1980
6.1 (10 votes)
2h 3m
Genres
Music
Comedy
Adventure
TV Movie
Production Companies
New York Shakespeare Festival
Kultur Video
Broadway Theatre Archive
Kultur Video
Broadway Theatre Archive
The Pirates of Penzance
A live 1980 performance in Central Park before the production moved to Broadway.
Overview
This Pirates of Penzance is primarily a historical document, part of the Broadway Theater Archive television series.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.
Key Crew
Producer: Joseph Papp
Director: Joshua White
