This Pirates of Penzance is primarily a historical document, part of the Broadway Theater Archive television series.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.
Unfortunately the movie The Pirates of Penzance is not yet available on Disney Plus.
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 |
Writing | W.S. Gilbert | Musical |
Art | Jack Chandler | Set Designer |
Camera | Jim Scurti | Camera Operator |
Writing | Arthur Sullivan | Musical |
Camera | Jay Millard | Camera Operator |
Directing | Wilford Leach | Stage Director |