WOW! AMAZING! On my side of the pond, I was involved with a production of PIPPIN. We had gone through auditions, casting, rehearsals, set building, costumes and even tech week. AND THEN...AND THEN...AND GENTLEMEN AND THEN....48 hours before opening curtain...COVID shut us and the world down. Not even MAGIC could help us then.
I love a) the greater adherence to the original production, eliminating the circus motif of last decade's revival (a motif that I loved in its own right); b) the sun on the floor of the stage; and c) most of all, the fact that the play starts with Pippin and the players sing *to him,* pointing to the climactic revelation that the troupe is part of his imagination. I hope this production ditched the Theo ending, which isn't bad but is superfluous given the finale's revelation.
@@j.r.cilliangreen4083, not in the original Pippin script, which my high-school theater group used in 1983. I probably still have that script somewhere.
I know those were additions but they are what made me fall in love with Pippin. The original was okay, Ben Vereen was Amazing, but much of the rest and especially the end fell flat for me. It will be interesting to see this version. I hope it meets somewhere in the middle.
Whatever one thinks of the concept, and I do like seeing them not do watered down Fosse, a note to the director of the video itself - one word: GEOGRAPHY! If we don't know the geography, none of his makes sense.
with all due repsect to the urrnet broadway cats, THISD is the obly pippin that comes close to the rpoginal, because it understodd that while schwartz wrote the music, FOPSSE defined the mood, NOT cioque du sol;iel
Making the troupe leader shippy with Pippin does not work at all unless they give the ending a complete 180, because the whole ending is that the performers are more-or-less evil and leading him to destruction, and that a "normal" life without making waves should be satisfying for anyone... I was so disappointed in that when I saw it on Broadway. But I'm glad the productions here in Japan are doing what Broadway did. I only know Crystal Kay from the 2003 Fullmetal Alchemist, but... (Speaking of which, FMA deserves a good stage play and it hasn't gotten one yet...)
I like this better than the overdone circus hooha, but the ensemble being small and all young athletic types is missing the diversity I'd expect to see with a roving bunch of players. It kind of looks like a high school for the performing arts production.
I love how the dancers define the stage..That is what Fosse did, and the better pippins do, though boradway...well, they get too ciorque du solil about it
This needs a little Cirque... I wonder why they threw in those acrobatic moves in at the very end? just to show how unCirque they are? Mission: accomplished!
So glad to see Hair revived!
the wink at the finale, by playing with a small flame, is brilliant
It’s like they combined Pippin with Godspell’s style. I really dig it.
and Hair and kumbaya, too ... thumbs down 👎
Makes sense Same composer , time period etc .,, 70’s we’re great!! A evolving and powerful time period of culture
Love love LOVE the lead man's voice!
I saw the original Pippin on Broadway in 1972 and was in a little theater production 13 years later. One of my favorites
I like this interpretation of my favorite number from PIPPIN. I especially like the staging, dancing and Leading Player's performance.
WOW! AMAZING! On my side of the pond, I was involved with a production of PIPPIN. We had gone through auditions, casting, rehearsals, set building, costumes and even tech week. AND THEN...AND THEN...AND GENTLEMEN AND THEN....48 hours before opening curtain...COVID shut us and the world down. Not even MAGIC could help us then.
Musical production is nicely updated.
I love a) the greater adherence to the original production, eliminating the circus motif of last decade's revival (a motif that I loved in its own right); b) the sun on the floor of the stage; and c) most of all, the fact that the play starts with Pippin and the players sing *to him,* pointing to the climactic revelation that the troupe is part of his imagination. I hope this production ditched the Theo ending, which isn't bad but is superfluous given the finale's revelation.
They are referred to as the “demons “ so they might not be part of his imagination
@@j.r.cilliangreen4083, not in the original Pippin script, which my high-school theater group used in 1983. I probably still have that script somewhere.
I know those were additions but they are what made me fall in love with Pippin. The original was okay, Ben Vereen was Amazing, but much of the rest and especially the end fell flat for me. It will be interesting to see this version. I hope it meets somewhere in the middle.
i really liked the circus theme
Fabulous!
Seeing the cast coming on stage, was expecting them to break out into "The Age of Aquarius" from Hair!!
Wish they had a few more company members to give more fullness to the number
I was thinking the exact same thing. It sounded a little thin.
Saw it. Loved it. 😍
"We can't get Hair."
"How about Godspell?"
"Nope."
"What can we get?"
"Pippin's available."
"Well. we have all this 70s looking stuff. Might as well."
Saw this today and it’s incredible!!!
the lead showed that someone could sing this and not have you think of Ben Vereen, qmqzing, he has magic to do.
pretty sure a couple of ladies already showed us that in 2013
agreed...thsat role has not to have the biggest sxhoes to fill, but the talent doe s nto need to steal ben's shoes but wear their own :)
I like it.
excelente!
I am honestly struggling with this version. The cast is talented, no doubt. I'm just not sure if I agree with the Direction.
Sally Phillips!!!!
no drums, no horns??????
Pippin Meets Godspell
This is the West End version? 😬 West End of where? Saskatchewan?
West End of London. The theater district. London's Broadway.
@SeroSed7 then why do they look like the second cast from a small high school in Saskatchewan??
I wasn't expecting screaming guitars. What happened to the pleasant instruments?
I won't lie, the west end let us down with this version
Whatever one thinks of the concept, and I do like seeing them not do watered down Fosse, a note to the director of the video itself - one word: GEOGRAPHY! If we don't know the geography, none of his makes sense.
with all due repsect to the urrnet broadway cats, THISD is the obly pippin that comes close to the rpoginal, because it understodd that while schwartz wrote the music, FOPSSE defined the mood, NOT cioque du sol;iel
did you write this while having a stroke
I saw Pippin in 1974 on Broadway. This is nice, but does not compare.
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The one I didn't get to see.. If it's the one that did some outside shows that they wouldn't let parties of 1 to :( looking at it, I think it is.
It was. Now seen more. Very happy. :D
They wouldn't sell single tickets? 😖
Shame they never answer when u call their ticket line ☹️
If Pippin and HAiR had a baby
素敵💓❤
A lesson in why summoning the Fae night not be such a great idea…
Making the troupe leader shippy with Pippin does not work at all unless they give the ending a complete 180, because the whole ending is that the performers are more-or-less evil and leading him to destruction, and that a "normal" life without making waves should be satisfying for anyone... I was so disappointed in that when I saw it on Broadway.
But I'm glad the productions here in Japan are doing what Broadway did. I only know Crystal Kay from the 2003 Fullmetal Alchemist, but... (Speaking of which, FMA deserves a good stage play and it hasn't gotten one yet...)
Maybe the Director wanted to show LP leading Pippin into a false sense of security before completely screwing him over
Side note: LP would have looked a trillion times better with the Jimi Hendrix fro! 😆
I like this better than the overdone circus hooha, but the ensemble being small and all young athletic types is missing the diversity I'd expect to see with a roving bunch of players. It kind of looks like a high school for the performing arts production.
I love how the dancers define the stage..That is what Fosse did, and the better pippins do, though boradway...well, they get too ciorque du solil about it
This needs a little Cirque... I wonder why they threw in those acrobatic moves in at the very end? just to show how unCirque they are? Mission: accomplished!
my question is why is charlemagne a twink and why does he look younger than lewis 😭
guess a drummer didnt fit in the budget :/
Or a real horn section … just guitars and synths?
Pretty awful. Nothing can compare to the Broadway show. In my opinion the emcee was a flop of a cast.
Nope