The Australian production starred Jon English, Simon Gallaher, June Bronhill, David Atkins, and Marina Prior. The Public Theater production was re-staged in Australia in 1984, proving immensely popular and touring the country for three years. This version was also adapted into a film in 1983. The Public Theater version transferred to Broadway, where it continued to enjoy immense success and played for 787 performances. During its initial run at the Delacorte Theatre in Central Park, the production was taped live. The highly acclaimed production was directed by Wilford Leach, and starred Kevin Kline as the Pirate King. In 1980, Joseph Papp produced a re-conceived version of Pirates with the Public Theater. It was recorded as early as 1921, and has been adapted into several different films. The operetta is one of Gilbert and Sullivan’s most popular and beloved operettas, and has been performed in countless productions around the world. The Pirates of Penzance received its British premier in London at the Opera Comique on April 3, 1880. Pirates opened in New York at the Fifth Avenue Theatre on Decemand was an instant hit. The comic operetta was Gilbert and Sullivan’s fifth collaboration, and their first and only production to premier outside of the UK. The Pirates of Penzance follows the trials and tribulations of Frederick, a young man born on February 29th, who was indentured to serve with a band of pirates until his 21st birthday.
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