The Pirates of Penzance

The Public Theater revisits its storied 1980 production of Gilbert and Sullivan's naughty nautical operetta in a superstar-studded gala. Kevin Kline reprises his swashbuckling turn as the Pirate King, alongside Glenn Close, Eric Idle, Martin Short, Jonathan Groff, Anika Noni Rose, Norm Lewis and Montego Glover. Ted Sperling directs, and original choreographer Graciela Daniele handles the musical staging. (Meryl Streep and Sony bigwig Howard Stringer are also on hand, to honor the late Nora Ephron.) Click here for more info.