The Pirates of Penzance Jo Papp Broadway version in Australia mid-80's starring Jon English Simon Gallaher June Bronhill Marina Prior Jonathon Welsh Ian Lake John Bolton Wood
Jon English in the 1994 EssGee production will always be my absolute favourite Pirate King!! Bar non! He was beyond fantastic, probably the best representation of a character I ever saw. I saw all three EssGee versions when they toured QLD back in the nineties, and it's where I fell in love with theatre and musicals.
I own the 1994 Essgee version of this show as well as the Kevin Kline version on Broadway and I must say that they are all great. :) I honestly don't know which one I like better!
I see no need to pick a favourite. Although the Essgee version is clearly based on the Papp version, the cast and creatives all bring their own ideas to it. I can watch both back to back and it doesn't feel like I'm watching the same thing at all.
Jon English in the 1994 EssGee production will always be my absolute favourite Pirate King!! Bar non! He was beyond fantastic, probably the best representation of a character I ever saw. I saw all three EssGee versions when they toured QLD back in the nineties, and it's where I fell in love with theatre and musicals.
