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Pippin

  • DECEMBER 5, 2012 – JANUARY 20, 2013

  • Loeb Drama Center

  • Run Time: 2 1/2 hours with one intermission

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A bold new staging of the dark and existential musical you thought you knew. Pippin, on a death-defying journey to find his “corner of the sky,” must choose between a life that’s ordinary or a flash of singular glory.

Need to know

We recommend Pippin for grades 6 and up as it contains mature themes, sexually provocative scenes, and some cursing, but a really fun score. Parental discretion is advised.

 

Notable dates

We recommend Pippin for grades 6 and up as it contains mature themes, sexually provocative scenes, and some cursing, but a really fun score. Parental discretion is advised.

ASL Dates:

January 8, 7:30PM
January 13, 2:00PM

Audio Described Dates:

January 9, 7:30PM*
January 12, 2:00PM*

*Touch tour 1 hour prior

Discussions

There will be post-show discussions with the cast after the 2:00PM performances:

Saturday, 1/5; Wednesday, 1/9; Saturday, 1/12; Wednesday, 1/16; Saturday, 1/19

Alison and Bob Murchison
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Cast

Lewis

Erik Altemus

Lewis

Erik Altemus

A.R.T.: Debut. Off-Broadway: The Fantastiks (Matt). Regional: Hairspray (Link Larkin), Drury Lane, Chicago; And the Curtain Rises (George), Signature Theatre, DC; Parade (Frankie Epps), Musical Theatre of Los Angeles; Yeast Nation; My Fair Lady; The Music Man; Phantom. Workshops: Carrie, Far From Heaven. Film: HBO's Miraculous Year, The Newman Shower (AFI). BFA in Musical Theater from College-Conservatory of Music (CCM).

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Andrew Cekala
Andrew Cekala

Theo

Andrew Cekala

A.R.T.: Pippin (Theo), Marie Antoinette (Dauphin, I.R.N.E. Award). Broadway: Pippin (Theo). Regional: All My Sons (Bert), Huntington Theatre Company; The Life of Galileo (Andrea Sarti), Underground Railway Theatre; A Christmas Story (Ralphie, I.R.N.E. Nomination), New Repertory Theatre; Ragtime (Edgar), Berklee College of Music; The Full Monty (Nathan), Turtle Lane Playhouse; Oliver (Oliver), Wellesley Players. He also has performed in numerous Watertown Children’s Theatre productions and with Revels.

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Fastrada

Charlotte d'Amboise

A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: A Chorus Line (Cassie, Tony nomination); Jerome Robbins’ Broadway (Tony nomination); Sweet Charity; Contact; Chicago; CompanyCan Can; Company; Damn Yankees; Cats. London: Carrie (Chris). National tour: Chicago (Roxie, Winner of LA Ovation Award and LA Drama Critics Circle Award). Regional theater: Parade; Tonight at 8:30; Speed the Plow; Italian American Reconciliation. Film: The Preacher’s WifeThe In Crowd, Every Little Step, Frances.

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Catherine

Rachel Bay Jones

Catherine

Rachel Bay Jones

A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: HAIR (Mother, Buddhadalirama); Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (standby/performed Lucia [Patti LuPone]); Meet Me in St. Louis (Lucille). National Tour: A Christmas Story (Mother); Grand Hotel (Trude); Fiddler on the Roof (Hodel); Rent (Berlin Company, in German). Off-Broadway: Hello Again (The Actress; Drama League nomination), Transport Group. Regional: Sylvia (Sylvia), A Thousand Clowns (Sandra Markowitz), Berkshire Theatre Festival; The King and I (Anna, opposite Lou Diamond Phillips); Evita (Eva, in Spanish and English). By day, Rachel is the mother of Miranda, a nine-year-old girl. Solo Album: ShowFolk. www.rachelbayjones.com

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King Charles

Terrence Mann

Terrence Mann headshot

King Charles

Terrence Mann

(he/him) A.R.T.: ExtraOrdinary, Pippin. Broadway: Tuck Everlasting (Outer Critics Circle nomination), Pippin (Tony Award and Outer Critics Circle nominations), Beauty and The Beast (Tony Award nomination), Les Misérables (Tony Award nomination), Finding Neverland, Cats, The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Addams Family, The Rocky Horror Show, A Christmas Carol. Off-Broadway: Only Gold, Jerry Springer – The Opera (Lucille Lortel nomination), Assassins. TV/Film: “Foundation,” “Sense8,” “The Dresden Files,” Mrs. Santa Claus, “As The World Turns” (Emmy Award nomination), A Chorus Line, Critters.

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Berthe

Andrea Martin

Berthe

Andrea Martin

A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Exit the King (Juliette; Drama Desk, Outer Critics Award nominations); Mel Brooks’s Young Frankenstein (Frau Blucher; Tony, Drama Desk nominations); Oklahoma (Aunt Eller; Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics nominations); Candide (Old Lady; Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics nominations); My Favorite Year (Tony, Drama Desk, Theatre World Awards), Lincoln Center. Regional: Betty’s Summer Vacation (IRNE, Elliot Norton Award), Rose Tattoo, Huntington Theatre. Film: Wag the Dog, The Producers, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, My Big Fat Greek Wedding (SAG nomination—Best Ensemble). TV: "SCTV” (2 Emmy awards for writing and an Emmy nomination for acting); "Sesame Street" (Special Emmy Award); “Nurse Jackie”; “30 Rock.” Miss Martin tours with her one woman show: Andrea Martin “Final Days: Everything Must Go.” www.iamandreamartin.com.

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Leading Player

Patina Miller

Leading Player

Patina Miller

A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Sister Act (Deloris Van Cartier; Tony, Drama Desk, Drama League, Outer Critics Circle Award nominations). West End: Sister Act (Olivier Award nomination). Off-Broadway: Lost in the Stars, Encores!; Hair, The Public Theater; Romantic Poetry, Manhattan Theatre Club. Regional: First You Dream, Kennedy Center; Sister Act, Alliance Theatre, Pasadena Playhouse; Being Alive, Philadelphia Theater Company. Workshops: Book of Mormon; Nightingale; American Idiot. TV: “All My Children.” Musical theater B.F.A. from Carnegie Mellon.

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Matthew James Thomas
Matthew James Thomas

Pippin

Matthew James Thomas

A.R.T.: ExtraOrdinary, Pippin (Pippin). Broadway: Pippin (Pippin), Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark (Peter Parker). West End: Oliver! (Kipper); Whistle Down the Wind (Clarence); Dorian Gray (Dorian); Fame (Schlomo); Popcorn (Wayne), Landor Fringe. Regional/Concert: Diner The Musical (Fenwick), West Side Story Hollywood Bowl (Riff). Film: Billy Elliot; About a Boy; Possession; Bare. TV: Series regular: Stephen Poliakoff’s “Summer Of Rockets” (Nicholas), BBC (March 2019); “The Devil You Know” (Henry Paine), HBO Pilot; “Salvation” (Dr. Sam Carnahan), NBC/Sony Pilot; “Believe NBC” (Morgan); “Britannia High ITV” (Jez Tyler); “Trevor’s World of Sport;” “The Blind Date Murder Mysteries;” “The Lost Prince;” Guest lead: “Casualty,” “Midsomer Murders,” “Bad Girls,” “Genie in the House,” “Doctors,” “The Bill,” “Hero to Zero.”

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Player

Gregory Arsenal

A.R.T.: Debut. Regional: Festival mondial du cirque de demain (Bronze medal)Paris; Sol y circo festival (Bronze medal), Germany; Dummy, GOP Variété Theatre, Germany; Friedrichsbau Variété, Germany; Olympic Games, Vancouver, Les 7 Doigts de la Main; Cabotinage, Vague de Cirque Tent, Canada; C’est Assez Pour Aujourd’hui, Crime, Ou Est le Chef, La TOHU, Canada; Variété et Cetera, Germany; PSY, Les 7 Doigts de la Main, Colombia; Planetary Carnival of Circus Stage Direction, Grand State Circus of Saint-Petersburg, Russia.

 

Gregory Arsenal appears with the permission of Actors’ Equity Association. The A.R.T. gratefully acknowledges Actors’ Equity Association for its assistance on this production.

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Player

Lolita Costet

Player

Lolita Costet

A.R.T.: Debut. Credits: Seuls avec vous: Festival Deltebre Dansa, Spain; Caravanes en cirque, La Grainerie, France; Festival Trapezi, Spain; Convention acrosport, Holland; Pôle cirque de Montpellier, France; Theater op de Markt, Festival de Neerpelt, Belgium; Festival d’Watt, Gödör Klub, Hungary; Glanzlichter, Shortcut, GOP Variété Theatre, Germany; Festival Sol y Circo (“New Talent” prize), Germany; Circus Monti, Switzerland; Gala Federation de Gymnastique Francophone, Belgium; Crece’09, Spain; una storia nella storia, Scola di circo Flic, Italy; Sta onira mas, Greece. TV: “Millow”; RTBF; “Le Tailleur de Neve,” Franco Dragone.

 

Lolita Costet appears with the permission of Actors’ Equity Association. The A.R.T. gratefully acknowledges Actors’ Equity Association for its assistance on this production.

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Player

Colin Cunliffe

A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Evita starring Ricky Martin; The Addams Family; Cry Baby. National Tours: Sweet CharityThe Boyfriend (dir. by Julie Andrews); Fame; Cats. Regional/Other: The Human Comedy, Barrington Stage; Grease, Paper Mill; Annie, Paper Mill; Rocky Horror Picture Show, Le Poisson Rouge. He was also the director and creator of Broadway Loves San Miguel in San Miguel De Allende, Mexico. He would like to thank Gypsy, Diane and Chet for bringing him into and letting him run away with the circus. A special high five to his pal Tyrone J- From P.A. to the Circus Ring my friend, much love.

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Player

Andrew Fitch

Player

Andrew Fitch

A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Monty Python’s Spamalot. New York: Heat Wave: The Jack Cole Project, Queens Theatre; Follies, Girl Crazy, City Center Encores!; Radio City Christmas Spectacular; Sinatra, Radio City Music Hall. National Tour: Billy Elliot; Monty Python’s Spamalot; Victor/Victoria; Jesus Christ Superstar (Peter). Regional: Fiddler on the Roof, North Shore Music Theater; Gypsy (Tulsa), Damn Yankees (Rocky), Stages St. Louis; Whatever Happened to Baby Jane, Evita, TUTS, Houston; Guys and Dolls, North Carolina Theater.

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Player

Orion Griffiths

A.R.T.: Debut. Performances: Circus Los Muchoso’s, Circus Funder Plunder, The Shrine Circus, Arnold Classic Sports Festival. Born into a circus family, he has been performing since he was four. He is training with his family in San Francisco to create their own show. He hopes to one day compete in the Monte-Carlo International Circus Festival.

 

Orion Griffiths appears with the permission of Actors’ Equity Association. The A.R.T. gratefully acknowledges Actors’ Equity Association for its assistance on this production.

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Viktoria Grimmy

A.R.T.: Debut. Circus and theater: Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus; Cirque du Soliel; Big Apple Circus; Royal Hannaford Circus; Circus Hamid; Busch Gardens Tampa FL; Hephaestus: A Greek Mythology Circus Tale, Goodman Theatre. Live shows: On Tour With Britney Spears World Circus Tour. Competitions: Monte-Carlo International Circus Festival (Bronze Medal, Solo Aerialist To Place); World Circus Festival in Latina Italy (Bronze Medal Winner). Film: Burlesque. Television: “Shake It Up!”; “Switched”; “Glee/Superbowl Commercial.” Fifth Generation Circus performer.

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Player

Olga Karmansky

A.R.T.: Debut. US Tours: Panic! At The DiscoGymnastics Superstars. International: Allora + Calzadilla, Venice Biennale, Italy. Television: “Law & Order: SVU”; “Strange Beauty” (Contortionist). Rhythmic Gymnastics, 2004 US Olympic team Alternate, two-time Pan American Champion.

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Bethany Moore

Player

Bethany Moore

A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway/New York: Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark (original company); Into the Woods (Florinda, u/s Witch), The Public Theater. Tours: Chorus Line (Judy), 1st National Tour; Cats (Bombalurina). Regional: The Producers (Ulla), Kansas City Starlight; Drowsy Chaperone (Janet); Urinetown (Hope); Legally Blonde (Margot).

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Stephanie Pope

A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway/National Tours: Thoroughly Modern Millie (Muzzy Van Hossmere); Chicago (Velma Kelly); Fosse (Leading Player); Smokey Joe’s Café (Brenda); A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum (Gymnasia); Jelly’s Last Jam (The Hunnies); Sweet Charity (Helene); Bob Fosse’s Big Deal. Off-Broadway: The Ziegfeld Follies of 1936; Abraham Lincoln’s Big Gay Dance Party. Regional: Pippin (Fastrada); Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Television: “Law and Order: SVU”; “One Life to Live”; “All My Children”; “OZ.”

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Philip Rosenberg

A.R.T.: Debut. Off-Broadway: TRACES, Les 7 Doigts de la Main, Union Square Theatre. Regional: TRACES (touring), Les 7 Doigts de la Main, Saddlers Wells in London, Casino de Paris, The Sydney Opera House; The Birdhouse Factory, The New Pickle Circus, Palace of Fine Arts Theatre; Dummy, GOP Variété Theatre, Germany; Die Boscars, Variété et Cetera Theatre, Germany; Cabotinage, Vague de Cirque Tent, Canada; LA VIE, Les 7 Doigts de la Main, France; C’est Assez Pour Aujourd’hui, Les Feuilles Mortes, Ou Est le Chef, La TOHU, Canada; Vau de Vire Society, The Regency Ballroom; Planetary Carnival of Circus Stage Direction, Grand State Circus of Saint-Petersburg, Russia.

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Yannick Thomas

A.R.T.: Debut. Regional: Festival mondial du cirque de demain (Bronze medal), Paris; Sol y circo festival (Bronze medal), Germany; Dummy, GOP Variété Theatre, Germany; Friedrichsbau Variété, Germany; Olympic Games, Vancouver, Les 7 Doigts de la Main; Cabotinage, Vague de Cirque Tent, Canada; C’est Assez Pour Aujourd’hui, Crime, Ou Est le Chef, La TOHU, Canada; Variété et Cetera, Germany; PSY, Les 7 Doigts de la Main, Colombia; Planetary Carnival of Circus Stage Direction, Grand State Circus of Saint-Petersburg, Russia.

 

Yannick Thomas appears with the permission of Actors’ Equity Association. The A.R.T. gratefully acknowledges Actors’ Equity Association for its assistance on this production.

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Molly Tynes

Player

Molly Tynes

A.R.T.: Debut. New York: CHIX 6 (Lola Touche), Pre-Broadway Production at the Queens Theatre. Tours: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Baroness u/s), 1st National Tour; Pippin (Manson Trio), Goodspeed Opera House and National Tour. Regional: Legally Blonde (Brooke Wyndham), Arvada Center; Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Baroness), Lyric Theatre of OK; Curtains, Paper Mill Playhouse and TUTS; Annie Get Your Gun, Goodspeed Opera House; On the Town, Paper Mill Playhouse; Guys and Dolls, Riverside Theatre. Thanks to the entire artistic team, The Mine, and my family.

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Player

Anthony Wayne

Player

Anthony Wayne

A.R.T.: Debut. BroadwayAnything GoesPriscilla, Queen of the Desert (Jimmy). Off-Broadway: Bells Are Ringing, Anyone Can Whistle, Encores!; Once on this Island (Papa Ge), Gallery Players. Tours: A Chorus Line (Richie, 1st National Tour), The Color Purple (1st National Tour). Fame (Tyrone Jackson). Regional: Robin and the 7 Hoods, Old Globe; Sophisticated Ladies, Arena Stage. www.awayne.com C.E.O./President of awayne Productions, Inc.: FABULOUS, ONE MORE TIME: A SYLVESTER CONCERT (Sylvester). For Kendrell... “You Know How To Love Me.”

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Orchestra

Additional staff

CASTING
DUNCAN STEWART AND COMPANY
Duncan Stewart CSA, Benton Whitley CSA,
Andrea Zee

Harvard 2012 Summer Interns with support from the Office of the President and Provost and in partnership with the Office of Career Services: Madeleine Bersin, Rachel Gibian, Heather Mauldin, Civry Melvin, Anise Molina, Benjamin Moss, Ryan Smillie, Susanna Wolk

Original choreography for “Manson Trio” by Bob Fosse
“Spread a Little Sunshine” dance arrangement by Zane Mark

SPECIAL THANKS

Barry and Fran Weissler, Howard and Janet Kagan
Jill Johnson, Christine Bennett, Marin Orlosky, Harvard Dance Center;
Dana Knox, Andrew Gitchel, Farkas Hall;
Jack Megan, Eric Engel, and the entire Office for the Arts at Harvard University

Bobby Hedglin-Taylor, Director of Espana Streb Trapeze Academy at the STREB lab for Action Mechanics. www.BobbyHedglinTaylor.com

Liz Perlman, Costume Works; Larry Lelli, Shannon Ford, Rehearsal Drummers; Stephen Gabis, NYC Dialect Coach; Johnathan Carr, Flame Video; Margaret Cotter, Union Square Theater; Jit Seneviratne, Gibney Dance; Steve Routh, Pearl Studios; Circus Warehouse, Event Illuminations and Cat Entertainment Services; Christi Tisdale, Stephanie Sine, and Polly Solomon, Assistants to Mr. Hedglin-Taylor; Bonnie Baggesen, Emerson College; Tony Robillard, BU Track and Tennis Center; Alecia Parker; B.J. Holt; Clint Bond; Mhari Sandoval; Triney Sandoval; Bryce Gilifillian; Megan Jones.


First performance at the Loeb Drama Center on December 5, 2012
Originally produced on the Broadway stage by Stuart Ostrow
Directed on the Broadway stage by Bob Fosse

PIPPIN Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI), New York, NY. www.MTIShows.com

Matthew James Thomas, Gregory Arsenal, Lolita Costet, Orion Griffiths, and Yannick Thomas are appearing with the permission of Actors’ Equity Association.  The A.R.T. gratefully acknowledges Actors’ Equity Association for its assistance on this production.