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As summer segues into autumn, the Denver Center Attractions theater season is up and running with Pippin, a Tony Award-winning musical that’s proven itself timeless on Broadway, where the Brechtian ’70s hit resurfaced again last year to rave reviews. Bob Fosse’s involvement in the original show, featuring music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Roger O. Hirson, as well as a nod to cirque-style choreography, all give Pippin a sizzling edge even in the present.
Luci Arnaz anchors the touring cast in the role of Berthe, while actor John Rubenstein, who created the role of Pippin in the show’s 1972 premiere, returns in the role of Charles; other names in the cast include The Voice fourth-season finalist Sasha Allen as Leading Player and Kyle Selig as the 21st-century version’s modern Pippin.
Pippin opens today at the Buell Theatre, in the Denver Performing Arts Complex, and runs daily except Mondays through September 20; get you hot tickets, starting at $25, at denvercenter.org or call 303-893-4100.
Saturdays, Sundays, 2 p.m.; Tuesdays-Sundays, 7:30 p.m. Starts: Sept. 6. Continues through Sept. 20, 2014
