The Pirates of Penzance (1980)
As a young child, Frederic had been apprenticed to a pirate by mistake when he should have been apprenticed to a pilot. Now, having reached his 21st year, Frederic's indentures are at last over and he happily leaves the service of the pirates. When Frederic meets the beautiful Mabel, one of the many daughters (or wards in Chancery) of Major-General Stanley, they fall in love and decide to marry. However, complications arise when the pirates decide to marry the rest of the Major-General's daughters, themselves - and Frederic's birthdate turns out to be not all it seems. Filmed live from Central Park prior to the production's transition to Broadway.
Director: Joshua White
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Kevin Kline as The Pirate King |
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Linda Ronstadt as Mabel Stanley |
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Rex Smith as Frederic |
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Patricia Routledge as Ruth |
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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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Robin Boudreau as Daughter |
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Maria Guida as Daughter |
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Nancy Heikin as Daughter |
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Bonnie Simmons 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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Tim Flavin as Pirates and Police |
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Joseph Neal as Pirates and Police |
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Walter Niehenke as Pirates and Police |
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Joe Pichette as Pirates and Police |
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Barry Tarallo as Pirates and Police |
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Lara Teeter as Pirates and Police |
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Michael Edwin Willson as Pirates and Police |
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Audrey Lavine as Singer |
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Dennis Warning as Singer |
| Production | Joseph Papp | Producer |
| Directing | Joshua White | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | J. Roy Helland | Makeup Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Patricia McGourty | Costume Design |
| Editing | Ken Gutstein | Editor |
| Lighting | Nick Hutak | Lighting Director |
| Sound | Ira Kushin | Music Coordinator |
| Sound | Don Ketteler | Sound Designer |
| Art | Bob Shaw | Set Designer |
| Production | Mark Molesworth | Production Manager |
| Crew | Graciela Daniele | Choreographer |
| Production | Jason Steven Cohen | Production Supervisor |
| Camera | Steve Zink | Camera Operator |
| Sound | William Elliott | Conductor |
| Art | Wilford Leach | Set Designer |
| Lighting | Jennifer Tipton | Lighting Design |
| Sound | William Elliott | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Fran Daniel | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Dean Parisot | Camera Operator |
| Sound | David Hewitt | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Jake Ostroff | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Vincent Gizzi | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | William Elliott | Music Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | J. Roy Helland | Hair Designer |
| Camera | Fran Kenny | Camera Operator |
| Production | Gary De Lena | Production Assistant |
| Sound | Naimy Hackett | Music Coordinator |
| Crew | Dennis Michaels | Technical Supervisor |
| Sound | Frank Haber | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Dana Calderwood | Production Assistant |
| Sound | Rebecca Mercer-White | Music Coordinator |
| Camera | Barry Rebo | Camera Operator |
| Art | Jack Chandler | Set Designer |
| Camera | Jim Scurti | Camera Operator |
| Writing | Arthur Sullivan | Musical |
| Camera | Jay Millard | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Wilford Leach | Stage Director |
| Writing | William S. Gilbert | Writer |