NewsCast Recording of Broadway Revival of Pippin, Including Sing-Along Tracks, Released Digitally June 4The Broadway cast recording of the 2013 Tony Award-nominated revival of Pippin, featuring a 700-person fan chorus backing the show's Tony Award-nominated Featured Actress Andrea Martin on her show-stopping rendition of "No Time At All," is released digitally by Ghostlight Records June 4. The album will hit shelves July 9.
By
Michael Gioia
June 04, 2013
Fans were invited to sing alongside Martin May 7 for the recording of the new incarnation of Pippin, which features a Tony Award-nominated score by Stephen Schwartz.
The new Broadway cast recording is co-produced by composer Schwartz and Kurt Deutsch, and executive-produced by Howard and Janet Kagan.
A track listing for the album follows:
1. Magic To Do 2. Corner Of The Sky 3. War Is A Science 4. Glory 5. Simple Joys 6. No Time At All 7. With You 8. Spread A Little Sunshine 9. Morning Glow 10. Entr'acte 11. On The Right Track 12. Kind Of Woman 13. Extraordinary 14. Love Song 15. I Guess I'll Miss The Man 16. Finale
"Sing Along With the Pippin Orchestra" tracks:
17. Corner Of The Sky 18. Simple Joys 19. Kind Of Woman 20. Extraordinary *
This new cirque-inspired revival of Roger O. Hirson and Schwartz's dark and groovy coming-of-age musical — which has been nominated for ten 2013 Tony Awards, including Best Musical Revival — premiered at the American Repertory Theater, where Tony-nominated director Diane Paulus (Hair, Porgy and Bess) is artistic director, last fall. The staging incorporates circus choreography and acrobatics by Gypsy Snider of the Montreal-based circus company Les 7 doigts de la main (7 Fingers). Broadway previews began March 23, prior to an official opening April 25, at the Music Box Theatre.
Pippin retains much of Bob Fosse's iconic moves thanks to Chet Walker, who choreographs in Fosse's original style. Pippin has a score by Academy Award winner and Tony nominee Schwartz (Wicked, Godspell, "The Prince of Egypt") and a book by Tony nominee Hirson.
British actor Matthew James Thomas, who is no stranger to high-flying stunts on Broadway, having starred as the Peter Parker alternate in Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, takes on the title role in the modern classic. He is joined by Tony and Olivier Award nominee Patina Miller (Sister Act, Hair) as Leading Player, the show's singing, dancing and charming ringmaster, with Tony Award winner Andrea Martin (My Favorite Year) as Berthe, Tony Award nominee Terrence Mann (Les Miserables, The Scarlet Pimpernel) as King Charles, Tony Award nominee Charlotte d'Amboise (Chicago, Carrie) as Fastrada, Erik Altemus (The Fantasticks) as Lewis, Andrew Cekala (Marie Antoinette) as Theo and Rachel Bay Jones (Women on the Verge..., Hair) as Catherine.
The revival has new orchestrations by Larry Hochman and music supervision by Nadia Di Giallonardo. Charlie Alterman serves as musical director.
Pippin has set design by Tony Award-winning designer Scott Pask, costume design by Dominique Lemieux, lighting design by Tony Award-winning designer Kenneth Posner, sound design by Jonathan Deans and Garth Helm, illusions by Paul Kieve, fire effects by Chic Silber and flying effects by ZFX, Inc.
Pippin features such songs as "Corner of the Sky," "Magic To Do," "With You," "Glory," "No Time at All," "Morning Glow" and "Love Song."
The production will include Bernstein’s incidental music for Lillian Hellman’s adaptation of The Lark, and Menotti’s The Unicorn, The Gorgon, and The Manticore.