Takarazuka and Tokyo, Japan: Takarazuka Revue - the famous, all-female theater company based in Takarazuka, Japan - is presenting the Japanese premiere production of Pimpernel. Performances take place 20 June - 4 August 2008 in Takarazuka and 22 August - 5 October 2008 in Tokyo. The show is being presented by Star Troupe, with Kei Aran as Percy, Asuka Toono as Marguerite and Reon Yuzuki as Chauvelin. Shuichiro Koike directs. A video of Frank's visit to rehearsals has been posted on the Takarazuka Pimpernel site (under "Movie"). More details are available on the Pimpernel website. Calendar Listings: Current & Upcoming, Japan.

Regional U.S. Productions: see below.

Szolnok, Hungary: Pimpernel will have its long-awaited Hungarian premiere on 3 October 2008, at Szolnoki Szigligeti Színház in Szolnok. The cast will be led by Attila Csengeri as Percy, Réka Koós as Marguerite and László Molnár as Chauvelin. Previously announced performances for 25-27 July in Budapest have unfortunately been cancelled. For more information, visit the Pimpernel website and the Hungarian Production Website (in Hungarian and English). Calendar Listings: Current & Upcoming, Hungary.

Baden, Austria: The German production of Pimpernel travels from Opernhaus Halle to Stadttheater Baden in Baden, Austria, performing from 18 October through 30 November 2008. The cast will be led by Darius Merstein-MacLeod as Percy, Maricel as Marguerite and Chris Murray as Chauvelin. For more information see the Stadttheater Baden website or the Pimpernel website. Calendar Listings: Current & Upcoming, Austria.

Monterrey, México: ITESM (Tec de Monterrey) will reprise its production of Pimpernel at its Campus Monterrey. Performances are planned on 21-23 November 2008, with additional dates expected in January. The production will be directed and produced by Luis Franco, with musical direction by Emmanuel Placier. See the production details listed on the Pimpernel website for more information. Calendar Listings: Current & Upcoming, México.

Regional U.S. Productions: The performance rights for Pimpernel are available from the Tams-Witmark Music Library. Local and regional productions are happening throughout the U.S. and beyond. You can watch for updates on this site, on the Production List at the Official Scarlet Pimpernel Website or in your local theater listings. Calendar Listings: Current & Upcoming, US.

In an unprecedented move, new producers came on board in mid-run to revitalize the show. The creative team, with new director Robert Longbottom, made numerous revisions. These included many alterations to the script and blocking, and the addition, modification or removal of several songs. Thus, the original version of the show was quite different from any of those which have been performed since.

The revised Pimpernel resumed performances at the Minskoff on 10 October 1998. The second run of the show officially opened on 4 November, and played through 30 May 1999. Douglas Sills remained in the title role, and was joined by Rachel York and Rex Smith. The "Encore!" recording was released to reflect the changes in the song list for this production.

Neil Simon Theatre, New York: Needing to vacate the Minskoff Theatre, Pimpernel saw a few more changes to allow it to play in smaller venues. It went on a "mini-tour" during the summer of 1999, stopping in Dallas and Houston, Texas and in Atlanta, Georgia. The leads for this tour were Ron Bohmer, Carolee Carmello and Marc Kudisch. This cast and production then returned to New York, opening at the Neil Simon Theatre on 10 September 1999 and playing there through 2 January 2000.

First U.S. tour: The first national tour of Pimpernel played in thirty-two cities. The tour opened in New Haven, Connecticut on 20 February 2000, and its final performance was in Grand Rapids, Michigan on 1 April 2001. The touring cast featured William Michals, Amy Bodnar and, playing the lead role at different times, Douglas Sills, Robert Patteri and Ron Bohmer.

Regional productions: Starting in the spring of 2001, Pimpernel has appeared on stages across the U.S. and beyond. You can find details in the Calendar Section and on the Production List at the Official Scarlet Pimpernel Website. For information on upcoming performances, see above. Calendar Listings: Past, US.

Tampere, Finland: Pimpernel had its European premiere at Tampere Theatre on 10 October 2001, where previews began 5 October. The show had a successful run of 76 performances in the 2001-02 season, ending 18 May. The show reopened for another season on 15 October and closed on 31 December 2002. The well received production has played almost 100 performances over a period of fifteen months. The production had alternating leads: Kake Aunesneva played Percy with Marjorie as Marguerite and Jukka Leisti as Chauvelin; and Mikko Nousiainen played Percy with Ritva Jalonen as Marguerite Kari Arffman as Chauvelin. Mikko Viherjuuri directed and provided the Finnish book translation, with lyrics translated by Jukka Virtanen. See the production details listed on the Pimpernel Website for more information. Calendar Listings: Past, Finland.

Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada: Kingston College hosted the Fine Arts Department of Liberty University, presenting the Canadian premiere of Pimpernel, 18-19 January 2002. Calendar Listings: Past, Canada.

Atizapán and Monterrey, México: Pimpernel had its Spanish language premiere in México on 25 January 2002. Grupo de Teatro del Sistema Tec de Monterrey presented thirteen performances of the show in Atizapán in January, March and April, and one in Monterrey in February 2002. The Spanish translation was done by Mónica Diaz. See the production details listed on the Pimpernel website for more information. Calendar Listings: Past, México.

The United Kingdom: Pimpernel had its UK premiere in a production by the St. Mary's Players in Clifton, Bristol, England, 2-6 April 2002. The show has seen many productions throughout the UK since then, by different performing groups. The London-area premiere was presented by the SideShow Theatre Company in Ilford, East London, England, 19-22 February 2003. The Scottish premiere was presented by The Leven Amateur Musical Association in Leven, Fife, Scotland, 11-15 March 2003. The Welsh premiere was presented by The Abbey Players in Swansea, Wales, 23-27 November 2004. Current and upcoming productions in the UK are listed above. For a complete list of past productions, and more information, visit the past international production list at the official Pimpernel website. Calendar Listings: Past, UK.

Galway, Ireland: The Irish premiere of Pimpernel was presented by the Galway Musical Society, 8-13 April 2002. For more information see the production listing at the official Pimpernel website. Calendar Listings: Past, Ireland.

Second U.S. Tour: A non-equity tour of Pimpernel travelled the States, starting 27 September 2002 in Byron Center, Michigan and ending 20-21 November 2002 in Logan, Utah. Rye Mullis played the title role, Anne Brummel was Marguerite and Stephen Brown was Chauvelin. For more information visit the tour page at the official Pimpernel website. Calendar Listings: Non-Equity Tour.

Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia: The Willoughby Musical Society presented the Australian premiere of Pimpernel at Bailey Hall in the Civic Center, in Chatswood (Sydney area), 12-23 November 2002. The production was directed by Tom Sweeney, with music direction by Mark Pigot and choreography by Frances Alexander. Matt Reynolds carried the title roles, and was joined by Hannah Free as Marguerite and Sean Andrews as Chauvelin. See the production details listed on the Pimpernel Website for more information. Calendar Listings: Past, Australia.

Windsor, Ontario, Canada: The Windsor Light Opera presented Pimpernel at the Chrysler Theatre, 15-24 November 2002. The production was directed by David Burrows, with musical direction by Rick Farrer and choreography by Lauren Posloski. Karl Miller played Percy, Jeanne DeLong was Marguerite and Glenn DeLong was Chauvelin. See the production details listed on the Pimpernel Website for more information. Calendar Listings: Past, Canada.

Halle, Germany: The German language premiere production of Pimpernel recently concluded its sixth season, which ran from 26 January 2008 through 17 May 2008 at the Opernhaus Halle. The first season opened on 14 February 2003 and ran through 13 June 2003, the second ran from 1 November 2003 through 25 March 2004, the third ran from 19 November 2004 through 6 March 2005, the fourth ran from 3 December 2005 through 17 June 2006 and the fifth ran from 27 January through 17 June 2007. The cast of this production has included Darius Merstein-MacLeod and Christoph Goetten as Percy, Ann-Christin Elverum and Maricel as Marguerite and Christopher Murray as Chauvelin. Koen Schoots, who brought Jekyll to Bremen, is music director. The German translation was provided by Wolfgang Adenberg. See the production details listed on the Pimpernel Website for more information. Calendar Listings: Past, Halle, Germany.

Hamilton, New Zealand: The Hillcrest High School presented the premiere of Pimpernel in New Zealand, at the WestpacTrust Community Theatre in Hamilton, 8-10 April 2003. See the production details listed on the Pimpernel Website for more information. Calendar Listings: Past, New Zealand.

Zoetermeer, The Netherlands: Greg & Baud Productions presented the Dutch-language premiere of Pimpernel at Buytenpark Theater, 12-29 June 2003. The production had an alternating cast, made up of Marco Valk and Remco Hoogweg as Percy, Milan van Weelden and Frank Bovelander as Chauvelin, and Martine de Jong and Evelien van Hooff as Marguerite. The translation was by Sebastiaan Smits. See the production details listing on the Pimpernel Website for more information. Calendar Listings: Past, Netherlands.

Klingenberg am Main, Germany: The second production of Pimpernel in Germany was presented at the tenth annual Clingenberg Festival in Klingenberg am Main. The production was the centerpiece of the summer, open-air festival, and was performed 18 June - 27 July, 2003. Wolfgang DeMarco was Percy, Anna Carolin Stein was Marguerite and Marc Pagan was Chauvelin. See the production details listing on the Pimpernel Website for more information. Calendar Listings: Past, Germany  Klingenberg am Main.

Münster, Germany: Freies Musical Ensemble Münster launched another German staging of Pimpernel with performances in Münster, Gütersloh, and Witten-Annen from 5 July through 26 July, 2003. Leading the cast were Carsten Ulmer as Percy, Kristina Leugers as Marguerite and Carsten Jaehner as Chauvelin. See the production details listing on the Pimpernel Website for more information. Calendar Listings: Past, Germany  Freies Musical Ensemble.

Nunawading, Victoria, Australia: NOVA Music Theatre presented the second Australian production of Pimpernel at the Whitehorse Centre in Nunawading (Melbourne area), 17 October through 1 November 2003. The cast was led by Shaun Joseph as Percy, Hannah Free as Marguerite and Denis Rebic as Chauvelin. See the production details listing on the Pimpernel Website for more information. Calendar Listings: Past, Australia.

Holstebro, Denmark: The Danish language premiere of Pimpernel took place at The Musical Theater of Holstebro, 21 January - 1 February 2004. In this production, Percy was played by Ole Jørgensen, Marguerite by Karina Ørsted Nielsen and Chauvelin by Kent Blak Campos. The Danish translation was by Mogens Kjær and John Eggert. See the production details listed on the Pimpernel Website for more information. Calendar Listings: Past, Denmark.

Victoria, Gozo, Malta: The Helping Hands Group presented Pimpernel at the Don Bosco Theatre on 26 and 27 March 2004. The production starred Rob Ricards as Percy, Karen Polidano as Marguerite and Roger Tirazona as Chauvelin. See the production details listed on the Pimpernel Website for more information. Calendar Listings: Past, Malta.

Montréal, Québec, Canada: Expression presented the third production of Pimpernel in Canada... and the first, worldwide, in the French language. The production took place at Monument-National, in Montréal, Québec, 7-10 April 2004. The cast was led by Benoît Godard as Percy, Geneviève Nadeau as Marguerite and Michel Gionet as Chauvelin. The French translation was by Francis Grégoire. See the production details listed on the Pimpernel Website for more information. Calendar Listings: Past, Canada.

Brighton, Victoria, Australia: St. Leonard's College presented the third Australian Pimpernel production, at the Kevin Woods Centre in Brighton (Melbourne area), 13-16 May 2004. The double cast for the production included Omar Moustafa and Andrew Olszewski as Percy, Cindy Devola and Camilla Wallace as Marguerite and Alex Godfrey and Scott Malovan as Chauvelin. See the production details listed on the Pimpernel Website for more information. Calendar Listings: Past, Australia.

Thurles, Co. Tipperary, Ireland: The Thurles Musical Society presented Pimpernel at Premier Hall in Thurles, Ireland, 15-19 2005. Kenneth O'Regan led the cast as Sir Percy, with Cathy Keane as Marguerite and Darragh Kennedy as Chauvelin. See the production details listed on the Pimpernel Website for more information. Calendar Listings: Past, Ireland.

North Gosford, New South Wales, Australia: The Gosford Musical Society presented Pimpernel at the Laycock Street Theatre, 14 October through 5 November 2005. See the production details listed on the Pimpernel Website for more information. Calendar Listings: Past, Australia.

Dutch Tour: Het Brabants Muziek-Theater presented a tour of Pimpernel in The Netherlands. Performances took place from 28 October through 10 December 2005. The cast was led by Dirk Postma as Percy, Marianne Laere and Franca Couwenberg as Marguerite, and Ton Sieben as Chauvelin. The production used a new Dutch translation by Jos Ritzerfeld. See the production details listed on the Pimpernel Website for more information. Calendar Listings: Past, Netherlands.

Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CLOC Musical Theatre presented Pimpernel at Monash University's Alexander Theatre in Clayton, Victoria, Australia, 12-27 May 2006. The cast was led by Toby Truscott as Percy, Suzanne Gedicke as Marguerite and Shaun Kingma as Chauvelin. For more details see the production listing on the official Pimpernel website. Calendar Listings: Past, Australia.

Hobart, Tasmania, Australia: Guilford Young College presented the Tasmanian premiere of Pimpernel at Theatre Royal, 29 June - 1 July 2006. For more information see the production details on the Pimpernel Website. Calendar Listings: Past, Australia.

Wanneroo, Australia: The Limelight Theatre presented Pimpernel in Wanneroo, Western Australia, Australia from 23 November through 8 December 2006. See the production details listed on the Pimpernel Website for more information. Calendar Listings: Past, Australia.

Deventer, The Netherlands: Musical- en Operettevereniging Deventer presented Pimpernel at Deventer Schouwburg in Deventer, Overijssel, The Netherlands, 24-26 November 2006. The cast was led by Aernout Pleket as Percy, Kim de Fuyk as Marguerite and Robert van Leeuwen as Chauvelin. This production used the Dutch translation by Jos Ritzerfeld. For more information see the production details on the Pimpernel Website. Calendar Listings: Past, Netherlands.

Staatz, Austria: Felsenbuehne Staatz presented the Austrian premiere production of Pimpernel at their open-air venue from 20 July through 11 August 2007. This production used the German translation by Wolfgang Adenberg. See the production details on the Pimpernel website for more information. Calendar Listings: Past, Austria.

Sweden: Östgötateatern presented the Swedish premiere of The Scarlet Pimpernel. Performances took place at Stora Teatern in Linköping, Sweden, 28 September - 24 November 2007 and then at Stora Teatern in Norrköping, Sweden, 15 December 2007 - 16 February 2008. The Swedish translation was by Magnus Lindman, and the show was directed by Stina Ancker, choreographed by Mattias Carlsson and music directed by Janne Lindstedt. The cast was led by Richard Carlsohn, Katarina Giotas and Peter Gröning. For more information, see the listing on the Pimpernel website. Calendar Listings: Past, Sweden.

Kolbotn, Norway: Scenario (Sceneartister i Oppegard) presented the first production of Pimpernel in Norway. The production took place at Kolben, in Kolbotn, Norway, from 31 October through 22 November 2007. The Norwegian translation was provided by Sven Torneberg. The cast was led by Trond Teigen and Anders Lyseggen as Percy, Liv Ragnhild Torneberg and Kari-Mette Nordheim as Marguerite and Sven Torneberg as Chauvelin. For more information, see Scenario's Website or the listing on the Pimpernel website. Calendar Listings: Past, Norway.

Ettlingen, Germany: Pimpernel was presented at Schlossfestspiele ("Castle Festival") Ettlingen in Ettlingen, Germany from 26 June through 17 August 2008. The open-air summer theatre festival was celebrating its 30th year. The production was directed by Udo Schürmer and music directed by Jürgen Voigt. More details are available on the Pimpernel website. Calendar Listings: Past, Germany.