Kevin Clay, Cody Jamison Strand, and More Will Lead THE BOOK OF MORMON on Broadway
by Stephi Wild - Sep 13, 2021
Casting is being announced for the Broadway return of THE BOOK OF MORMON. The production, the winner of nine 2011 Tony Awards including Best Musical and the Grammy for Best Musical Theatre Album, resumes performances on Friday, November 5, 2021 at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre (230 West 49th Street).
AT THIS PERFORMANCE... Returns To The Green Room 42 on January 6th
by Stephi Wild - Jan 2, 2020
At This Performancea?? returns to The Green Room 42 featuring standbys and understudies from Ain't Too Proud: The Life And Times Of The Temptations, Oklahoma!, The Book Of Mormon, Here Lies Love, and Only Human on Monday, January 6th At 7 PM.
Photo Flash: Jennifer Holliday Joins Rob Shmalo For His 40th Birthday Celebration
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 11, 2017
Broadway legend Jennifer Holliday was the surprise guest when man-about-town Rob Shmalo celebrated his 40th birthday in style over last weekend with a series of parties around the city that boasted some of New York's most familiar faces. He treated his guests on Friday night to a show at the Duplex by Robbyne Kaamil where original Jersey Boy Daniel Reichard roasted the birthday boy. Afterwards party-goers went a few blocks away to the Cornelia Street home of Soho House exec David Aldea. The 5,500 sq foot carriage house was once home to Taylor Swift who rented it for $40K. The home boasts an indoor swimming pool and is currently on the market for just under $20 million.
BWW Review: PIPPIN at Foxwoods Casino
by Elizabeth Budinoff - Jun 30, 2017
Sunday, June 18th, marked the end of the Pippin National Tour. After months of performing the magical production came to a close at the Foxwoods Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut. While the performers had an a-typical audience they performed with high energy and a renowned ability to treat this famous show-within-a-show as if it truly were their first performance.
BWW Interview: Tyler Jacobson, of PIPPIN, Coming to the Fox Performing Arts Center in Riverside
by Audrey Liebross - May 22, 2017
The national tour of PIPPIN is coming to the Fox Performing Arts Center in Riverside, for two shows only, on Saturday, June 3, 2017, at 7:00 p.m., and Sunday, June 4, 2017, at 1:00 p.m. Naysh Fox plays the title character, and Housso Semon showcases her powerful voice as the 'Leading Player.' Broadway World interviewed Tyler Jacobson, who is one of the show's acrobats.
Harris Center Welcomes the National Tour of PIPPIN
by A.A. Cristi - May 9, 2017
A thrilling update of classic Broadway fare--and winner of four 2013 Tony Awards including Best Musical Revival-- the national tour of Pippin comes to the intimacy of Stage One for five performances. Concluding the Harris Center "Big Stage" series, this unforgettable production is full of high-flying, death-defying acrobatics, wondrous magical feats and soaring songs from the composer of Wicked. "Anyone who's seen this production knows how magical the theater can be. This production melds extraordinary circus acrobatics and magical illusions with 'ordinary' virtues like accomplished acting, singing, and dancing" (Boston Globe).
BWW Review: PIPPIN at The Playhouse
by Greer Firestone - Mar 9, 2017
There was an abundance of "Magic To Do" in PIPPIN, The Playhouse's penultimate production this season. This tour brought along skilled acrobats that dazzled the crowd not only with their Cirque de Soleil-type gymnastics but with jaw-dropping magic.
Four-Time Tony Award Winner PIPPIN Coming to the State Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 1, 2017
Experience the thrilling 2013 Tony Award®-winning musical PIPPIN - described as "An eye-popping, jaw-dropping, VISUALLY STUNNING extravaganza. THE THRILL OF THE SEASON!" by NY1 - at the State Theatre for two shows on Sunday, March 26.
BWW Review: PIPPIN at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
by Carolan Trbovich - Feb 21, 2017
Pippin is another Tony Award-winning musical from Stephen Schwartz, (Wicked, Godspell). The story is a spectacle representing a troupe of actors performing in a play about a young prince named Pippin, (Naysh Fox), in an anguishing search for his life's purpose. As his character comes to life, Pippin meets an odd array of circus-type characters along the way.
RIC's PIPPIN Chosen for American College Theatre Festival, 1/22
by BWW
News Desk - Jan 22, 2011
Once upon a time, a young prince named Pippin, son of King Charlemagne the Great, set out to discover the secret of happiness and fulfillment - in a show-stopping Broadway musical production that opened in 1972 and ran for 1,944 performances.