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Stimpson carries off Pippin's many solos with aplomb, although his voice is better suited to the more melodious ballads like "Corner of the Sky," than the faster, more sarcastic numbers...
Although the music and lyrics, written by Stephen Schwartz, sound as innocent and cheery as any song from a Rogers and Hammerstein musical, the plot and dancing would give Jerry Falwell an apoplectic fit. Haunted by a vague sense that something is missing, Pippin sings and dances his way through battles, assassinations and orgies. David Chase's direction never shrinks from graphic depictions of decadent revelry, so this Pippin is not a show for the faint of heart or the prudish...
...case you're one of the three people on campus who hasn't seen the musical before, the plot focuses on Pippin, the eldest son of the legendary King Charlemagne. Life isn't easy for this medieval version of "the troubled young man," ably played here by freshman Ted Stimpson...
Lack of fulfillment isn't the only thing that haunts Pippin; the "leading player," alias the narrator, also dogs his steps, constantly popping in and out at odd moments to offer encouragement and advice. In that role, Katherine Robin comes to bat with two strikes against...
...Blumenthal and Zak Klobucher as Pippin's stepmother and brother respectively, the dancers reenergize the somewhat flaccid middle section of the play...