A mysterious performance troupe led by a Leading Player tells the story of Pippin, a young prince on his search for meaning and significance. Taped at Hamilton Place in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Acting
Ben Vereen's Leading Player—seductive, sinister, impossible to look away from.
Direction
Sheehan's camera work respects the stage while making it cinematic.
Score
Schwartz's songs that lodge in your brain for decades.
Director
David Sheehan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This filmed version captures the original 1972 Broadway production directed by Bob Fosse, who clashed famously with composer Stephen Schwartz over the dark ending.
Pippin opened during Vietnam War disillusionment, and its cynical take on war heroes and political revolution hit different in 1972 than in Reagan's 1981.
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