They make a new take, but this combination of talk, dance, and song, is a staple of the operettes from the 1800s and 1900s. What they do amazing is how they take the original versions and turn them into modern ones in the spirit of Gilbert & Sullivan!
@@Intrepidice I once saw a production of Patience where they replaced the aestheticism with existentialism. Oh my God, watching G&S performed by beatniks was the funniest thing.
38:18 For those who missed it, Sir Joseph is saying 'um instead of hum, as is typical of his lowly origins, before correcting himself. This was in the original libretto, but not every performance uses that line.
I like seeing these little touches. They help the production age like a fine wine. I grew up with the EssGee G&S trilogy, and it is one I keep coming back to with more nostalgia, particularly since Jon English died in 2016.
The best thing that ever happend to Gilbert & Sullivan was Ess Gee's interpretation of Little Buttercup, a type of character which was likely not allowed in Victorian England. The second best thing was to add this cadre of expert male dancers.
really grateful this was ripped... honest to god i was going to purchase the download from their online store, but it's $16 dollars US! they deserve it certainly but i can't afford that lol
The part at 1:18:36 isn't even from Pinafore, it's "The World is but a Broken Toy" from G&S's later operetta, Princess Ida. But since it's the most beautiful melody Sullivan ever wrote, I sure don't mind it being here. And 1:22:45 is taken from another later operetta too, Iolanthe.
EssGee also made references to Iolanthe in their rendition of The Mikado. In order, The Yeomen, Trial By Jury, The Gondoliers, Iolanthe, and The Gondoliers again, the last transitioning back to the 'wandering minstrel, I' coda.
Many thanks, truly. Just one question: I remember that there were two recorded versions with different cast for Little Buttercup, and I frankly preferred the other one. You wouldn't happen to have that one as well, would you?
I wish there were subtitles so I could translate it for people in my country. The amount of improvisation and new lyrics gave me a headache that was not on the traditional script
If anyone has watched their version of Pirates of penzance, the bridal Vail Helen Donaldson wears in the finale looks exactly like the one she wears in the act 1 finale of pinafore. Please tell me what you think
Great works of literature and music transcend time. If they are truly great- which G&S works are- they can adapt to modern sensibilities and still be fabulous!
@@tvaddict6623 I'm sure if someone explained to him that it was the only way to pack the Sydney Opera House for one of his shows today was to modernise it with a pop culture star he would understand. But when told he wouldn't get any money for it, even if he somehow came back to life to have the conversation, he would be furious. But then he'd get offers for millions of dollars upfront to write from every opera company in the world, so he would probably feel better about his enduring fame. The scientific community would probably offer him even more money to study why or how he came back to life tho.
The company went a little more serious and less silly with this production after some horrible reviews for the Mikado. I think they found a right balance between updating the show to modern music and script tweaks but not going over board into stupid.
the video production of EssGees "pirates of Penzance" was the Last Night, and traditionally, casts of musicals tend to ham it up JUUUUUUUUST a little Bit on Last Night... Still a Great DVD.
