, I went to a summer camp,” said David Hyde Pierce, who plays Gilbert/Major General Stanley in the show, on the red carpet. He gestured to his baseball cap. “This is the hat of that summer camp. And every summer they did a musical of Gilbert and Sullivan—which is where I got introduced to them.”
Check out the video for more from Pierce, as well as Ramin Karimloo (Pirate King) and Jinkx Monsoon (Ruth).
