What ever happened to Gilbert and Sullivan? Once theatrical icons, Gilbert and Sullivan — co-creators of famed comic operettas including “H.M.S. Pinafore” and “The Mikado” — have taken a noticeable dip in popularity in recent years. Their 1879 operetta “The Pirates of Penzance” was a runaway hit and has been revived on Broadway numerous times, mostly famously in a 1981 production starring Kevin Kline and Linda Ronstadt (and memorialized in the 1983 film), but now their work is mostly performed by community theaters. Roundabout Theatre Company has decided to bring them back to Broadway with a bit of makeover. This new production — an adaptation by Rupert Holmes with
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