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Pippin
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Runtime
112 min
Status
Released
Language
EN
Popularity
4.08
Director
David Sheehan
Writers
Stephen Schwartz

Pippin

1982 · ⭐ 7.6 · Votes: 8
“His Life and Times”
The musical uses the premise of a mysterious performance troupe led by a Leading Player to tell the story of Pippin a young prince on his search for meaning and significance. In 1981 a stage production of Pippin was videotaped for Canadian television. The stage production was directed by Kathryn Doby Bob Fosse's dance captain for the original Broadway production and David Sheehan directed the video adaptation with Roger O. Hirson in charge of the music. Ben Vereen returned for the role of Leading Player while William Katt played the role of Pippin. However this version was a truncated adaptation and several sections of the play were cut. An extended version running 135 minutes is also available.

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