The run closed November 28, 1982
- Opened
- January 8, 1981
- Closed
- November 28, 1982
- Performances
- 772
- Previews
- —
- Theatre
- George Gershwin Theatre
Of the 465 productions we hold that opened in the 1980s and record a performance count, this is the 22nd longest. That is a rank within what we hold, not within everything that was staged.
Other stagings of The Pirates Of Penzance 19 more that season
| 1879 | Fifth Avenue Theatre Original | |
| 1900 | American Theatre Revival | 8 perf. |
| 1912 | Casino Theatre Revival · William J. Wilson | 28 perf. |
| 1915 | 48th Street Theatre Revival · Herbert Cripps | 4 perf. |
| 1918 | Park Theatre Revival | |
| 1926 | Plymouth Theatre Revival · Winthrop Ames | 128 perf. |
| 1927 | Royale Theatre Revival | 10 perf. |
| 1931 | Erlangers Theatre Revival · Milton Aborn | 24 perf. |
| 1933 | Majestic Theatre Revival | 8 perf. |
| 1934 | Majestic Theatre Revival · Lee Daly | 16 perf. |
| 1935 | Adelphi Theatre Revival · R.H. Burnside | 12 perf. |
| 1936 | Martin Beck Theatre Revival | 20 perf. |
| 1939 | Martin Beck Theatre Revival | |
| 1940 | 44th Street Theatre Revival · Charles Alan | 6 perf. |
| 1946 | City Center Revival · Eugene S. Bryden | 4 perf. |
| 1949 | Mark Hellinger Theatre Revival | 8 perf. |
| 1952 | Mark Hellinger Theatre Revival | 8 perf. |
| 1955 | Shubert Theatre Revival · Robert A. Gibson | 8 perf. |
| 1976 | Uris Theatre Revival · Michael Heyland | 8 perf. |
Who was in it63 named
Alexandra Korey
Marcie Shaw
Mark Beudert
Robin Boudreau
Brian Bullard
Scott Burkholder
Walter Caldwell
Tim Flavin
Ray Gill
Maria Guida
Nancy Heikin
George Kmeck
G Eugene Moose
Joseph Neal
Walter Niehenke
Joe Pichette
Bonnie Simmons
Ellis Skeeter Williams
Michael Edwin Willson
Wendy Wolfe
Robby Benson
Peter Noone
Marsha Bagwell
James Belushi
James Caddell
Patrick Cassidy
Pam Dawber
Spring Fairbank
Thom Fielder
Larry French
Susan Goodman
Don Goodspeed
Cheryl Hodges
Nick Jolley
Wally Kurth
Phil Laduca
Janene Lovullo
Morgan Mckay
Kathy Morath
Valerie Piacenti
Robert Polenz
Gary T Ragland
Dean Regan
Gary Sandy
Michael Scott
Louis Valenzi
Martin Walsh
Mark Watson
15 of these 63 names have a person record behind them and link to one. The other 48 are set from the identifier in the cast list, which is a slug of the name — so hyphens and full stops are lost and a few come out wrong. We hold nothing else about them. Nobody here is matched to a character: the cast list records who was in the company and not what they played.
Creative team
- Director
- Wilford Leach
- Choreographer
- Graciela Daniele
- Producer
- Joseph Papp for the
A producer is one string on this record, however many people or companies it names. Directors and choreographers are held both as text and as identifiers; where an identifier exists the name links to a page.
Around this production
It was a smash in Central Park, and it is even more smashing on Broadway. Joseph Papp’s production of The Pirates of Penzance opened last night to the sort of standing ovation even Broadway rarely sees. More Opening Nights On Broadway A Critical Quotebook of Compiled By Steven Suski, p. 744
- For one year the theater hosted Joseph Papp’s version of Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance, which moved from the Uris Theatre (see GERSHWIN THEATER), another huge, modern auditorium. Broadway Its History People and Places An Encyclopedia Bloom Ken 1949 2nd Ed New, p. 376
- Pirates of Penzance, The (1948) George Sheringham*®)*^); AcK**-) Pirates of Penzance, The (1949) Ralph Alswang*®)*''); Peggy Morrison**^) Pirates of Penzance, The (1952) Ralph Alswang*®); Peggy Morrison**^) Pirates of Penzance, The (1955) George Sheringham*^); AcK**-) The Broadway Design Roster Designers and Their Credits Owen Bobbi Bibliographies, p. 657
- The Pirates of Penzance, or Love and Duty; The Yeomen of the Guard, or The Merryman and His Maid; Princess Ida, or Castle Adamant; and Ruddigore, or The Witch’s Curse. The Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals Dan Dietz Hardcover 2014 Rowman Lit, p. 883
- She had roles in movie musicals, including Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971), The Pirates of Penzance (1983), and Mary Poppins Returns (2018). The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia Rick Pender Rowman Littlefield Publishing Lanh, p. 392
- 1981: Amadeus; The Pirates of Penzance (R); March of the Falsettos (OM) Theatre World 2009 2010 Season V 66 Willis, p. 431
Passages naming this production, found by keyword across 178 books. Where it turns up in the literature, not curated notes about it.
What this page does not know
- No photograph of this staging. 48 of 13,459 productions hold one.
- No character names. We can say who was in the company and not who they played.
- No recording is held for The Pirates Of Penzance at all.
- Reviews, box office, running order, understudies and designers: none of it is held for any production.