This Pirates of Penzance is primarily a historical document, part of the Broadway Theater Archive television series.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

• DirectorJoshua White
• Release1 June 1980
• Genre
  Music / Comedy
• Duration2h 3m
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  6.1
  10 reviews
• Productions

  New York Shakespeare Festival, Kultur Video, Broadway Theatre Archive