The Pirate Queen
- Dates
- Apr 5 â Jun 17, 2007
- Performances
- 85
About
The Pirate Queen is a musical with music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, French lyrics by Alain Boublil and English lyric adaptations by Richard Maltby Jr. and John Dempsey. The French book was written by Boublil and Schönberg and the English book adaptation was by Maltby Jr. Based on the 1986 book Grania: She-King of the Irish Seas by Morgan Llywelyn, The Pirate Queen marks the first time Boublil and Schönberg have created a musical with American collaborators. It is based on the life and adventures of the 16th century Irish chieftain and pirate Gråinne O'Malley, who was one of the last Irish clan leaders to resist the English conquest of Gaelic Ireland. After a Chicago tryout in 2006, the musical opened on Broadway on 5 April 2007 and closed on 17 June 2007 after only 85 regular performances...