Everything has its season... and this season, PIPPIN returns to Broadway for the first time since it first thrilled audiences 40 years ago! With a beloved score by Tony Award nominee STEPHEN SCHWARTZ (GODSPELL, WICKED) that includes the favorites "Magic to Do," "Glory" and "Corner of the Sky," PIPPIN tells the story of a young prince on a death-defying journey to find meaning in his existence. Will he choose a happy but simple life? Or will he risk everything for a singular flash of glory?
Direct from an acclaimed run at Boston's American Repertory Theater, PIPPIN is directed by DIANE PAULUS, director of the 2010 and 2012 Tony Award winners for Best Musical Revival (HAIR and THE GERSHWINS' PORGY AND BESS). This captivating production features sizzling choreography in the style of BOB FOSSE and breathtaking acrobatics by LES 7 DOIGTS DE LA MAIN, the creative force behind the nationwide sensation Traces. Join us... for a magical, unforgettable new PIPPIN.
There are shows that revive aging material through revisionism. And there are productions that prefer to celebrate the pull of nostalgia, especially when the songs are great. 'Pippin,' the brilliant Diane Paulus revival of the fantastically playful musical by Stephen Schwartz and Roger O. Hirson, with a special place in the theater-loving hearts of many, somehow combines the best of those two approaches, at once re-energizing this 40-year-old musical with freshness, vitality and eye-popping exuberance without ever making it feel like the crucial sweetness and naivete of the piece has been undermined or exploited.
Does it come off? Up to a point. The circus performers are sensational, but their antics overwhelm Mr. Walker's dances, which are in any case devoid of Mr. Fosse's sly wit. Patina Miller, lately of 'Sister Act,' is the Leading Player, a role created four decades ago by Ben Vereen, and her in-your-face performance sets the tone for Ms. Paulus's relentlessly aggressive staging, which is big, noisy and mostly humorless, a 'Pippin' that looks as if it had been born not in Cambridge but Las Vegas.
1967 |
Reading |
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1972 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
1973 | West End |
London Production West End |
1974 | Australia |
Australian Production Australia |
2000 | Milburn, NJ (Regional) |
Paper Mill Production Milburn, NJ (Regional) |
2005 | Regional (US) |
Reprise! Concert Regional (US) |
2005 |
Bay Street Theatre Revival |
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2006 | East Haddam, CT (Regional) |
Goodspeed Revival East Haddam, CT (Regional) |
2013 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
2014 | US Tour |
US National Tour US Tour |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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2013 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Featured Actor in a Musical | Terrence Mann |
2013 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Leading Actress in a Musical | Patina Miller |
2013 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Pippin |
2013 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Choreography | Gypsy Snider |
2013 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Choreography | Chet Walker |
2013 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Costume Design | Dominique Lemieux |
2013 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Director of a Musical | Diane Paulus |
2013 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical | Andrea Martin |
2013 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Lighting Design | Kenneth Posner |
2013 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Musical or Revue | 0 |
2013 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Andrea Martin |
2013 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Patina Miller |
2013 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical | 0 |
2013 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Matthew James Thomas |
2013 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Patina Miller |
2013 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Choreographer | Chet Walker |
2013 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Costume Design (Play or Musical) | Dominique Lemieux |
2013 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Director of a Musical | Diane Paulus |
2013 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | Terrence Mann |
2013 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical | Charlotte d'Amboise |
2013 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical | Andrea Martin |
2013 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Lighting Design | Kenneth Posner |
2013 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway) | 0 |
2013 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Set Design (Play or Musical) | Scott Pask |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Choreography | Chet Walker |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Costume Design of a Musical | Dominique Lemieux |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Musical | Diane Paulus |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Lighting Design of a Musical | Kenneth Posner |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Terrence Mann |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Andrea Martin |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Patina Miller |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Howard and Janet Kagan |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | American Repertory Theater |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Michael A. Alden/Dale Badway/Ken Mahoney |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Infinity Theatre Company/Michael Rubenstein |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Bruce Robert Harris/Jack W. Batman |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Wendy Federman/Carl Moellenberg |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Square 1 Theatrics |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Ben Feldman |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Sharon A. Carr/Patricia R. Klausner |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Hugh Hayes/Jamie Cesa/Jonathan Reinis |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Jim Kierstead/Carlos Arana/Myla Lerner |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Philip Hagemann/Murray Rosenthal |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | David Robbins/Bryan S. Weingarten |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Stephen E. McManus |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Joshua Goodman |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Rebecca Gold |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Norton Herrick |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Independent Presenters Network |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Broadway Across America |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Allen Spivak |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Tom Smedes/Peter Stern |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | A&A Gordon/Brunish Trinchero |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Kyodo Tokyo |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Lisa Matlin |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Barry and Fran Weissler |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Pippin |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design of a Musical | Scott Pask |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Sound Design of a Musical | Garth Helm |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Sound Design of a Musical | Jonathan Deans |
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