The Pirates of Penzance

The Pirates of Penzance

123 mins | Comedy, Adventure, Music | June 1, 1980

This Pirates of Penzance is primarily a historical document, part of the Broadway Theater Archive television series.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.

The Pirates of Penzance

123 mins | Comedy, Adventure, Music | June 1, 1980

The Pirates of Penzance
This Pirates of Penzance is primarily a historical document, part of the Broadway Theater Archive television series.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.
IMDb rating 7.9
Producers Broadway Theatre Archive, Kultur Video, New York Shakespeare Festival
Original title The Pirates of Penzance
Directors Wilford Leach, Joshua White
Writers W.S. Gilbert

Cast

Kevin Kline

as Pirate King

Linda Ronstadt

as Mabel

Rex Smith

as Frederic

Tony Azito

as Sergeant

George Rose

as General Stanley