| Book by : |
Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schonberg and Richard Maltby |
| Music by : |
Claude-Michel Schonberg |
| Lyrics by : |
Alain Boublil, John Dempsey and Richard Maltby, Jr |
Directed by:
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Frank Galati |
Synopsis: Musical adventure celebrating the legendary Irish Chieftain Grace O’Malley. Based on her real-life stor. Tells of a compelling, inspirational woman; a heroine who led an extraordinary life as a pirate, chieftain, lover and mother in 16th Century Ireland.
NEW YORK TIMES:
"Many and exhausting are the physical activities that occupy the long hours of “The Pirate Queen,” the loud and restless musical that opened last night at the Hilton Theater. "
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NEW YORK POST:
"Imagine "Les Miserables" going out to meet "Riverdance" and somehow missing the boat. That's what happened with "The Pirate Queen,"
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USA TODAY:
" 'Pirate': Not really musical theater's finest 'arrrr!'
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TIME OUT:
"Pirates are big business in Hollywood, but not even a half-dozen hacks behind the scenes at The Pirate Queen can turn the popular craze for swashbuckling into a watchable musical."
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NEWSDAY:
"The Pirate Queen" isn't an embarrassment like "Dance of the Vampires" or a vanity project like "In My Life." It just feels a little sad, as if a lot of people put a lot of time into something that's simply lifeless. "
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VARIETY:
"When a pop culture throwback appears earnestly unaware of how firmly its style and conception are rooted in another era, is it retro or just outmoded? The lumbering epic "The Pirate Queen" comes down on the latter side. "
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NEW YORK SUN :
"Blend Anglophobe populism right out of "Braveheart" with a bit of "Wicked"-style revisionist girl power. Toss in memories of last year's most popular film (pirates!) and of last year's most memorable film performance (Queen Elizabeth! Well, the first one!). Then get the tunesmiths behind "Les Misérables" and "Miss Saigon" to write it and the duo behind the Irishdance megalith "Riverdance" to produce it. Can't miss, right? "The Pirate Queen," as it happens, misses by a nautical mile."
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