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1. With the success of the 1980 revival of "Pirates of Penzance" on Broadway, the producer put the production on film in 1983. The cast stayed largely the same, save the part of the pirate's maid. On Broadway, this maid was played by Patricia Routledge and Estelle Parsons. In the movie, she was played by one who later dabbled in "writing murders". Who took over this role in the movie?
2. In the opening scenes of the movie, what are the townspeople doing before the pirates even make an appearance?
3. Mabel is portrayed by a 1970's music icon. Prior to her portrayal in the Broadway version, critics questioned whether a "rock star" could play such a role as Mabel. But both the play and movie portrayal springboarded her to a new path in her music career. Who was it who played Mabel?
4. This Julliard graduate played the swashbuckling leader of the band of pirates in both the Broadway play (for which he won a Tony), and the movie "Pirates of Penzance". He would later go on to win an Oscar in 1989. Who was this talented actor?
5. A teen heartthrob from the 1970s fell into the role of the young apprentice, trying to free himself from his indentures. What handsome man, with the boyish looks, played the poor boy with a streak of bad luck from the moment he was born (in addition to the same role in the Broadway play)?
6. In the 1983 movie "Pirates of Penzance", upon the completion of the Major General's signature song "I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major General", what does the Pirate King request the Major General to do?
7. The Major General's signature song was not the only rapidly sung song in the "Pirates of Penzance" movie. The 1980 Broadway play was altered slightly to include a song from Gilbert and Sullivan's lesser known operetta "Ruddigore", and the song made the movie as well. The song is perhaps better known by its nickname, the "Matter Patter", derived from the prominent lyric. What new song is added to the "Pirates" movie?
8. There is a noticeable attraction, from the start, between Mabel and Frederick, from the moment she makes her appearance. At what point does Frederick kiss Mabel for the first time, in the movie "Pirates of Penzance"?
9. A cameo appearance of another Gilbert and Sullivan operetta is made when the fight between the pirates and the constabulary overflows into the city's theatre. What are the thespians of Penzance performing while the scuffle overtakes their performing area?
10. During the finale, the cast sings around the large bronze statue in the center of the town. Lyrics from "Pirates of Penzance" will give you a hint as to who the statue is of. Who is immortalized in bronze in the center of the Penzance town?
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