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	Gilbert & Sullivan - The Pirates of Penzance / Kline, Ronstadt, Smith, Routledge, Delacorte Theater (Broadway ... Kevin Kline, George Rose Kultur Video, 2002 average customer review:based on 93 reviews view larger image
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Advantages of this live performance include a sense of spontaneity, and the feeling of being part of a theatrical audience that is visibly and audibly having a very good time. The (reduced and partly electronic) orchestra is also visible; scenery is minimal; the onstage pirate boat, excellent for a live production, is no match for what a movie can offer. The voices are uneven, and some of them evoke Broadway more than London. But the performance is well styled, lively, and energetic. Gilbert and Sullivan's witty sparkle comes through clearly. --Joe McLellan

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Good, but the film version released in America is better

I do enjoy Patricia Rutledge, from ages of watching her perform in BBC Keeping Up Appearances as a social climbing civil servants wife. Her skill as a singing actress is every bit as delightful as her portrayal of Hyacinth in that series. As a staged version this is excellent. However, I do remember the film version which was released with Angela Lansbury playing the part of the nurse. Obviously there is more you can do with a filmed version than you can with a staged version. Kevin Kline's antics in the film version of "I Am a Pirate King" allowed for much more than you can do on stage, and Tony Azevedo as the policeman with his Keystone Cops gang were highlighted with the camera angles and staging. Saying this, it must be remembered that any performance of Pirate's will by nature be performed on a stage, and this is an excellent reference for what is possible on stage.

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I wanted the movie

My mistake. This is good, but I liked the movie better than this filmed stage play. I hope the movie comes to DVD soon.


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