リンダ・ロンシュタットコミュのThe Pirates of Penzance

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Editorial Reviews
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When New York theatrical producer Joseph Papp decided to bring Gilbert and Sullivan to Broadway, he added typically broad, bold strokes to make their singular operetta format meaningful to 1980s audiences. In The Pirates of Penzance, Papp had a story that offered a mixture of potential action and comedy that was less arcane than other G&S chestnuts, which Papp's production underlined by playing up its antic conflict between its hapless, titular pirates and the citizens of Penzance, the Cornish town targeted for plunder. Adding to the new production's mainstream allure was the theatrical debut for erstwhile country-rock siren Linda Ronstadt as the virginal Mabel, along with a plum role for another putative pop heartthrob, Rex Smith, as the "good" pirate, Frederic.
Naturally, such amendments piqued complaints from self-appointed G&S purists, for whom the duo's original satirical edge and theatrical innovation were obscured (if not ossified) by their canon's patina of respectability. Happily, for the rest of us, Papp's cheeky revisions are generally on the money, and this 1983 film version preserves them with unusual fidelity. Instead of opening up his production with location shooting or intricate editing, director Wilford Leach savors the artifice of its stage sets and hokey, colorful costuming, celebrating the genre's proud theatrical legacy.

The cast, meanwhile, tears into the farcical plot with elan, led by Kevin Kline as the Pirate King, a role perfect for his skill at lampooning masculine bravado (not to mention his underexposed, generally strong singing). Broadway veteran George Rose proves the very model of the modern Major-General Stanley, and Angela Lansbury, added to the film's cast for marquee value, again shows her mettle as the ditzy maid, Ruth. Ronstadt justifies Papp's gamble, having trained rigorously to meet Sullivan's acrobatic melodies--indeed, this project marked her commitment to grow beyond rock, confirmed with her subsequent exploration of classic pop with arranger-conductor Nelson Riddle. --Sam Sutherland


Product Description
Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 09/14/2010 Rating: G

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Category Dramas DVDs, Comedies Movies, Music Video Videos, Adventure, Classical, Performing Arts, Musical, Fantasy, G-Rated, High Seas, Swashbuckler, Operetta
Starring Kevin Kline, Angela Lansbury, Linda Ronstadt
Director Wilford Leach

Soundtrack English; English Subtitles
On his 21st birthday, Frederic parts company with the pirates who raised him after his parents were killed, and pledges to go straight. He soon falls for Mabel, one of the Major-General's eight daughters, but the Pirate King has a plot to keep Frederic in his band of rogues forever.

This Broadway version of the classic Gilbert & Sullivan musical comedy features almost the entire original cast. An honest young man is forced into piracy by a cruel twist of fate, but ultimately manages to return to the right side of the law, and win the girl of his dreams.

"Pirates of Penzance" was based on the New York Shakespeare Festival's stage production of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta. Both the stage and screen versions were directed by Wilford Leach. Most of the leading actors reprised their roles for the film, with the addition of Angela Lansbury. Filmed at the Shepperton Studios in England. Shot in Technicolor and Panavision. Sound by Dolby. "Pirates of Penzance" was released to pay television on February 17, 1983, the same day that it went into theatrical release.

Pirates Of Penzance Reviews:

"...Cheerful....The principal cast is still on hand, and still a delight..." -- Janet Maslin, New York Times

"...A delight....Everything about this rendition has been done with a hip professionalism..." -- Cart., Variety

上記 CD Universeの商品紹介によれば、オリジナルは 1983年 2月 17日にペイテレビで放送され、同日に劇場公開されました。