‘Les Miz’ team has new musical
“The Pirate Queen,” an epic musical tale from the writers of “Les Miserables” and “Miss Saigon,” will open in Chicago next year on its way to Broadway.
The show, which will begin performances Oct. 3, 2006, at Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre, features a book and score by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg. “The Pirate Queen” tells the story of Grace O’Malley, a spirited Irish clan leader who resists the English domination of Ireland.
No casting was announced.
“The Pirate Queen” will be directed by Frank Galati, director of “Ragtime.”
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