This Pirates of Penzance is primarily a historical document, part of the Broadway Theater Archive television series.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.
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
Genres:
Music, Comedy, Adventure, TV Movie
Release:
June 1980
Production:
New York Shakespeare Festival, Kultur Video, Broadway Theatre Archive
Cast:
Kevin Kline, Linda Ronstadt, Rex Smith, Patricia Routledge, Tony Azito, George Rose, G. Eugene Moose, Alice Playten, Marcie Shaw, Wendy Wolfe, Alix Korey, Robin Boudreau, Maria Guida, Nancy Heikin, Bonnie Simmons, Dean Badolato, Mark Beudert, Brian Bullard, Walter Caldwell, Keith David, Tim Flavin, Joseph Neal, Walter Niehenke, Joe Pichette, Barry Tarallo, Lara Teeter, Michael Edwin Willson, Audrey Lavine, Dennis Warning
Tags:
musical, slapstick comedy, pirate, army major, filmed theater
