Word: pippin
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...insists on fusing entertainment with superficially conceived Big Themes. Certainly musicals have a right to be serious, but Fosse's song-and-dance flights into the metaphysical are less illuminating than pretentious. Who cares about, or even remembers, the deeper meanings of such glittery Fosse projects as Cabaret, Pippin and Chicago...
...need to feel happy. You just need to get away. The gratification of all three needs is just a subway ride away: Godspell, that joyous musical celebration of the Gospel of St. Mark, is playing in Boston through Nov. 23. Stephen Schwartz, the man who helped bring you Pippin, provided the score, of which Day by Day is only one of the many gems. C'mon, get religion. At the Music Theater; call...
...each time a song ended, as the ten talented cast members re-positioned themselves on the stage for the next number. Speaking of numbers, there were 30 numbers lifted in the program, a very few of which were left out. They came from shows like A Chorus Line, Godspell, Pippin, Finian's Rainbow, and Fiddler on the Roof. The music was good: Broadway showtunes that would have made Lawrence Welk. The dancing was good; a guy did a somersault and knocked over the only flat on the stage. The singing was good; the show's high point definitely came when...
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