Pirates of Penzance
Americannoun
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Stockley acted alongside Charles in shows including "The Pirates of Penzance", in which Charles played the Pirate King.
From Reuters • May 25, 2022
It was going to Broadway to sing "Pirates of Penzance" that gave me the upper register.
From Salon • Oct. 19, 2020
The getup suggests Pirates of Penzance, and because everything you love is terrible, it wouldn’t be too much of a stretch, but I don’t think Gilbert and Sullivan are the real targets here.
From Slate • Mar. 18, 2019
Pirates of Penzance An apprentice pirate loves a modern major-general’s daughter in Gilbert & Sullivan’s comic opera.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2019
“My dads took me to see The Pirates of Penzance last year in New York. That song goes very fast. It’s a pit... a potter . . . pas . “Patter song?”
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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