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The Pirates of Penzance

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6.1/10 • 9

1980-06-012h 3m

MusicComedyAdventureTV Movie

A live 1980 performance in Central Park before the production moved to Broadway.

This Pirates of Penzance is primarily a historical document, part of the Broadway Theater Archive television series. It presents, with some inevitable, tiny technical shortcomings, a live 1980 performance in Central Park, not the 1983 movie of the same name that also starred Linda Ronstadt and Kevin Kline. Those who remember that film, which had the benefit of retakes and editing, a lavish production budget, and the spaciousness of a Hollywood studio, may find this video less polished. On its own terms, it is nonetheless thoroughly enjoyable.

Directors
Joshua White
Editors
Ken Gutstein

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  1. Kevin Kline

    Kevin Kline

    The Pirate King

  2. Linda Ronstadt

    Linda Ronstadt

    Mabel Stanley

  3. Rex Smith

    Rex Smith

    Frederic

  4. Patricia Routledge

    Patricia Routledge

    Ruth

  5. Tony Azito

    Tony Azito

    The Sergeant

  6. George Rose

    George Rose

    Major-General Stanley

  7. G. Eugene Moose

    G. Eugene Moose

    Samuel, the Pirate King's Lieutenant

  8. Alice Playten

    Alice Playten

    Edith Stanley

  9. Marcie Shaw

    Marcie Shaw

    Kate Stanley

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Status
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Original Language
English
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Keywords
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