Smooth sailing, indeed. In traditional G&S fashion, “H.M.S. Pinafore” combines not-so-subtle sociopolitical satire with upbeat music and colorful characters.

H.M.S. Pinafore, Gilbert and Sullivan's 1878 comic operetta, is delightfully absurd and enduringly clever. Brimming with satire, self-deprecating British humor, and those famously patter-heavy ...

H.M.S. Pinafore, Sean Graney's latest Gilbert & Sullivan adaptation for the Hypocrites, flips the sexes as an opening move.

Aboard the ship of HMS Pinafore is a story of love, of comedy and of fun. This weekend, the University of Michigan Gilbert & Sullivan Society presents “HMS Pinafore.” This is one of the two shows the ...