Pirates of Penzance

Broadway Classics

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  • theater
  • 122 Mins

In this 1981 Joe Papp production of the Gilbert and Sullivan favorite, Frederic (Rex Smith), who has spent his formative years as a junior pirate, plans to mark his 21st birthday by breaking free from the Pirate King (Kevin Kline) and beginning his courtship of Mabel (Linda Ronstadt). But because he was born on Feb. 29, a date that only arrives every fourth year, Frederic isn't technically 21 - and the Pirate King is still his master. Unless something gives, Frederic will soon be on a collision course with the Pirate King's new nemesis: Mabel's father.

Cast & Crew

Linda Ronstadt (Mabel), Kevin Kline (Pirate King), Rex Smith (Frederic), (Director)