PIPPIN Musical

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Pippin is about the human desire to find identity, meaning, and life’s purpose. Born into a family of privilege and wealth, the musical of Pippin starts as they return home from completing their university education, full of knowledge and passion, ready to take on the world. The problem is they don’t know how or what they want. Add to the mix a domineering, detached, and destructive parent; a manipulative, ambitious step-parent with an ulterior motive; a conniving and dumb sibling with an agenda; and a besotted grandmother who can’t quite fathom she’s old–and what results is deception, deceit, and despair. Pippin needs salvation. Follow Pippin as they seek approval, try things out, trip up, succeed, fail, and give up but eventually find their way to happiness and contentment.

Composed by Broadway luminaire, Stephen Schwartz (composer of WICKED), Pippin was inspired by the fictional story of “Pippin the Hunchback,” the son of a Middle-ages king, Charlemagne, who launched a revolution against his father. Our version of Pippin will use a contemporary real-life story to explore the recurrent themes of family dynasties and successions, exploring a media mogul who was known for pitting sibling against sibling, succumbing to the machinations of a manipulative spouse, and whose resistance to passing on his legacy ultimates divides the family.

The musical will be directed by guest professor Larissa Kelloway with Dance Program Director Rogelio Lopez as the choreographer and guest Jon Gallo as the Music Director. Theatre Program Director Deanna Zibello will be the set designer, Matthew Cohen will be the lighting designer, Ashley Renee will be the Costume Designer, and Kathryn Gubler, '19, will return as the Production Manager.

Performances will run April 16-18 and 25-26.