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Podcast: Musical Theatre Radio presents "Be Our Guest"
Episode: New Album Update with Rupert Holmes (Pirates! The Penzance Musical)
Description: Pirates! The Penzance MusicalLibretto: W. S. GilbertMusic: Sir Arthur SullivanAdaptation: Rupert HolmesGilbert & Sullivan’s pirate ship docks in New Orleans in this jazzy-bluesy vision of the crowd-pleasing classic, in an outrageously clever romp sizzling with Caribbean rhythms and French Quarter flair. With the tongue-twisting Major-General, the rabble-rousing Pirate King, newly-imagined young lovers, daring daughters, footloose pirates and fleet-footed police, there's a shipload of musical comedy delights on board to dazzle first-timers and G&S aficionados alike.