Is Stephen Schwartz's Pippin Headed Back to Broadway?; Gavin Creel Part of Recent Reading
The 1972 Stephen Schwartz musical Pippin is headed back to Broadway during the 2012-2013 season, according to the New York Post.
Diane Paulus, who directed the Tony-winning revival of Hair, will also be at the helm of the Pippin revival.
Following a recent reading of the musical, which was produced by Barry and Fran Weissler, a workshop will be held in 2011, and that will be followed by a full production at Cambridge's ART. Paulus is artistic director of the Massachusetts theatre. The Broadway opening will follow that engagement.
Paulus also directed the recent reading, which featured Gavin Creel as Pippin, Natalie Cortez as Catherine, Jayne Houdyshell as the Old Lady and Tracie Thoms as the Leading Player, the role made famous by Ben Vereen. (perfect casting!)Also part of the reading was Sept Doigts, a group of young jugglers and acrobats from Montreal.
Pippin features a book by Roger O. Hirson and a score by Schwartz. Hirson, according to the New York daily, plans to rework some of his script.
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