Title: blech
Review: I rented this from the library, luckily, thinking naively that because it was the Pirates of Penzance, it would be nothing other than a treat. What I found instead was a shabbily acted, and even more so sung, operetta where all I could do was cringe and be sorry that I was replacing my memories of the hilarious masterpiece with such an unworthy production.What bothered me the most was that Maybel and Friedrich were both so unlikeable! Maybel I can't claim was off-key because she was on every key! Friedrich was anything but "exceeding beauty" and I don't think any girl would be wooed by that whiny, wimpy voice of his.Just about every other character disappointed me as well, though the pirate king had his moments. I did find that they all sounded good together in the choruses. Overall, though, I expect better quality to match to the genius of Gilbert and Sullivan.
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