A re-imagined version of Stephen Schwartz and Roger O Hirson’s Tony Award-winning musical Pippin will be the Christmas season production at London’s Upstairs at the Gatehouse.
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Pippin 50th Anniversary Concert – Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
Pippin 50th Anniversary Concert was reviewed at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ On a Monday night in London, this was Pippin perfection.
Palladium concert to celebrate 50th anniversary of Pippin
Tony Award winner Alex Newell will take centre stage in a 50th anniversary concert production of Stephen Schwartz and Roger O Hirson’s Tony Award-winning musical Pippin at the London Palladium this spring.
A conversation with Stephen Schwartz: Pippin, that Wicked movie and an astonishing career as a composer
When STEPHEN SCHWARTZ was just 26 years old, he had three successful shows running on Broadway simultaneously. Four and a half decades later, with Wicked about to join The Prince of Egypt in reopening after the Covid closures, and Charing Cross Theatre’s psychedelic production of Pippin extending its run to 3 October 2021, the legendary […]
There’s still ‘Magic to Do’ at Charing Cross Theatre as 5-star Pippin continues until 3 October
Eight outstanding performers bring the tale of Pippin to vivid, vivacious life, they start the show declaring that they’ve got ‘Magic To Do’ true to their word, they deliver something magical indeed – sheer delight from start to finish – Attitude ★★★★★ That’s just one of the five-star reviews written about director Steven Dexter’s new […]
Ryan Anderson returns to the role of Pippin at Charing Cross Theatre
Ryan Anderson (West Side Story, Curve Theatre, Grease UK tour) will return to the role of Pippin when director Stephen Dexter’s new version of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Pippin opens at London’s Charing Cross Theatre later this month. The actor who first played the title role last summer at the Garden Theatre will be […]
Summer run for Pippin at Charing Cross Theatre
Director Stephen Dexter’s new version of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Pippin will be the reopening production at London’s Charing Cross Theatre. Running from 30 June until 14 August 2021, the innovative re-imagining of Stephen Schwartz and Roger O. Hirson’s well-loved musical will be performed in the round by an ensemble cast of eight. Welcoming […]
Pippin – The Eagle Garden Theatre
Pippin continues at The Eagle Garden Theatre, London until 11 October 2020. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Despite being a Broadway hit, Pippin (book by Roger O. Hirson, music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz) has divided audiences ever since its Bob Fosse-directed debut in 1972. Can this 1960s-inspired production at The Eagle’s ever-evolving […]
New version of Pippin to play Eagle Garden Theatre
Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Pippin will be the second production at the new South London outdoor venue The Garden Theatre next month. Following on from the recently extended critic and audience-pleasing production of Fanny and Stella, the new production of Pippin will play the venue in the beer garden of The Eagle in Kennington, London […]
