Recent events cut down on the charm of 'Pippin'

From: Charleston Gazette | Date: May 8, 2004 | Copyright information

Bob Schwarz, bobschwarz@wvgazette.com

Recent events have made "Pippin" a good deal more topical than when the Guild last did the show.

For me at least, that wasn't all to the good when the Charleston Light Opera Guild opened the Stephen Schwartz musical Friday night at the Civic Center Little Theater.

Maybe it's that scene when Pippin, in search of that something extra that would bring fulfillment to his life, tries to become a warrior. On the eve of battle against the Visigoths, Pippin's father Charlemagne, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, seeks comfort in prayer. The always awkward and ...

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