Show Plot Pippin
Show Plot Pippin
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Authors: Music and Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz, Book: Roger O. Hirson (with contributions to the libretto by Bob Fosse)
Time Period: The early Middle Ages (around 780–800 AD), though framed with modern, metatheatrical sensibilities.
Setting: The Holy Roman Empire under the rule of Emperor Charlemagne, presented as a play-within-a-play performed by a traveling theatrical or circus troupe
Summary: Pippin is a 1972 musical about a young prince searching for life's true meaning. Guided by a theatrical troupe and a Leading Player, Pippin tries war, sex, and politics. He eventually rejects an explosive grand finale suicide, choosing instead the simple, quiet joys of a domestic life with a ordinary widow.
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