RW3
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#1Pippin coming to London?
Posted: 9/13/14 at 11:12pmIf the revival of Pippin comes to London, who would you want cast?
Lord Adalbert
Chorus Member Joined: 9/12/14
#2Pippin coming to London?
Posted: 9/14/14 at 3:46amWon't happen Pippin was received poorly in London from the start
lotiloti
Broadway Star Joined: 1/23/06
#2Pippin coming to London?
Posted: 9/14/14 at 6:23am
I understand it's coming 2015.
I predict it will be PM & MJT will come over.
sparepart973
Broadway Star Joined: 4/7/12
#3Pippin coming to London?
Posted: 9/14/14 at 10:07am
This is the first time I hear that it's coming to London in 2015. I personally don't see it happening. I honestly don't see it having cross-over appeal to British audiences.
I, for one, saw the Boston tryouts and thought it was thoroughly overrated, and just completely irrelevant and frivolous.
#4Pippin coming to London?
Posted: 9/14/14 at 11:21amThere was talk after the Tony win but I can't see it happening now. If they did Patina would make sense and they'd need a name to sell it. Daniel Radcliffe could work
sparepart973
Broadway Star Joined: 4/7/12
#5Pippin coming to London?
Posted: 9/14/14 at 3:10pm
Pippin has some relevancy in American nostalgic pop culture. That kind of stamp does not really exist in British pop culture. It's a very obscure show. At best it could be marketed as one of the early shows by the composer of Wicked, but I doubt people would buy into it.
I would imagine that the Broadway production is doing quite well, but turn over is so high and quick on Broadway, and especially with the tour hitting major American cities. I don't see it as a big tourist attraction. And while it has a big visual aspect, I think it demands domestic or English speakers to understand it. It asks a little bit more from its audiences than say Mama Mia or Phantom to follow the plot and be engaged. I give it another full year before it closes.
#6Pippin coming to London?
Posted: 9/14/14 at 5:57pmIf the Menier couldn't sell what was a much more innovative production of PIPPIN, there's no way the BWay version would work here.
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Lord Adalbert
Chorus Member Joined: 9/12/14
#8Pippin coming to London?
Posted: 9/14/14 at 11:20pmBoeing Boeing got awful reviews when it first started in New York then the revival got great reviews and the tony. times change
#9Pippin coming to London?
Posted: 9/15/14 at 2:19amExcept this isn't about review it's public interest. The Menier production wasn't that long ago.
#10Pippin coming to London?
Posted: 9/15/14 at 12:30pm
Boeing Boeing is an excellent example, but nothing can save Pippin here, except the circus tricks, but I even think the critics would be thicker skinned for this too.
It was rumoured to go into the Phoenix, when Once was really struggling.
ajh
Broadway Star Joined: 5/6/11
#11Pippin coming to London?
Posted: 9/15/14 at 1:44pmThe Menier production was, imho, misconceived but this new Broadway version is utter magic. I think if marketed correctly it could do really well in the West End. I'd have Nicola Hughes as LP and Josefina Gabrielle as Fastrada.
#12Pippin coming to London?
Posted: 9/15/14 at 7:57pmI think this could work. The Menier production, physically, was not interesting enough to sell. It was too "concept". This is far more traditional, with a bigger focus on the circus elements. This could sell. Would be great to see it at The Phoenix.
mjohnson2
Broadway Star Joined: 11/2/13
#13Pippin coming to London?
Posted: 9/17/14 at 8:03pmBOEING BOEING is a wonderful show, whereas PIPPIN... not so much
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alterego
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/5/03
AnythingGoes23
Broadway Star Joined: 11/21/11
#15Pippin coming to London?
Posted: 9/24/14 at 3:00am
Don't be suprised to see this announced to come over. Barry and Fran Weisler love London and were gutted to close Chicago here. If the right venue came up, it would come.
Phoenix was heavily rumoured with Bonnie Langford playing Berthe last year but I don't know if that's still a plan...
lotiloti
Broadway Star Joined: 1/23/06
Broadway Star Joined: 12/31/69
#17Pippin coming to London?
Posted: 9/25/14 at 4:34am
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Kaufman It must be NOT doing too well on Broadway because they hired this guy
Updated On: 9/25/14 at 04:34 AM
