The Pirates of Penzance

As a young child, Frederic had been apprenticed to a pirate by mistake when he should have been apprenticed to a pilot. Now, having reached his 21st year, Frederic's indentures are at last over and he happily leaves the service of the pirates. When Frederic meets the beautiful Mabel, one of the many daughters (or wards in Chancery) of Major-General Stanley, they fall in love and decide to marry. However, complications arise when the pirates decide to marry the rest of the Major-General's daughters, themselves - and Frederic's birthdate turns out to be not all it seems. Filmed live from Central Park prior to the production's transition to Broadway.

Cast

Kevin Kline

Kevin Kline

as The Pirate King

Linda Ronstadt

Linda Ronstadt

as Mabel Stanley

Rex Smith

Rex Smith

as Frederic

Patricia Routledge

Patricia Routledge

as Ruth

Tony Azito

Tony Azito

as The Sergeant

George Rose

George Rose

as Major-General Stanley

G. Eugene Moose

G. Eugene Moose

as Samuel, the Pirate King's Lieutenant

Alice Playten

Alice Playten

as Edith Stanley

Marcie Shaw

Marcie Shaw

as Kate Stanley

Wendy Wolfe

Wendy Wolfe

as Isabel Stanley

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