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What makes a pirate? Is it the cutlass, the distinctive tri-corner hat, or the swashbuckling disdain for authority? The pirates of W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan’s “The Pirates of Penzance??—which runs through May 2 at the Agassiz Theatre—share a radically different defining characteristic: profoundly patriotic monarchism. As they sing in the show, “With all our faults, we love our Queen.” Faults or no, the irresistible energy of the cast makes “The Pirates of Penzance?...
...pirates’ unorthodox love for the Queen is by no means the only paradox “The Pirates of Penzance?? presents; in fact, Gilbert and Sullivan seem to have delighted in irony. The plot rests on an absurdity built into the contract of Pirate Apprentice Frederic (Benjamin J. Nelson ’11), whose nurse signed him up to serve as a pirate not for 21 years but for 21 birthdays—an unfortunate choice of terms considering that Frederic was born on February 29, which means that at age 21 he?...
...sings of his love for a good paradox, and the Harvard-Radcliffe Gilbert & Sullivan Players (HRG&SP) seem to share that affection. And, ultimately, it’s the way the Players handle these paradoxes with earnest delight and abundant charm that makes “The Pirates of Penzance?? so irresistibly enjoyable...
...nothing else, “Pirates” conveys that what makes a pirate is not his eye patch, but his love for the Queen. Similarly, what makes this rendition of “The Pirates of Penzance?? is nothing more complex than its cast and crew’s sense...
...energy with outstanding enthusiasm for musical theater at Harvard.” Hill, who is currently playing the title character in this semester’s production of “Sweeney Todd,” has previously performed in campus productions of “The Pirates of Penzance?? and “The Fantasticks” and is a member of the Krokodiloes, Harvard’s prestigious a cappella group. One senses a certain thoughtfulness behind the measured tones of Hill’s low, melodious baritone; it’s no surprise that...