The Pirate Queen
Broadway Musical Previews
March 6 2007
Opened April 5 2007
Closed June 17 2007 Run
32 previews & 85 performances Producers
Riverdream, Moya Doherty, John McColgan
Creative
Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schonberg & Richard Maltby Jr book
Claude-Michel Schonberg music
Alain Boublil, Richard Maltby Jr & John Dempsey lyrics
Julian Kelly orchestrations
Frank Galati director
Graciela Daniele musical staging
Rob Ashford choreographer
Martin Pakledinaz costume design
Kenneth Posner lighting design
Eugene Lee scenic design
Jonathan Deans sound design
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Opening Night Cast |
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Stephanie J Block |
Grace "Grania" O'Malley |
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Hadley Fraser |
Tiernan |
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Linda Balgord |
Queen Elizabeth I |
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Marcus Chait |
Donal |
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Jeff McCarthy |
Dubhdara |
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William Youmans |
Bingham |
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Stephen Barath
Christopher Grey Misa |
Eoin |
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Brooke Elliott |
Majella |
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Joseph Mahowald |
Chieftain O'Flaherty |
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Aine Ui Cheallaigh |
Evleen |
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Synopsis
The Pirate Queen is very
loosely based on the life, loves and adventures of Grace O'Malley
and her efforts in the Sixteenth Century to stop English attempts to
annex Ireland
Born to a seafaring clan, Grace is
very capable of leading men in trade, in plunder and in battle. The
story is one of love and betrayal, prison and death and the ultimate
confrontation with a Queen
The Road to Broadway
The world premiere of The Pirate
Queen was October 29, 2006 at Chicago's
Cadillac Palace Theater. Including previews the pre-Broadway run
was on the boards from October 3rd through November 26th. Reviews
ranged from politely lukewarm to very poor and Richard Maltby Jr was
brought in to smooth out some of the rough spots in preparation for
its Broadway run |
