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The pirates of Penzance (motion picture) : [related films]
- Title
- The pirates of Penzance (motion picture) : [related films] [videorecording]
- Publication
- California, c1983.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moving image | By appointment only | NCOX 5289 | Offsite |
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- Description
- 1 videodisc (DVD) (46 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- Dubbed compilation of four promotional films related to the 1983 movie The pirates of Penzance. Segment one (ca. 5 min.) contains the regular trailer for the movie. Segments two (ca. 7:00 min.) and three (ca. 5 min.) are featurettes offering discussion on the movie, its history and its cast. Segment four (ca. 30 min.) is a documentary directed by Michael Radford providing a behind-the-scenes look at the film's creation. It includes interviews with cast members Kevin Kline, Angela Lansbury, Linda Ronstadt, Rex Smith and George Rose; director Wilford Leach, choreographer Graciela Daniele; musical director William Elliott and producer Joseph Papp.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of the Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival.
- Series Statement
- Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival Moving Image Collection
- Alternative Title
- Pirates of Penzance 1) Regular trailer 2) Promo tape 3) Fa[n?]tasy Hill tape 4) Radford Pirates 3/4" dub Universal Studios 1-18-83
- Pirates of Penzance (Motion picture)
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Documentaries and factual films and programs.
- Trailers and promo's.
- Musicals.
- Note
- This video separated from the New York Shakespeare Festival collection, *T-Mss 1993-028.
- Title derived from label on container.
- Credits for the complete film: Edward R. Pressman presents ; a Joseph Papp production ; words by Sir William Schwenck Gilbert ; music by Sir Arthur Sullivan ; directed by Wilford Leach ; screenplay by Wilford Leach ; [starring] Kevin Kline, Angela Lansbury, Linda Ronstadt, George Rose, Rex Smith ; Tony Azito ; music adapted, orchestrated and conducted by William Elliot ; choreographed by Graciela Daniele ; director of photography Douglas Slocombe.
- Event (note)
- Segments were filmed in Los Angeles, California ca. 1982. Videotape is dated January 18, 1983.
- Biography (note)
- Based on the 1879 operetta by W.S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan, the Pirates of Penzance was revived by producer Joseph Papp of the Public Theater New York Shakespeare Festival and ran for 45 free performances in the summer of 1980 in Central Park's Delacorte Theater. The cast included Kevin Kline as the Pirate King, Rex Smith as Frederic, Linda Ronstadt as Mabel, George Rose as Major-General Stanley and Patricia Routledge as Ruth. Papp brought the show to Broadway in 1981 where it played at the Uris Theatre and then the Minskoff Theatre with most of the same cast, with Estelle Parsons replacing Routledge. The Broadway mounting lasted for 772 performances. Cast replacements included Treat Williams for the Pirate King, Kaye Ballard for Ruth and Maureen McGovern and Pam Dawber for Mabel. The road company opened with Barry Bostwick, Jo Anne Worley, Pam Dawber and Andy Gibb, and James Belushi replaced Bostwick as the Pirate King. The original Broadway cast, with the exception of Angela Lansbury who played Ruth, performed in the 1983 film version released by Universal Pictures.
- Call Number
- NCOX 5289
- OCLC
- NYPG05-F10217
- Title
- The pirates of Penzance (motion picture) : [related films] [videorecording]
- Imprint
- California, c1983.
- Country of Producing Entity
- U.S.
- Series
- Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival Moving Image Collection
- Event
- Segments were filmed in Los Angeles, California ca. 1982. Videotape is dated January 18, 1983.
- Biography
- Based on the 1879 operetta by W.S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan, the Pirates of Penzance was revived by producer Joseph Papp of the Public Theater New York Shakespeare Festival and ran for 45 free performances in the summer of 1980 in Central Park's Delacorte Theater. The cast included Kevin Kline as the Pirate King, Rex Smith as Frederic, Linda Ronstadt as Mabel, George Rose as Major-General Stanley and Patricia Routledge as Ruth. Papp brought the show to Broadway in 1981 where it played at the Uris Theatre and then the Minskoff Theatre with most of the same cast, with Estelle Parsons replacing Routledge. The Broadway mounting lasted for 772 performances. Cast replacements included Treat Williams for the Pirate King, Kaye Ballard for Ruth and Maureen McGovern and Pam Dawber for Mabel. The road company opened with Barry Bostwick, Jo Anne Worley, Pam Dawber and Andy Gibb, and James Belushi replaced Bostwick as the Pirate King. The original Broadway cast, with the exception of Angela Lansbury who played Ruth, performed in the 1983 film version released by Universal Pictures.
- Added Author
- Papp, Joseph, interviewee.Papp, Joseph, producer.Kline, Kevin, interviewee.Lansbury, Angela, 1925-2022, performer.Lansbury, Angela, 1925-2022, interviewee.Ronstadt, Linda, performer.Ronstadt, Linda, interviewee.Rose, George, 1920-1988, performer.Rose, George, 1920-1988, interviewee.Leach, Wilford, 1929-1988, director.Leach, Wilford, 1929-1988, interviewee.Radford, Michael, 1946- director.Daniele, Graciela, 1939- choreographer.Elliott, William (William F.), interviewee.Universal Pictures Company, producer.
- Added Title
- Pirates of Penzance (Motion picture)
- Research Call Number
- NCOX 5289