Broadway show ‘Pippin’ to perform at Purdue in April

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A Broadway revival of “Pippin” will bring an enchanting musical that incorporates Bob Fosse-style choreography, a big top set, and high-flying circus acrobatics to campus April 15 at 7:30 p.m. in Elliott Hall of Music. This performance is presented by Purdue Convocations with support from Westminster Village and Kettlehut Construction, Inc.

 “Pippin” will swing into Elliott Hall of Music with a dazzling new production based on the revival originally directed by Diane Paulus who also directed “Waitress,” “Hair,” and “Porgy and Bess.” “Pippin” won four Drama Desk Awards and four Tony Awards in 2013, including Best Revival of a Musical.

This is “Pippin” like you’ve never seen it before. The show incorporates choreography in the style of Bob Fosse and exciting circus acrobatics. The big top set and high-flying acrobats add to the spectacle, along with the knife throwing, hula hooping and gravity-defying balancing acts.

The magical score from Oscar and Grammy Award-winning songwriter Stephen Schwartz includes such hits as “Magic to Do,” “Corner of the Sky,” “Morning Glow,” and “No Time at All,” and brings the enchanted story of “Pippin” to life in this tale of a young prince’s search for passion, adventure and the meaning of life.

Tickets are $26-$57 and are available at the Stewart Center box office at 765-494-3933 or 800-914-SHOW. Group tickets are also available to groups of 10 or more. Call 765-494-3933 for more details or visit https://purdue.edu/convocations/group-sales/.

Initiated in 1902, Purdue Convocations was one of the first professional performing arts presenters in the United States. Each year, Convocations offers the region 30-40 performances of widely varying genres: Broadway-style shows, theater, dance, children's theater, world music, jazz, and chamber music, along with rock, pop, country and comedy attractions. With a vision for connecting artists and audiences in artistic dialogue and for drawing in academic discourse, Purdue Convocations aims to promote frequent exposure to and familiarity with human cultural expression in a multitude of forms and media. 

Source: Abby Eddy, Purdue Convocations director of marketing, 765-494-9712, aeeddy@purdue.edu 

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