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Tickets are now available for this Year’s
Middle School Spring Production of THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE.
Wacky, irreverent and as entertaining today as it was when it first
opened in 1879, THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE spins a hilarious farce of
sentimental pirates, bumbling policemen, dim-witted young lovers,
dewy-eyed daughters and an eccentric Major-General, all morally
bound to the often-ridiculous dictates of honor and duty.
The original production was actually in 1879.
Gilbert and Sullivan had just had an incredible smash with H.M.S.
Pinafore the year before -- the entire world was still
singing its tunes on the streets. According to one count, there were
no fewer than a dozen companies of Pinafore playing in New York at
the same time, none of them legal. Copyright laws were virtually
nonexistent for British authors in America, so to get
a firmer hold on their property the great Gilbert and Sullivan
decided to premiere their next work, The Pirates of Penzance, in New
York. One small snag: On the ship across the Atlantic they realized
that they'd left the finished score at home. So the team spent the
next few weeks furiously rewriting for the premiere on New Year's
Eve, 1879 at the long-gone 5th Avenue Theatre. We hope you enjoy our
version of this ever-popular show.
Performances are March 4th through the
6th at 7pm in Fellowship Hall. There are a limited number
of preview seats available for the March 3rd as well.
Pre-Sale Tickets are $10.00 for General Seating and $15.00 for
Preferred Seating. ($7.00 for preview performances).
Tickets are
available online beginning February 23rd at
www.seatyourself.biz/wlcs. You may also make reservations by
emailing
troupe88376@gmail.com or by contacting the school office at
310.670.5422.
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