The Pirates of Penzance
A live 1980 performance in Central Park before the production moved to Broadway.
123 mins
This Pirates of Penzance is primarily a historical document, part of the Broadway Theater Archive television series.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.
G. Eugene Moose
Samuel, the Pirate King's Lieutenant
Marcie Shaw
Kate Stanley
Wendy Wolfe
Isabel Stanley
Alix Korey
Soloist - Daughter
Robin Boudreau
Daughter
Maria Guida
Daughter
Nancy Heikin
Daughter
Bonnie Simmons
Daughter
Dean Badolato
Pirates and Police
Mark Beudert
Pirates and Police
Brian Bullard
Pirates and Police
Walter Caldwell
Pirates and Police
Tim Flavin
Pirates and Police
Joseph Neal
Pirates and Police
Walter Niehenke
Pirates and Police
Joe Pichette
Pirates and Police
Barry Tarallo
Pirates and Police
Lara Teeter
Pirates and Police
Michael Edwin Willson
Pirates and Police
Audrey Lavine
Singer
Dennis Warning
Singer
Joseph Papp
Producer
Joshua White
Director
Patricia McGourty
Costume Design
J. Roy Helland
Makeup Designer
Ken Gutstein
Editor
W.S. Gilbert
Musical
Dennis Michaels
Technical Supervisor
Fran Daniel
Sound Recordist
Jim Scurti
Camera Operator
Naimy Hackett
Music Coordinator
Jack Chandler
Set Designer
Jake Ostroff
Camera Operator
Steve Zink
Camera Operator
Mark Molesworth
Production Manager
Gary De Lena
Production Assistant
Ira Kushin
Music Coordinator
Wilford Leach
Stage Director
Jason Steven Cohen
Production Supervisor
Wilford Leach
Set Designer
Jennifer Tipton
Lighting Design
Don Ketteler
Sound Designer
William Elliott
Orchestrator
Graciela Daniele
Choreographer
Nick Hutak
Lighting Director
Jay Millard
Camera Operator
Bob Shaw
Set Designer
Rebecca Mercer-White
Music Coordinator
William Elliott
Conductor
J. Roy Helland
Hair Designer
David Hewitt
Sound Recordist
Frank Haber
Sound Recordist
Fran Kenny
Camera Operator
Barry Rebo
Camera Operator
Vincent Gizzi
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
William Elliott
Music Director
Arthur Sullivan
Musical
Dana Calderwood
Production Assistant