Word: pippin
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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OUTRAGED that the saga of Pippin's life did not end in an egoistic suicide, the players curse Pippin and Catherine and Theo, who stand in the middle of the stage, hand in hand. They remove all the props, the makeup, the costumes, the lights, and leave the trio standing squarely in the center of a bare Shubert stage. Without revealing the finale, as Pippin himself says, "What a way to end a musical comedy...
...sorry father," Pippin says...
Thrown out into the woods again, Pippin this time takes up with Catherine, a widow played by Alexandra Borrie, who owns a large estate. Eventually, Pippin becomes her lover and a father figure to Theo, her little boy. But Pippin even spurns love, leaving Catherine because, of all things, there must be something more to his life...
Which brings us to the finale. Suddenly, Pippin is surrounded by all the players and dancers. They implore him to achieve perfection in life through a flaming death. Just as they are about to persuade Pippin to take his life, Catherine comes back into the scene with Theo, and Pippin's search for meaning comes...
There is really nothing bad to say about Pippin. This is one musical that keeps you guessing--and thinking. This Tony-winner will have you contemplating and singing at the same time as you climb the frozen snowbanks of your life--which is a lot more than you will get from Sartre and Camus...