Pippin, his life and times [dvd] / Sheehan-Tele-Scenes in association with the Elkins Organization, Ltd. ... [et al.] present the David Sheehan video production ; music & lyrics by Stephen Schwartz ; book by Roger O. Hirson ; stage direction by Kathryn Doby ; directed and produced for television by David Sheehan.
Ben Vereen (Leading Player) ; William Katt (Pippin) ; Leslie Dennison (Catherine) ; Benjamin Rayson (Charlemagne) ; Martha Raye (Berthe) ; Chita Rivera (Fastrada). Videotaped live at the Hamilton Place Theatre, Hamilton, Ontario. Originally produced for television in 1981. Original New York production choreographed and directed by Bob Fosse ; produced on Broadway by Stuart Ostrow. Special features include: Bob Fosse interview ; actor bios.
Summary:
Using the medieval legend of Charlemagne's son, Pippin, heir apparent to the Holy Roman Empire, this musical pageant is a parable about a young man's search for meaning and truth.
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