Saturday Slow Down: "Morning Glow" Tom Andersen

From Tom Andersen:

I thought this beautiful, inspiring song (from the musical "Pippin") written by the incredible Stephen Schwartz would be a great musical backdrop to my homage to the recent Supreme Court ruling (finally) of marriage equality.

Congrats, hallelujah and yay!

(h/t Boy Culture)

Tony Award-winning original star of PIPPIN, John Rubenstein, to join revival cast

Broadway's original "Pippin," Tony Award-winner John Rubenstein, will return to the "castle" as it were when he joins the smash revival of PIPPIN for a month this summer as "King Charles."

Via Broadway.com:

John Rubinstein, who made his Broadway debut in 1972 as the titular character in Pippin, will step into the Tony-winning Broadway revival as Charles, Pippin’s father. Rubinstein will join the Broadway big top at the Music Box Theatre beginning June 20 in a limited engagement through July 27, filling in during Tony nominee Terrance Mann’s leave of absence.

In addition to starring in Pippin, Rubinstein received a Tony Award for his performance in Children of a Lesser God. His other Broadway credits include Ragtime, Getting Away With Murder, Love Letters and M. Butterfly.

The current revival of Pippin was easily one of the best things I saw on the Great White Way last year. If you're near NYC, head over to the Music Box Theatre for a dazzling few hours of live theater.

Check the video montage for the show below:

Broadway's PIPPIN recoups $8.5 million investment

According to the New York Times, the Tony Award winning musical-comedy Pippin, which is currently playing at the Music Box Theatre (239 West 45th Street), has recouped its Broadway investment of $8.5 million. The production opened on April 25, 2013.

I saw the production during the month leading up to the Tony Awards this year and it was clearly one of the best productions I've seen on Broadway in many years.  Chet Walker's award-winning choreography blew me away.  If you are in the area - and you can get tickets - GO!

Pippin is directed by Tony Award winner Diane Paulus and features choreography by Tony Award nominee Chet Walker in the style of Bob Fosse and circus creation byGypsy Snider of the Montreal-based circus company Les 7 doigts de la main (also known as 7 Fingers).

(via BroadwayWorld)

Pool Party

What happens when you get the casts of Broadway's PIPPIN and CHICAGO together at a pool party?

(via Duncan Stewart and Company's Facebook page)

Making Broadway Dance - Broadway choreographers Patti Wilcox and Chet Walker

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Candi and Randy welcome the award winning choreographers Chet Walker (PIPPIN) and Patti Wilcox (Motown the Musical) from two of this year's biggest hits on Broadway.

Both were honored this week by the annual Fred Astaire Awards in a rare tie for excellence in dance on Broadway; and both shows have been nominated for awards across the theater spectrum.

Listen as they discuss the process of creating the dances for these box office blockbusters on Broadway.

What's universal in their approach is the process and artistry of "story-telling" in theater.  If you are a fan of Broadway or dance, you will want to listent to these two great artists chat on how successful theater happens.

We also share music from the newly released Cast Recordings of each show.

"Pippin" is back on Broadway!

Opens this week.

If you don't think this is exciting, you're dead.

Can. Not. Wait.

Go to the official site for more info.