This Pirates of Penzance is primarily a historical document, part of the Broadway Theater Archive television series.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.
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Production | Joseph Papp | Producer |
Directing | Joshua White | Director |
Costume & Make-Up | Patricia McGourty | Costume Design |
Costume & Make-Up | J. Roy Helland | Makeup Designer |
Editing | Ken Gutstein | Editor |
Writing | W.S. Gilbert | Musical |
Crew | Dennis Michaels | Technical Supervisor |
Sound | Fran Daniel | Sound Recordist |
Camera | Jim Scurti | Camera Operator |
Sound | Naimy Hackett | Music Coordinator |
Art | Jack Chandler | Set Designer |
Camera | Jake Ostroff | Camera Operator |
Camera | Steve Zink | Camera Operator |
Production | Mark Molesworth | Production Manager |
Camera | Dean Parisot | Camera Operator |
Production | Gary De Lena | Production Assistant |
Sound | Ira Kushin | Music Coordinator |
Directing | Wilford Leach | Stage Director |
Production | Jason Steven Cohen | Production Supervisor |
Art | Wilford Leach | Set Designer |
Lighting | Jennifer Tipton | Lighting Design |
Sound | Don Ketteler | Sound Designer |
Sound | William Elliott | Orchestrator |
Crew | Graciela Daniele | Choreographer |
Lighting | Nick Hutak | Lighting Director |
Camera | Jay Millard | Camera Operator |
Art | Bob Shaw | Set Designer |
Sound | Rebecca Mercer-White | Music Coordinator |
Sound | William Elliott | Conductor |
Costume & Make-Up | J. Roy Helland | Hair Designer |
Sound | David Hewitt | Sound Recordist |
Sound | Frank Haber | Sound Recordist |
Camera | Fran Kenny | Camera Operator |
Camera | Barry Rebo | Camera Operator |
Sound | Vincent Gizzi | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Sound | William Elliott | Music Director |
Writing | Arthur Sullivan | Musical |
Production | Dana Calderwood | Production Assistant |