Broadway
Explore
Main Page
All Pages
Community
Interactive Maps
Recent Blog Posts
Wiki Content
Recently Changed Pages
Wicked
Daniel Radcliffe
Lindsay Mendez
The Sad Tragedy of George's Wild Animal Kingdom
Merrily We Roll Along
The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride (2023 musical)/Script
The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride (2023 musical)/Announcements
Musicals
Wicked
Lucky Stiff
Into the Woods
Urinetown
Beauty and the Beast
The Boy From Oz
Avenue Q
Music of Musicals
Something Funny's Going On
The Phone Call
Rita's Confession
I Don't Want a Boy
Mama, Don't Get Married
Copperfield (The Bottle Song)
Anyone
Community
Help
FANDOM
Fan Central
BETA
Games
Anime
Movies
TV
Video
Wikis
Explore Wikis
Community Central
Start a Wiki
Don't have an account?
Register
Sign In
Sign In
Register
Broadway
302
pages
Explore
Main Page
All Pages
Community
Interactive Maps
Recent Blog Posts
Wiki Content
Recently Changed Pages
Wicked
Daniel Radcliffe
Lindsay Mendez
The Sad Tragedy of George's Wild Animal Kingdom
Merrily We Roll Along
The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride (2023 musical)/Script
The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride (2023 musical)/Announcements
Musicals
Wicked
Lucky Stiff
Into the Woods
Urinetown
Beauty and the Beast
The Boy From Oz
Avenue Q
Music of Musicals
Something Funny's Going On
The Phone Call
Rita's Confession
I Don't Want a Boy
Mama, Don't Get Married
Copperfield (The Bottle Song)
Anyone
Community
Help
Editing
Pippin
Back to page
Edit
Edit source
View history
Talk (0)
Edit Page
Pippin
Warning:
You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you
log in
or
create an account
, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
The edit appears to have already been undone.
Anti-spam check. Do
not
fill this in!
{{inuse}} {{Production |title={{PAGENAME}} |composer=Stephen Schwartz |lyricist=Stephen Schwartz |author=Roger O. Hirson |opened_on=Oct 23, 1972 |at=Imperial Theater |starring=John Rubinstein and Ben Vereen |awards=1973 Tony Awards *Best Actor in a Musical (Ben Vereen) *Best Choreography (Bob Fosse) *Best Direction (Bob Fosse) |image=Pippinalbum.jpg }} '''{{PAGENAME}}''' follows the son of Charlemagne (who is leader of the Holy Roman Empire) as he struggles to find meaning in his life. The original Broadway production combined suggestions of medieval times in sets and costumes with the themes of sexual experimentation and political upheaval present in the American 1970s. The show was originally choreographed and directed by the inimitable [[Bob Fosse]], who also heavily edited composer and lyricist [[Stephen Schwartz]]'s somewhat saccharine themes. ==Synopsis== The Leading Player and Players set the stage for a unique dramatic event, introducing Pippin to the audience ("Magic To Do"). Pippin has just returned home from University, and wants to find meaning in his life ("Corner of the Sky," "Welcome Home"). Guided by the Leading Player, Pippin tries war, fighting alongside Charles and Lewis ("War is a Science," "Glory"). Pippin then asks Berthe, his grandmother, for advice, and she suggests sexual experimentation ("Simple Joys," "No Time At All," "With You"). Meanwhile, Fastrada, Pippin's conniving stepmother, concocts a plan to get her son Lewis closer to the throne than Pippin ("Spread A Little Sunshine"). Pippin falls into her trap, killing Charles and attempting to rule the empire ("Morning Glow"). The Leading Player resuscitates Charles when Pippin asks, and Pippin continues searching ("On The Right Track"). Finally, he meets a woman named Catherine who has a young son, Theo ("Kind of Woman"). Pippin uneasily settles into family life with Catherine ("Extraordinary"), although he is in love with her ("Love Song"). Pippin eventually leaves Catherine ("I Guess I'll Miss The Man") and returns to the Leading Player. Finally, the Leading Player and the Players attempt to convince Pippin to go up in flame ("Finale") as a final statement about his life. Schwartz originally intended the show to end with Pippin happily marrying Catherine. However, the more cynical Fosse wanted Pippin to commit suicide. During revisions, as Fosse deepened the role of the Leading Player, the two men settled, somewhat, on the ending as it was originally performed. In publication of the script, the final scene is slightly more optimistic than in the Fosse-directed original. Pippin is typically performed as a one-act show; however, some productions break for intermission after "Morning Glow." Other productions have set intermission after "On the Right Track," separating Pippin's royal issues from his romantic issues, starting Act II with Catherine's entrance. ==Productions== ===Original Broadway Cast=== *'''Pippin''': [[John Rubinstein]]<br /> *'''Leading Player''': [[Ben Vereen]]<br /> *'''Catherine''': [[Jill Clayburgh]]<br /> *'''Fastrada''': [[Leland Palmer]]<br /> *'''Charles''': [[Eric Berry]]<br /> *'''Berthe''': [[Irene Ryan]]<br /> *'''Lewis''': [[Christopher Chadman]] *'''Theo: '''Shane Nickerson ===Original Broadway Cast of 2013 Revival=== *'''Pippin: '''Mathew James Thomas *'''Leading Player: '''Patina Miller *'''Catherine: '''Rachel Bay Jones *'''Fastrada: '''Charlotte d'Amboise *'''Charles: '''Terrance Mann *'''Berthe: '''Andrea Martin *'''Lewis: '''Erik Altemus *'''Theo: '''Andrew Cekala and Ashton Woerz (The two alternated the role) ==Song List== *Magic to Do -- Leading Player and Players *Corner of the Sky -- Pippin *Welcome Home -- Charles and Pippin *War Is a Science -- Charles and Pippin *Glory -- Leading Player *Simple Joys -- Leading Player *No Time at All -- Berthe and The Boys *With You -- Pippin and The Girls *Spread a Little Sunshine -- Fastrada *Morning Glow -- Pippin *On the Right Track -- Leading Player and Pippin *Kind of Woman -- Catherine and The Girls *Extraordinary -- Pippin *Love Song -- Pippin and Catherine *I Guess I'll Miss The Man -- Catherine *Finale -- The Players and Pippin ==Character List== {{Character |name=Pippin |part=tenor |low= |high= |description=Pippin is an idealistic and inexperienced youth in his early twenties, searching for meaning in his life. }}{{Character |name=Leading Player |part=tenor |low= |high= |description=The Leading Player is the narrator of the show, featured singing and dancing in nearly every scene. The Leading player has a nearly malevolent intensity and sparkling charisma. }}{{Character |name=Catherine |part=mezzo |low= |high= |description=Catherine is Pippin's love interest, a young widow with a small son. }}{{Character |name=Fastrada |part=mezzo |low= |high= |description=Fastrada is Pippin's somewhat evil stepmother, and gets her way by being sexy and vixenish. }}{{Character |name=Charles |part=baritone |low= |high= |description=Charles is an older man, king of the Holy Roman Empire, who enjoys battle and tradition. }}{{Character |name=Berthe |part=alto |low= |high= |description=Berthe is Pippin's grandmother (Charles' mother), and she is an older woman with a flirtatious taste for young men. }}{{Character |name=Lewis |part=chorus |low= |high= |description=Lewis is Pippin's moderately dumb half-brother (Fastrada's son), who is self-obsessed and a good warrior. Lewis has no solo songs, but rather is a featured member of the chorus. }} Theo (chorus) Theo is Catherine's son who befriends Pippin and loves his pet duck ==Amateur Productions== This is a place to list community, high school, semi-professional, etc. productions, along with the dates. St. Agnes Summer Musicals Presents Pippin! August 9, 10, 11 @ 7 pm. Parker Middle School 45 Temple St. Reading, MA 01867 Wamego High School Theatre Department Presents Pippin! November 14-15, 21-22, 2014. Academy of the Preforming Arts Presents Pippin! March 11-13, 18-20, 2016 Huntington Beach, Ca Louie Pasteur Middle school presents Pippin! March 10-11, 2022! New york city[[Category:Musicals]]
Summary:
Please note that all contributions to the Broadway are considered to be released under the CC-BY-SA
Cancel
Editing help
(opens in new window)
Templates used on this page:
Template:Character
(
view source
)
Template:Inuse
(
view source
)
Template:Production
(
view source
)
Follow on IG
TikTok
Join Fan Lab