Word: pippin
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...play is supposed to be one of those self-affirming, happy yet meaningful musical, like Pippin or Godspell. It tells the story of several recent college graduates (not from Harvard) trying to decide what to do with their lives...
Although Davenport said that some of herco-Eliot House residents helped her define thecharacters, she added that the musical is lessabout college life than it seems. "You can find abit of 'Pippin,' 'West Side Story,' 'Sound ofMusic,' and 'Godspell' in it. It's about somethinguniversal," the government major said...
However, that tune aside, theatergoers who expect a traditional musical, complete with happy-ever-after ending and rousing final chorus, should beware. Pippin is a true product of the anxiety-ridden '70s, and its conclusion offers no false hopes...
...Pippin's dream girl, played by Sarah Beatty, says she's just "an average, ordinary kind of woman," and so is her singing. Beatty never manages to lift her role out of its one-dimensional and boring hole. Of course, that might be the point...
...Pippin, like life, isn't perfect, but that's what Pippin--and the audience--learn by the end of the show...