The Verdict: Critics Review Pippin Broadway Revival

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This new incarnation of Roger O. Hirson and Stephen Schwartz's dark and groovy coming-of-age musical premiered at the American Repertory Theater, where Tony Award nominee Diane Paulus (Hair, Porgy and Bess) is artistic director, last fall. The staging incorporates circus choreography and acrobatics by Snider of the Montreal-based circus company Les 7 doigts de la main (7 Fingers).

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.

The critics have filed their reviews, and Playbill.com has collected them for our readers. Click through to read them all. Playbill.com will continue to update our list as the reviews come in.

Pippin Revival Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals, Curtain Call and Cast Party

Pippin Revival Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals, Curtain Call and Cast Party

Tony Award nominee Patina Miller invites audiences into the circus tent housed at the Music Box Theatre, where the first Broadway revival of the Tony Award-winning 1972 pop musical *Pippin* — re-envisioned by Tony Award-nominated director Diane Paulus and circus artist Gypsy Snider — officially opened April 25. Read the Playbill.com story.
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Patina Miller and Matthew James Thomas

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Charlotte d'Amboise and Terrence Mann

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Patina Miller, Matthew James Thomas and Charlotte d'Amboise

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Andrea Martin, Patina Miller, Matthew James Thomas and Charlotte d'Amboise

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<i>Pippin</i> opened April 25 at the Music Box — *Pippin* opened April 25 at the Music Box

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Patina Miller, Matthew James Thomas, Charlotte d'Amboise and Terrence Mann

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Andrea Martin and Patina Miller

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Rachel Bay Jones and Andrea Martin

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Matthew James Thomas, Charlotte d'Amboise, Terrence Mann and Stephanie Pope Caffey

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Jennifer Damiano and Diane Paulus

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Tommy Tune and Diane Paulus

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Will Chase and Debra Messing

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Lorenzo Pisoni and Gypsy Snider

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Fran Weissler and Barry Weissler

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Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman

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