Pieces of Eight (1985 musical)

1985 musical

Pieces of Eight

Music| Jule Styne
Lyrics| Susan Birkenhead
Book| Michael Stewart, Mark Bramble
Basis| Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Premiere| November 27, 1985: Citadel Theatre, Edmonton
Productions| Edmonton 1985

Pieces of Eight is a musical with a book by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble, lyrics by Susan Birkenhead, and music by Jule Styne. It is based on the classic 1883 novel Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson.

The central characters are Jim Hawkins, a young man in possession of a treasure map, and the mutinous pirate Long John Silver, who serves as a mentor and father-figure to the boy.

The world premiere opened on November 27, 1985[1] at the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton. Joe Layton was the director and choreographer, and the cast included George Hearn (as Silver), Jonathan Ross, Graeme Campbell, George Lee Andrews, Robert Fitch, and Brian McKay.

According to theatre critic/historian Ken Mandelbaum, Pieces of Eight never got beyond its Edmonton production.[2]

## References

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1. ^ Jule Styne bio at BestWeb.com
2. ^ Q&A by Ken Mandelbaum at Broadway.com

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Musicals by Jule Styne

* High Button Shoes
* Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
* Two on the Aisle
* Hazel Flagg
* Peter Pan
* My Sister Eileen
* Bells Are Ringing
* Say, Darling
* Gypsy
* Do Re Mi
* Subways Are for Sleeping
* Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol
* Funny Girl
* Wonderworld
* Fade Out - Fade In
* Hallelujah, Baby!
* Darling of the Day
* Look to the Lilies
* Prettybelle
* Sugar
* Lorelei
* Bar Mitzvah Boy
* One Night Stand
* Pieces of Eight
* The Red Shoes

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Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island

Characters|

* Billy Bones
* Captain Alexander Smollett
* Captain Flint
* Ben Gunn
* Israel Hands
* Jim Hawkins
* Dr. Livesey (1988 film adaptation)
* Long John Silver
* Squire Trelawney

Films|

* Treasure Island (1918)
* Treasure Island (1920)
* Treasure Island (1934)
* The Secret of Treasure Island (1938)
* Treasure Island (1938)
* Treasure Island (1950)
* Long John Silver (1954)
* Return to Treasure Island (1954)
* Between God, the Devil and a Winchester (1968)
* Franco, Ciccio e il pirata Barbanera (1969)
* Animal Treasure Island (1971)
* Treasure Island (1971)
* Treasure Island (1972)
* Treasure Island (1973)
* Treasure Planet (1982)
* Treasure Island (1982)
* Treasure Island (1986)
* Treasure Island (1988)
* Treasure Island (1990)
* Muppet Treasure Island (1996)
* Treasure Island (1999)
* Treasure Planet (2002) (soundtrack)
* Pirates of Treasure Island (2006)
* Doraemon: Nobita's Treasure Island (2018)

Television|

* The Adventures of Long John Silver (1954)
* Treasure Island (1966)
* Treasure Island (1977)
* Treasure Island (1978)
* Return to Treasure Island (1986)
* Treasure Island in Outer Space (1987)
* The Legends of Treasure Island (1993)
* Ken Russell's Treasure Island (1995)
* Treasure Island (2012)
* Black Sails (2014)

Video games|

* Pirate Adventure (1978)
* Treasure Island (1984)
* Muppet Treasure Island (1996)
* Treasure Planet: Battle at Procyon (2002)
* Destination: Treasure Island (2006)

Other adaptations
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* Shin Takarajima (1947 manga)
* Pieces of Eight (1985 musical)
* Jim Hawkins and the Curse of Treasure Island (2001 novel)
* The Resurrection Casket (2006 novel)
* Long John Silver (2007 comic)
* Silver (2012 novel)

Related|

* Black Spot
* Legend of the Cybermen
* "Shiver my timbers"
* "Dead Man's Chest"

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