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The Pirates of Penzance

First Preview: Sep 16, 2015
Opening Date: Oct 15, 2015
Closing Date: Oct 16, 2015
Running Time: 02:25
The Pirates of Penzance

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Playing @
City Center
131 W 55th St, New York, NY 10019
The Collegiate Chorale has been “a valuable part of the New York music scene” (The New York Times) for nearly 75 years. Now it has a new name: MasterVoices. What hasn’t changed is the group’s dedication to celebrating the art of musical storytelling through sumptuously mounted concerts that feature Broadway and opera stars, symphony orchestras, and more than 100 of New York’s finest choral singers

A new initiative presenting operas and operettas in English in a semi-staged, theatrical concert format at New York City Center.MasterVoices kicks off the 2015-2016 season with The Pirates of Penzance; or, The Slave of Duty.

The concert will feature Metropolitan Opera star Deborah Voigt, Hunter Parrish ("Weeds"; Godspell), Phillip Boykin (Tony Award Nominee, The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess), Douglas Hodge (Tony Award Winner, La Cages aux Folles;Showtime's "Penny Dreadful"), Julia Udine (ThePhantom of the Opera), Montego Glover (Tony Award Nominee, Memphis), and Betsy Wolfe (The Last Five Years). Featuring MasterVoices and Orchestra of St. Luke’s
Directed and Conducted by Ted Sperling


PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
THURSDAY & FRIDAY @ 8 PM
Off BroadwayMusicalFamily
Show Notes: 1 Intermission
Age Guidance: 13
Audience Advisory: The Pirates of Penzance performances will be dedicated in loving memory to MasterVoices' Artistic Associate Roger Rees. Roger was a longtime colleague and friend, a relationship that began with his role as Narrator of Weber's Oberon under Maestro Bass at Carnegie Hall in 2002.

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$30.00 - $130.00

Accessibility

  • Box Office

    The box office is in the lobby. It is wheel chair accessible.
  • Curb Ramps

    yes
  • Restroom

    New York City Center's mainstage restrooms are located on all seating levels. Restrooms for persons in wheelchairs are located on the left side of the lobby of the Orchestra level. On the Grand Tier/Mezzanine level they are to the left of the concessions and coat check area. Restrooms for the Manhattan Theatre Club are located on mezzanine lobby level and are accessible for persons in wheelchairs via the elevator.
  • Elevator/Escalator

    Elevators lead to every floor.
  • Telephone

    There isn't a pay phone.
  • Entrance

    There is a small step infront of the entrance.
  • Visual Assistance

    There are special seats or the visually impaired but no aids.
  • Folding Armrests

    none
  • Water Fountain

    The watwer fountain is wheelchair accessible.
  • Assisted Listening System

    Assisted listening devices, both wireless FM and infrared, are available free of charge with the presentation of either a driver's license or credit card.For the New York City Center Mainstage, assisted listening devices are distributed adjacent to the House Manager's lectern on the right side of the orchestra level lobby.For the Manhattan Theatre Club, assisted listening devices are available from the House Manager's office, located to the left of the concession counter.The Man
  • Wheelchair Info

    New York City Center Mainstage, Stage I, and Stage II are accessible to people with wheelchairs. Please advise us at the time of ticket purchase of your particular needs. Wheelchair seats are not now available through the New York City Center Web site, therefore, please call CityTix® at 212.581.1212. For the New York City Center Mainstage, limited locations are available on the left side of the Orchestra and first row of the Rear Mezzanine.For the Manhattan Theatre Club, limited location

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