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The pirates of Penzance : related television coverage

Title: The pirates of Penzance : related television coverage, June 12 to October 2, 1981 [videorecording]
Publication: New York, 1981.

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Status	Vol/Date	Format	Access	Call Number	Item Location
How do I pick up this item and when will it be ready?	Videocassette 4	Moving image	By appointment only	NCOX 5338 A.O. Videocassette 4	Offsite
How do I pick up this item and when will it be ready?	Videocassette 3	Moving image	By appointment only	NCOX 5338 A.O. Videocassette 3	Offsite
How do I pick up this item and when will it be ready?	Videocassette 2	Moving image	By appointment only	NCOX 5338 A.O. Videocassette 2	Offsite
How do I pick up this item and when will it be ready?	Videocassette 1	Moving image	By appointment only	NCOX 5338 A.O. Videocassette 1	Offsite

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Description

4 videocassettes (VHS) (102 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

Television coverage related primarily to the Los Angeles production of the The pirates of Penzance. Five segments aired June 12 to October 2, 1981.

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

Subject

Genre/Form

Television.

Note

These videos separated from the New York Shakespeare Festival collection, *T-Mss 1993-028.
Dubbed compilation of segments taped off air.
No credits on tape; title supplied by cataloger.
Broadcast and content information from original source tape containers; tapes not viewed.
Tapes contain substantial extraneous content.
Videocassette one: 5 min. Videocassette two: 4 min. Videocassette three: 90 min. Videocassette four: 3 min.
Videocassette one: Segment one. Good morning America, aired WABC-TV, Channel 7, 6/12/81. Ruth Batchelor reviews the Los Angeles production of The pirates of Penzance. Segment begins at 43 min. Segment two. The today show, aired WNBC-TV, Channel 4, 6/12/81. Rona Barrett reviews The pirates of Penzance. Segment begins at 81 min.
Videocassette two: The Merv Griffin show, aired WNEW-TV, Channel 5, 8/4/81. Interview with Barry Bostwick and cast of Pirates; scenes from the show; performers talk about show. Segment begins at 6 min.
Videocassette three: Channel 2 news, aired WCBS-TV, 10/2/81. Dennis Cunningham reviews The Pirates of Penzance with its new cast. Segment begins at 33 min.
Videocassette four: The today show, aired WNBC-TV, Channel 4, 10/2/81. Interview with Maureen McGovern, star of The pirates of Penzance. Segment begins at 31 min.

Access (note)

Preservation pending. Appointment and tape transfer required before viewing.

Biography (note)

The pirates of Penzance, an adaptation of the 1879 operetta by W.S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan, was produced by Joseph Papp and New York Shakespeare Festival during summer of 1980 at 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 January where it played at the Uris Theatre and then moved to 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 5338

OCLC

NYPG05-F11430

Title

The pirates of Penzance : related television coverage, June 12 to October 2, 1981 [videorecording]

Imprint

New York, 1981.

Country of Producing Entity

U.S.

Series

Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival Moving Image Collection

Access

Preservation pending. Appointment and tape transfer required before viewing.

Biography

The pirates of Penzance, an adaptation of the 1879 operetta by W.S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan, was produced by Joseph Papp and New York Shakespeare Festival during summer of 1980 at 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 January where it played at the Uris Theatre and then moved to 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

Griffin, Merv, 1925-2007, host.

Bostwick, Barry, interviewee.

New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater.

WABC-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.) producer.

WCBS-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.) producer.

WNEW-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.), producer.

WNBC-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.), producer.

Research Call Number

NCOX 5338

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