LEXINGTON, Ky.\u2014Transylvania University will present \u201cPippin\u201d May 16-19 in Haggin Auditorium. Transylvania\u2019s theater and music programs will join forces to produce the popular musical, which first opened on Broadway in 1972.\n<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThis is a funny, inventive, coming-of-age fairy tale\u2014a story we hope everyone will love,\u201d said theater professor Sully White, who will produce the show. She explained that \u201cPippin\u201d was chosen for its virtues as a good ensemble piece, one that will allow many students to shine in their roles.\n<\/p>\n
\n\u201cWhile certainly the titular character is a lead role, the ensemble roles have as much stage time and get the fun task of helping to create the world of the play,\u201d she said. \u201cWe also wanted something that would challenge and excite both the actor and the singer, and we think we\u2019ve found that in the solid book scenes that make up the story and in the energetic score.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\nThe musical uses the premise of a mysterious acting troupe, led by a Leading Player, to tell the story of Pippin, a young prince on an ambitious quest for an extraordinary and meaningful life. The context of the show is purposefully anachronistic and unconventional, though the musical score reflects a contemporary 1970s pop style.\n<\/p>\n
\nDuring the musical, Pippin\u2019s adventures include a mock battle to show him the life of a warrior, a series of meaningless sexual encounters that teach him how relationships without love are hollow, a fight against tyranny and experiments with art and religion, all in the name of finding his true calling in life.\n<\/p>\n
\nDirected on Broadway by Bob Fosse and running for nearly five years in the 1970s, \u201cPippin\u201d totaled 1,944 performances, and won five Tony awards in 1973. Music and lyrics are by Stephen Schwartz, and the book is by Roger O. Hirson.\n<\/p>\n
\nTicket information will be announced at a later date.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
LEXINGTON, Ky.\u2014Transylvania University will present \u201cPippin\u201d May 16-19 in Haggin Auditorium. Transylvania\u2019s theater and music programs will join forces to produce the popular musical, which first opened on Broadway in 1972. \u201cThis is a funny, inventive, coming-of-age fairy tale\u2014a story we hope everyone will love,\u201d said theater professor Sully White, who will produce the show. She explained that \u201cPippin\u201d was chosen for its virtues as a good ensemble piece, one that will allow many students to shine in their roles. \u201cWhile certainly the titular character is a lead role, the ensemble roles have as much stage time and get the fun task of helping to create the world of the play,\u201d she said. \u201cWe also wanted something that would challenge and excite both the actor and the singer, and we think we\u2019ve found that in the solid book scenes that make up the story and in the energetic score.\u201d The musical uses the premise of a mysterious acting troupe, led by a Leading Player, to tell the story of Pippin, a young prince on an ambitious quest for an extraordinary and meaningful life. The context of the show is purposefully anachronistic and unconventional, though the musical score reflects a contemporary 1970s pop style. During the musical, Pippin\u2019s adventures include a mock battle to show him the life of a warrior, a series of meaningless sexual encounters that teach him how relationships without love are hollow, a fight against tyranny and<\/p>\n