Venue:
Hilton Theater in New York
Address: 214 West 43rd Street
Opens: April 2, 2007
The Pirate Queen is based on the real-life story of the
legendary Irish pirate chieftain, Grace "Grania"
O'Malley, who was a pirate, chieftain, lover and mother
in 16th century Ireland. O'Malley was one of the last
Irish clan leaders to resist the English conquest of Gaelic
Ireland.
The
musical is scheduled to tryout in Chicago at the Cadillac
Palace Theatre before coming to Broadway's Hilton Theatre
in March 2007.
Creators
Stephanie
Block as Grace O'Malley
Marcus Chait as Donal Chait
Hadley Fraser as Tiernan Fraser
Jeff McCarthy as Dubhdara
Aine Ui Cheallaigh as Evleen
Linda Balgord as Queen Elizabeth I
William Youmans as Bingham
Starring
Book by Alain
Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg
Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg
Lyrics by Alain Boublil and John Dempsey
Directed by Frank Galati
Choreographed by Mark Dendy
Set design by Eugene Lee
Costume design by Martin Pakledinaz
Lighting design by Kenneth Posner
Based upon the novel Grania—She King of the Irish
Seas by Morgan Llywelyn