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Additional authors

1. Papp, Joseph
2. Hunt, Linda, 1945-
3. Smith, Rex
4. Ronstadt, Linda
5. New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater
6. WABC-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.) producer
7. WCBS-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.) producer
8. WNBC-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.), producer
9. WPIX-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.) producer
10. Universal Pictures Company, producer

Description

1. 2 videocassettes (VHS) (52 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. Television coverage and clips related primarily to the motion picture version of the musical The pirates of Penzance; minor coverage related to the New York Shakespeare Festival. Fourteen segments aired February 1 to March 28, 1983.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of the Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival.

Series statement

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

Uniform title

1. Pirates of Penzance (Motion picture).

Subject

1. Papp, Joseph
2. Hunt, Linda, 1945- > Interviews
3. Television
4. Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900 > Pirates of Penzance
5. Ronstadt, Linda > Interviews
6. Musical theater > 20th century > United States
7. Musicals
8. New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater
9. Interviews
10. Pirates of Penzance (Motion picture)
11. Smith, Rex > Interviews

Genre/Form

1. Television.
2. Interviews.
3. Musicals.

Call number

1. NCOX 5340

Note

1. These videos separated from the New York Shakespeare Festival collection, *T-Mss 1993-028.
2. Dubbed compilation of segments taped off air.
3. No credits on tape; title supplied by cataloger.
4. Broadcast and content information from original source tape containers; some tapes not viewed.
5. Videocassette one: 10 min. Videocassette two: 42 min.
6. Videodisc three: 3 min. Videodisc four: 7 min. Videodisc five: 10 min. Videodisc six: 11 min.
7. Videocassettes contain extraneous content.
8. Videocassette one: Segment one. Entertainment tonight, aired WABC-TV, Channel 7, 2/1/83. Coverage of the movie The pirates of Penzance. Starts at 2 min. Segment two: Editorial reply, aired WCBS-TV, Channel 2, 2/4/83. Editorial reply by theatrical producer Joseph Papp. Starts at 11 min. Segment three. Repeat of segment two. Starts at 26 min. Segment four. The today show, aired WNBC-TV, Channel 4, 3/2/83. Actor Linda Hunt. Starts at 86 min.
9. Videocassette two: Segment one. Live at five, aired WNBC-TV, Channel 4, 3/2/83. Interview with Rex Smith, who stars in the movie version of The pirates of Penzance. Starts at 30 min. Segment two. Tonight show with Johnny Carson, aired WNBC-TV, Channel 4, 3/3/83. Linda Ronstadt promoting her album. Starts at 60 min. Segment three. The pirates of Penzance movie. Five clips from Universal studios. Starts at 100 min.
10. Videodisc three: Entertainment tonight, aired WABC-TV, Channel 7, 2/10/83. Interview with Rex Smith of The pirates of Penzance, edited.
11. Videodisc four: Segment one. News4 New York, aired WNBC-TV, Channel 4, 2/18/83. Coverage of the opening of the film version of The pirates of Penzance. Segment two. Entertainment tonight, aired WABC-TV, Channel 7, 2/18/83. "The pirates of Penzance, the first movie to premier simultaneously in theaters and pay-per-view television is basking in history and controversy. . . .Celebrities filed into Joseph Papp's Public Theater to watch the movie premier." Brief interview excerpts with stars Kevin Kline and Linda Ronstadt, as well as a moviegoer, TV viewer and movie theater owner.
12. Videodisc five: Segment one. The today show, aired WNBC-TV, Channel 4, 3/18/83. Linda Ronstadt. Segment two. Action news, aired WPIX-TV, Channel 11, 2/23/83. Coverage of the film version of The pirates of Penzance. Segment three. Channel 2 news, aired WCBS-TV, 2/24/83. Coverage of the film version of The pirates of Penzance.
13. Videodisc six: Segment one. Good morning America, aired WABC-TV, Channel 7, 3/2/83. Interview with Rex Smith. Live at five, aired WABC-TV, Channel 7, 3/10/83. Interview with Linda Hunt.

Access (note)

1. Preservation pending. Appointment and tape transfer required before viewing.

Biography (note)

1. The pirates of Penzance was an adaptation of the 1879 operetta by W.S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan produced by Joseph Papp and New York Shakespeare Festival. It opened 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. The original Broadway cast, with the exception of Angela Lansbury who played Ruth, performed in the 1983 film version released by Universal Pictures.

Title

1. The pirates of Penzance : related television coverage and clips, February 1 to March 28, 1983 [videorecording]

Imprint

1. New York, 1983.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Series

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

Access

1. Preservation pending. Appointment and tape transfer required before viewing.

Biography

1. The pirates of Penzance was an adaptation of the 1879 operetta by W.S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan produced by Joseph Papp and New York Shakespeare Festival. It opened 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. 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

1. Papp, Joseph, speaker.
2. Hunt, Linda, 1945- interviewee.
3. Smith, Rex, interviewee.
4. Ronstadt, Linda, interviewee.
5. New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater.
6. WABC-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.) producer.
7. WCBS-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.) producer.
8. WNBC-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.), producer.
9. WPIX-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.) producer.
10. Universal Pictures Company, producer.

Added title

1. Pirates of Penzance (Motion picture).

Research call number

1. NCOX 5340