BROADWAY IN CHICAGO Announces Tony Award®-WINNING HIT BROADWAY MUSICAL “PIPPIN” TO PLAY CHICAGO’S CADILLAC PALACE THEATRE JULY 28 – AUGUST 9, 2015
PippinMusic Box TheatreCast List:Matthew James Thomas Patina Miller Andrea Martin Terrence Mann Charlotte d’AmboiseRachel Bay Jones Gregory Arsenal Andrew Cekala Lolita Costet Colin Cunliffe Andrew Fitch Orion Griffiths Viktoria Grimmy Olga Karmansky Bethany Moore Brad Musgrove Stephanie Pope Philip Rosenberg Yannick Thomas Molly Tynes Anthony WayneProduction Credits:Diane Paulus (Direction)Chet Walker (Choreography)Gypsy Snider (Circus Creation)Scott Pask (Scenic Design)Dominique Lemieux (Costume Design)Kenneth Posner (Lighting Design)Clive Goodwin (Sound Design)Larry Hochman (Orchestrations)Nadia Di Giallonardo (Music Supervision)Charlie Alterman (Music Direction)Other Credits:Lyrics by: Stephen SchwartzMusic by: Stephen SchwartzBook by: Roger O. Hirson
Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to announced that the Tony Award® winning Broadway Musical PIPPIN will play Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre (151 W Randolph) for two weeks only, July 28 – August 9, 2015.
This all-new production of Roger O. Hirson and Stephen Schwartz’s PIPPIN is directed by Tony Award® winnerDiane Paulus and features choreography by Tony Award nominee 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).
The national tour will feature Sasha Allen (a finalist on the 4th season on NBC’s “The Voice”) as Leading Player, Kyle Selig (The Book of Mormon on tour) as Pippin, Tony Award winner John Rubinstein (created the role of “Pippin” in the 1972 original Broadway production) as Charles, Sabrina Harper (Pippin, original Broadway Revival cast) as Fastrada and Kristine Reese (Wicked on tour) as Catherine. The company also includes Skyler Adams, Sascha Bachman, Bradley Benjamin, Dmitrious Bistrevsky, Mark Burrell, Mathew deGuzman, Fernando Dudka, Mirela Golinska, Kelsey Jamieson, Preston Jamieson, Lisa Karlin, Alan Kelly, Melodie Lamoreux, Tory Trowbridge,Mackenzie Warren and Borris York.
Additional casting, including the role of Berthe, will be announced soon.
With a book by Roger O. Hirson and music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, PIPPIN features music supervision and arrangements by Nadia DiGiallonardo, orchestrations by Tony Award winner Larry Hochman, scenic design by Tony Award winner Scott Pask, costume design by Tony Award nominee Dominique Lemieux, lighting design by Tony Award winner Kenneth Posner, sound design by Tony Award nominees Jonathan Deans and Garth Helm.
PIPPIN tells the story of a young prince on a death-defying journey to find meaning in his existence. Will he choose a happy but simple life? Or will he risk everything for a singular flash of glory? The show is noted for many Broadway standards including “Magic To Do,” “Corner of the Sky,” “Glory,” “No Time at All,” “Morning Glow,” and “Love Song.”
The original production of PIPPIN, directed by Bob Fosse, premiered on Broadway in 1972. It won five Tony Awards and five Drama Desk Awards, and ran for close to 2000 performances before closing in 1977. This production ofPIPPIN debuted at American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) in Cambridge, MA where it ran December 5, 2012 to January 20, 2013. It opened on Broadway on April 25, 2013 and went on to win four 2013 Tony Awards including Best Revival of a Musical and Best Director of a Musical. This production also received Best Revival of a Musical honors from the Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Drama League. The New Broadway Cast Recording for PIPPINis available on Ghostlight Records.
Barry & Fran Weissler and Howard & Janet Kagan present the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) production ofPIPPIN with Lisa Matlin, Kyodo Tokyo, A&A Gordon/Brunish Trinchero, Tom Smedes/Peter Stern, BroadwayAcross America, Independent Presenters Network, Norton Herrick, Allen Spivak, Rebecca Gold, Joshua Goodman, Steve McManus, David Robbins/Bryan S. Weingarten, Philip Hagemann/Murray Rosenthal, Jim Kierstead/Carlos Arana/Myla Lerner, Hugh Hayes/Jamie Cesa/Jonathan Reinis, Sharon A. Carr/Patricia R. Klausner, Ben Feldman, Square 1 Theatrics, Wendy Federman/Carl Moellenberg, Bruce Robert Harris/Jack W. Batman, Infinity Theatre Company/Michael Rubenstein, Michael A. Alden/Dale Badway/Ken Mahoney.
Join us… for this magical, unforgettable production the New York Times declared “Astonishing! A PIPPIN for the 21st Century.”
TICKET INFORMATION
PIPPIN is part of the Broadway In Chicago 2015 Season. Group tickets for 10 or more are now on sale by calling Broadway In Chicago Group Sales at (312) 977-1710. Individual tickets for PIPPIN will go on sale at a later date. For more information, visit www.BroadwayInChicago.com or www.PippinTheMusical.com and follow PIPPIN on Twitter: @PippinMusical or on Facebook.
