NewsTony-Winning Pippin Revival Cast Album Places #1 on Billboard Cast Album ChartThe new Broadway cast recording of the 2013 Tony Award-winning revival of Pippin, which was released digitally June 4, debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top Cast Albums chart.
By
Adam Hetrick
June 13, 2013
Patina Miller
Photo by Joan Marcus
In addition to the Cast Albums chart placement, Pippin hit #34 on the Digital Albums Chart and #92 on the Billboard Top 200. The new Broadway cast recording is co-produced by composer Stephen Schwartz and Kurt Deutsch, and executive-produced by Howard and Janet Kagan.
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 Schwartz.
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 won four 2013 Tony Awards, including Best Musical Revival — premiered at the American Repertory Theater, where Tony-winning 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 Award winner Patina Miller (Sister Act, Hair) as Leading Player, the show's singing, dancing and charming ringmaster, with two-time 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."
Patina Miller, Matthew James Thomas, Andrea Martin and Cast Offer Preview of Broadway's Pippin
Patina Miller, Matthew James Thomas, Andrea Martin and Cast Offer Preview of Broadway's Pippin
The first-ever Broadway revival of the Tony Award-winning musical Pippin, starring Patina Miller, Matthew James Thomas and Andrea Martin, will begin Broadway previews March 23 at the Music Box Theatre. Read the Playbill.com story.
