The Pirates of Penzance romp onto the Majestic stage
Gettysburg theater to host musical masterpiece
(Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) - 2/11/2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE �
CONTACT:
Jean Grubesky
Marketing Director
Majestic Theater
(717) 337-8235
The New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players bring the swashbuckling romp Pirates of Penzance, to the Majestic Theater on Saturday, Feb. 28, at 8 p.m. 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.
�Everyone loves the topsy-turvy world of Gilbert & Sullivan,� said Jeffrey Gabel, Founding Executive Director of the Majestic Theater. �The New York G&S Players are the finest company in America and it is a true privileged to have them come to Gettysburg.�
Pirates of Penzance is an exuberant musical theater masterpiece, directed and conducted by Albert Bergeret with choreography by Bill Fabris, and is performed in its original format. The rich sounds of full orchestra, chorus, and vocal soloists resonate with classic elegance and power while the New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players� vibrancy, energy and contemporary sense of humor keep the show alive and exciting to a modern audience.
The Pirates of Penzance, or The Slave of Duty, was first performed at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in New York City in 1879. It was the only Gilbert and Sullivan operetta to have its world premiere in the United States and it has remained popular ever since. Gilbert�s wit and Sullivan�s memorable score are among the most valuable treasures of musical theater history. Pirates features one of the most beloved scores of Gilbert and Sullivan including the most famous song of them all, �I am the very model of a modern Major-General�.
The plot of Pirates centers on the dilemma of young Frederic who, as a child, was mistakenly apprenticed to the pirates until his 21st birthday. Since he was born in leap year on Feb. 29, he is honor bound to remain a pirate until the distant date of 1940, despite his moral objection to piracy. Helping Frederic to deal with this unusual predicament are the brash Pirate King, Ruth - the pirate maid-of-all-work, romantic Mabel, and the delightfully stuffy Major-General Stanley. Pirates of Penzance is a true delight.
Tickets for Pirates of Penzance are priced from $48 to $55, reserved seating. To purchase tickets, visit www.gettysburgmajestic.org, call (717) 337-8200, or stop by the Box Office, 25 Carlisle St., Gettysburg. The Box Office is open Monday through Saturday from noon until 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday from 3 to 7:30 p.m.
The Majestic Theater at the Jennifer and David LeVan Performing Arts Center is owned and operated by Gettysburg College in partnership with the Greater Adams County Community.
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