The Pirates of Penzance
(1980)

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

Released: 1980-06-01

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This Pirates of Penzance is primarily a historical document, part of the Broadway Theater Archive television series.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

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Kevin Kline

as The Pirate King

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Linda Ronstadt

as Mabel Stanley

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Tony Azito

as The Sergeant

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George Rose

as Major-General Stanley

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G. Eugene Moose

as Samuel, the Pirate King's Lieutenant

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Alice Playten

as Edith Stanley

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Marcie Shaw

as Kate Stanley

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Wendy Wolfe

as Isabel Stanley

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Alix Korey

as Soloist - Daughter

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Maria Guida

as Daughter

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Nancy Heikin

as Daughter

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Dean Badolato

as Pirates and Police

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Mark Beudert

as Pirates and Police

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Brian Bullard

as Pirates and Police

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Walter Caldwell

as Pirates and Police

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Keith David

as Pirates and Police

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J. Roy Helland

Makeup Designer

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Patricia McGourty

Costume Design

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Nick Hutak

Lighting Director

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Ira Kushin

Music Coordinator

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Don Ketteler

Sound Designer

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Bob Shaw

Set Designer

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Mark Molesworth

Production Manager

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Jason Steven Cohen

Production Supervisor

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Steve Zink

Camera Operator

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Wilford Leach

Set Designer

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Jennifer Tipton

Lighting Design

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Fran Daniel

Sound Recordist

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Dean Parisot

Camera Operator

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David Hewitt

Sound Recordist

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