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The pirates of Penzance : related television commercials and coverage from Los Angeles

Title
The pirates of Penzance : related television commercials and coverage from Los Angeles [videorecording].
Publication
Los Angeles, 1981.

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Additional Authors
  • Papp, Joseph
  • Gibb, Andy, 1958-1988
  • Dawber, Pam, 1951-
  • Worley, Jo Anne, 1937-
  • Bostwick, Barry
  • Revill, Clive
  • Ahmanson Theatre (Los Angeles, Calif.) producer.
  • New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater.
Description
1 videodisc (DVD) (12 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Segments one through three contain three 30 sec., animated commercials for The pirates of Penzance starring Andy Gibb, Pam Dawber, Barry Bostwick, Clive Revill and Jo Anne Worley. Segments four through six: contain reviews of the production aired WCBS-TV, WABC-TV and WNBC-TV.
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
  • The pirates of Penzance
  • Pirates of Penzance.
Subject
  • Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900
  • New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater
  • Ahmanson Theatre (Los Angeles, Calif.)
  • Musical theater > United States
  • Theatrical productions > California > Los Angeles > 1981-1990
Genre/Form
  • Commercials.
  • Television.
  • Musicals.
Note
  • This video separated from the New York Shakespeare Festival collection, *T-Mss 1993-028.
  • No credits on tape. Title supplied by cataloger.
  • Dubbed compilation of television commercials and coverage related to the road company production of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta The pirates of Penzance at the Ahmanson Theatre at the Music Center in Los Angeles. Includes six segments, aired Los Angeles, Calif. ca. May and June, 1981.
Biography (note)
  • The 1879 operetta by W.S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan the Pirates of Penzance was revived by producer Joe 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 show was directed by Wilford Leach and 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 January where it played at the Uris Theatre and then the Minskoff Theatre with most of the same cast, 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 5308
OCLC
NYPG05-F10262
Title
The pirates of Penzance : related television commercials and coverage from Los Angeles [videorecording].
Imprint
Los Angeles, 1981.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Series
Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival Moving Image Collection
Biography
The 1879 operetta by W.S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan the Pirates of Penzance was revived by producer Joe 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 show was directed by Wilford Leach and 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 January where it played at the Uris Theatre and then the Minskoff Theatre with most of the same cast, 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, producer.
Gibb, Andy, 1958-1988, performer.
Dawber, Pam, 1951- performer.
Worley, Jo Anne, 1937- performer.
Bostwick, Barry, performer.
Revill, Clive, performer.
Ahmanson Theatre (Los Angeles, Calif.) producer.
New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater.
Added Title
Pirates of Penzance.
Research Call Number
NCOX 5308
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