“Spectacular” Pippin the Musical, with special post-show talk back with cast!

A special evening for HCJ Theatre Lovers

The Harvard Club of Japan is pleased to announce a special opportunity for theatre lovers: All HCJ members attending the 19:00 performance on Sept 17th will be invited back after the show for a talk back with cast members.

 

Pippin is a high-flying, death-defying hit Broadway musical! Full of extraordinary acrobatics, wondrous magical feats and soaring songs from the composer of Wicked, Pippin will lift you up and leave you smiling. This unforgettable new production is the winner of four 2013 Tony Awards including Best Musical Revival. Hailed as "an eye-popping, jaw-dropping extravaganza" (NY1), it's unlike anything you have ever seen! Come experience Pippin, one young man's journey to be extraordinary.

This captivating new production comes straight from Broadway, directed by Tony winner Diane Paulus (Finding Neverland, Hair, and The Gershwin's Porgy & Bess). It features sizzling choreography in the style of Bob Fosse and breathtaking acrobatics by Les 7 Doigts de la Main, the creative force behind the nationwide sensation Traces. Pippin is noted for many Broadway standards including "Corner of the Sky," "Magic To Do," "Glory," "No Time at All," "Morning Glow," and "Love Song." Join us... for a magical, unforgettable new Pippin.

 

 

Details:

Pippin The Musical will perform at Theater Orb in Tokyo from Sept 4 through Sept 20.


Please note that the talk back session with cast members for HCJ members is ONLY planned following the 19:00 performance on Sept. 17th


For detailed performance schedule, theater information, and tickets please visit: http://www.pippin2015.jp/


To register for the talk back after the 19:00 performance on Thursday, Sept. 17th, please contact Harvard Club of Japan Events Director Jonathan Harlow at: jonathan@jonathanharlow.com


This contact is for the talk-back session only. Please purchase your tickets through the regular channels, as above, and then contact Jonathan Harlow for the talk back session registration.

 

 

Profile of Pippin The Musical Director Diane Paulus, AB ’88:

Pippin The Musical was directed by Diane Paulus AB'88, She is also the current Artistic Director of the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University, and was selected for the 2014 TIME 100, TIME Magazine’s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Paulus was the 2013 recipient of the Tony Award for Best Director of a Musical (Pippin).