Winners of the 58th Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced last night and PIPPIN won four awards: Outstanding Musical Revival, Outstanding Director (Diane Paulus), Outstanding Choreography, and Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Andrea Martin). [read]
The winners of the 79th Annual Drama League Awards were announced today and PIPPIN took home the honor for Outstanding Musical Revival. Click the link for a full list of winners! [read]
PIPPIN will launch a U.S. national tour in September 2014, at the Buell Theatre in Denver, CO. Check back as more tour dates and cities are announced!
Ghostlight Records will produce the new Broadway cast recording of PIPPIN! The album will be released digitally on June 4, 2013 and in stores July 9, 2013. [read]
Winners of the 2012-13 Outer Critics Circle Awards were announced May 13. The critically acclaimed revival of PIPPIN, directed by Diane Paulus, earned seven awards, including Outstanding Revival of a Musical, the most of any production of the season. [read]
In a once-in-a-blue-moon move, members of the public were given the chance to sing on the Broadway-revival cast recording for Sh-K-Boom/Ghostlight Records of Stephen Schwartz’s beloved musical, adding their voices to those of the cast on the anthemic “No Time at All.” [read]
The 2013 Tony Award® nominations were announced this morning. PIPPIN scored 10 nominations including Best Revival of a Musical, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Featured Actress, Best Featured Actor, Best Choreography, Best Costume Design, Best Scenic Design, Best Sound Design and Best Lighting Design. [read]
After the opening night show, the cast and crew celebrated and BroadwayWorld.com was there to snap them, all glammed up! [read]
Roger O. Hirson and Stephen Schwartz's beloved coming-of-age musical comedy Pippin opened last night, April 25, 2013, at Broadway's Music Box Theatre (239 West 45th Street). The stars came out, and so did BroadwayWorld.com! [read]
Jane Krakowski, Jennifer Damiano, and Debra Messing were also on hand to welcome the revival to the Great White Way... [read]
Roger O. Hirson and Stephen Schwartz's beloved coming-of-age musical comedy Pippin opened last night, April 25, 2013, at Broadway's Music Box Theatre (239 West 45th Street). This all-new production is directed by Diane Paulus featuring choreography by Chet Walker in the style of Bob Fosse and circus creation by Gypsy Snider of the Montreal-based circus company Les 7 doigts de la main (also known as 7 Fingers)... [read]
British actor Matthew James Thomas, who made his Broadway debut as the Peter Parker alternate in Broadway's Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark — going on twice a week for star Reeve Carney — steps into the limelight in Pippin, flying to new heights and discovering his very own "Corner of the Sky." [read]
The Drama League (Executive Director, Gabriel Shanks) has announced the 2013 Drama League Awards Nominees for Distinguished Play, Distinguished Revival of a Play, Distinguished Musical, Distinguished Revival of a Musical, and Distinguished Performance Award. The nominations were announced at a ceremony hosted by Patina Miller and Michael Urie this morning at Sardi's Restaurant which were streamed live online at www.BroadwayWorld.com... [read]
Outer Critics Circle, the organization of writers and commentators covering New York theater for out-of-town newspapers, national publications and other media beyond Broadway, announced today (April 22, 2013) its nominees for the 2012-13 season in 24 categories. Broadway stars Robert Cuccioli (Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark) and Laila Robins (Dance of Death) presided over the (11AM) announcement ceremony at Manhattan's Friars Club... [read]
For the 1972 musical Pippin, Bob Fosse created one of the most famous images in Broadway history: brightly lighted hands splayed in the darkness, a visually arresting fit with the seductive first chords of Stephen Schwartz’s opening number, “Magic to Do.” In those few seconds he set the tone for a highly stylized show, about a young man grappling for meaning in life. Fosse’s direction and choreography won Tony Awards and became so sacred that after Pippin closed in 1977, no one tempted fate to remount the show on Broadway — until now… [read]
Ghostlight Records will release the new Broadway cast recording of Roger O. Hirson and Stephen Schwartz's coming-of-age musical Pippin, featuring material from the show never previously recorded, in June 2013... [read]
Sister Act's Patina Miller makes the footfalls of Bob Fosse and Ben Vereen all her own as part of the lineage of Pippin's famous Leading Player... [read]
Rachel Bay Jones isn't new to Broadway, but merely to some of the fans of Pippin. She's a veteran of HAIR, of WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN (where as standby for Patti LuPone she did take the stage more than one night), and MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS. Also a national tour and Berkshire Theatre Festival veteran, she's been ready for that close-up for a while; it was in Boston that the press declared her Catherine in Pippin her breakout role... [read]
Growing up in a small town outside of London, Matthew James Thomas spent his early days “climbing up drainpipes, running through endless fields and exploring old ruins.” An adventurer at heart, Thomas was encouraged by his artistic parents to try anything he set his mind to—including stage and screen acting... [read]
With “Pippin," opening next month at the Music Box Theatre, Patina Miller has big shoes to fill: she’s taken on a role that earned Ben Vereen a 1973 Tony Award. Like her castmates (who include newcomer Matthew James Thomas and Andrea Martin), Miller is reprising a performance fine-tuned this winter at the American Repertory Theater outside Boston. Her “Leading Player” is the head of a mysterious theater troupe who narrates the story of a young prince on his search for meaning in life... [read]
The innovative director behind Hair and Porgy and Bess infuses the Broadway classic with circus thrills... [read]
The producers of the Broadway revival of Pippin announced March 25 that a limited number of $37 rush tickets will be available for purchase in person at the Music Theatre box office (239 West 45th Street) when it opens at 10 AM (noon on Sundays) for that day’s performance only... [read]
Pop culture expert and blogger Patrick Riley discusses Broadway productions featuring black actors, including "The Trip to Bountiful," "Motown," and "Pippin"... [read]
The cast and creatives of the Broadway revival of Pippin met the press to preview the production fresh from its critically-acclaimed run at A.R.T. in Cambridge, MA. Directed by Diane Paulus, the classic Stephen Schwartz-Roger O. Hirson musical finds a troupe of medieval performers telling the story of Pippin, a monarch's son who longs for an extraordinary life... [read]
We all want to live an extraordinary life. It’s challenging when things like taxes, delayed subway trains, and burnt coffee exist, but we try. Starting March 23rd, Broadway’s 31st longest-running show Pippin is returning to Broadway since its 1977 close, and bringing with it a whole new surge of inspiration to live an extraordinary life – which means you’re totally not off the hook this year... [read]
The Music Box Theatre will soon be home to The American Repertory Theatre production of Roger O. Hirson and Stephen Schwartz's Pippin, directed by Diane Paulus. The cast met the press earlier today and gave a sneak peek of the show. BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was on hand to interview Paulus, choreographer Chet Walker, circus creator Gypsy Snider, and cast members Patina Miller, Charlotte d'Amboise, Terrence Mann, Andrea Martin, Rachel Bay Jones and Matthew James Thomas... [read]
Welcome to the circus! A new revival of Pippin is heading to Broadway, and on March 8, Matthew James Thomas, Patina Miller and the high-flying cast met the press. Thomas, Miller, Terrence Mann, Charlotte d'Amboise, Andrea Martin, Rachel Bay Jones and the soaring ensemble previewed the new production at the Manhattan Movement & Arts Center, complete with acrobatics, death-defying stunts and lots of hula hoops... [read]
The cast of the upcoming Broadway revival of Stephen Schwartz and Roger O. Hirson's classic musical Pippin offered a preview of the musical on Friday, March 8 at Manhattan Movement Studios, where the production currently rehearses. The high-flying revival, which comes to Broadway's Music Box Theatre directly from the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is directed by Tony Award nominee Diane Paulus (The Gershwins' Porgy & Bess). Previews begin on March 23 in advance of an April 25 opening... [read]
Pippin star Patina Miller shows off her Fosse moves while filming her first-ever commercial at Bravo Studios. See her live beginning March 23 at the Music Box Theatre... [read]
Tickets are now on sale for the upcoming Broadway revival of Pippin, staring Matthew James Thomas as the musical's title prince. Fresh off its critically acclaimed run at the American Repertory Theater, this Broadway transfer begins performances on March 23 at the Music Box Theatre. Opening night is set for April 25... [read]
Having a conversation with Diane Paulus is a lot like watching one of her shows: a wholly immersive experience filled with side stories populated by acrobats, hippies, Shakespearean characters, and prisoners of conscience. Paulus has a curiosity about the world and a desire to explore as much of it as she can through the medium of theater... [read]
Matthew James Thomas doesn’t know if he’s equipped to play Pippin. “I’ve often felt like, ‘Am I good enough to play this role? Can I do this? Can I do this?” Thomas shared with Backstage. But luckily for the British actor, that’s the point of the character... [read]
The folks who brought magic to the new "Pippin" in Massachusetts are coming south to Broadway. Producers on Monday said Matthew James Thomas will star this spring as "Pippin", Patina Miller will be the Leading Player, Terrence Mann will be Charles, Charlotte d'Amboise plays Fastrada, Rachel Bay Jones will be Catherine and Andrea Martin plays Berthe. [read]
The original cast of the American Repertory Theater production of "Pippin", featuring Patina Miller, Matthew James Thomas, Andrea Martin, Terrence Mann, Charlotte d’Amboise and Rachel Bay Jones, will repeat their performances for the first-ever Broadway revival of the musical, which begins previews March 23 at the Music Box Theatre. [read]
We caught up with actors Terrence Mann and Charlotte d'Amboise in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at a Starbucks near American Repertory Theatre, where they are currently starring as Charles and Fastrada in the Diane Paulus-directed production of Roger O. Hirson's and Stephen Schwartz's "Pippin". The couple, married in real life as well as in the show, is in Boston until the end of January, when the show prepares to transfer to Broadway... [read]
Producers Barry & Fran Weissler and Howard & Janet Kagan present the American Repertory Theater's 40th Anniversary production of Roger O. Hirson and Stephen Schwartz's "Pippin", directed by Diane Paulus, on Broadway in the Spring of 2013. "Pippin" will begin preview performances on Broadway on Saturday, March 23, 2013 and officially open on Thursday, April 25, 2013 at the Music Box Theatre (239 West 45th Street)... [read]
The warmly received American Repertory Theater production of "Pippin," now ending its run in Cambridge, Mass., has been confirmed for a Broadway run this spring. The 40th anniversary staging of the uplifting coming-of-age musical -- you probably know someone who did it in high school -- will be directed by A.R.T. Artistic Director Diane Paulus, who was Tony-nominated for her last two Broadway shows, "Hair" and "The Gershwins' Porgy & Bess." [read]
The memorably tuneful musical "Pippin", a staple of high school and college theater troupes, will return to Broadway this spring for the first time since its original five-year run ended on Broadway in 1977, the show’s producers announced on Thursday night. The approximately $8 million production – a transfer of the current "Pippin" revival running at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Mass. – will begin performances on March 23 at the Music Box Theater and open on April 25... [read]
There will be magic to do on Broadway once more! The American Repertory Theater's production of "Pippin" will transfer to Broadway this spring, marking the first-ever Main Stem revival for the Stephen Schwartz musical. Directed by Diane Paulus, the production will begin performances on March 23 at the Music Box Theatre. Opening night is set for April 25..." [read]