PIPPIN Tour to Stop at San Jose's Center for the Performing Arts in January

Ring in the New Year with the South Bay premiere of the thrilling 2013 Tony Award-winning musical PIPPIN - hailed as "an eye-popping, jaw-dropping, VISUALLY STUNNING extravaganza.

Presented by Broadway San Jose, a Nederlander Presentation, PIPPIN will play San Jose's Center for the Performing Arts (255 Almaden Blvd.) for a limited engagement from January 5-10 2016. Press night will be held on Tuesday, January 5. Tickets for PIPPIN range in price from $33-$108 and are available now online at www.ticketmaster.com, in-person at the City National Civic Theatre Box Office (150 West San Carlos Street), or by calling 800-982-ARTS (2787). Ticket prices are subject to change without notice.

The performance schedule for the San Jose engagement of PIPPIN is as follows: Tuesday, January 5 at 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, January 6 at 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, January 7 at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, January 8 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, January 9 at 2 & 8 p.m.; Sunday, January 10 at 1 & 6:30 p.m.

PIPPIN is back for the first time since it thrilled audiences 40 years ago... With a beloved score by Tony nominee Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Godspell), PIPPIN tells the story of a young prince on a death-defying journey to find meaning in his existence. Will he choose a happy but simple life? Or will he risk everything for a singular flash of glory? This captivating new production, directed by Tony Award winner Diane Paulus (Hair and The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess), features sizzling choreography by Tony Award nominee Chet Walker in the style of Bob Fosse and circus creation of breathtaking acrobatics by Gypsy Snider of the Montreal-based circus company Les 7 doigts de la main (also known as 7 Fingers) the creative force behind the nationwide sensation Traces. PIPPIN is noted for many Broadway standards including "Corner of the Sky," "Magic To Do," "Glory," "No Time at All," "Morning Glow," and "Love Song."

PIPPIN, the most nominated Broadway show of 2013, won four 2013 Tony Awards including Best Revival of a Musical, four Drama Desk Awards, seven Outer Critic Circle Awards, and the Drama League Award.

This thrilling production continues to dazzle audiences on tour across the U.S.!

With a book by Roger O. Hirson and music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, PIPPIN features music supervision and arrangements by Nadia DiGiallonardo, orchestrations by Tony Award-winner Larry Hochman, scenic design by Tony Award winner Scott Pask, costume design by Dominique Lemieux, lighting design by Tony Award-winner Kenneth Posner, sound design by Jonathan Deans and Garth Helm.

Barry & Fran Weissler and Howard & Janet Kagan present the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) production of PIPPIN with Lisa Matlin, Kyodo Tokyo, Stephen E. McManus, A&A Gordon, Tom Smedes/Peter Stern, Broadway Across America, Independent Presenters Network, Norton Herrick, Allen Spivak,Rebecca Gold, David Robbins/Bryan S. Weingarten, Philip Hagemann/Murray Rosenthal, Hugh Hayes/Jonathan Reinis/Jamie Cesa, Jim Kierstead/Carlos Arana/Myla Lerner, Ben Feldman, Just For Laughs Theatricals, Square 1 Theatrics, Sharon A. Carr/Patricia R. Klausner, Wendy Federman/Carl Moellenberg, Infinity Theatre Company/Michael Rubenstein, and Michael A. Alden/Dale Badway/Ken Mahoney.

Join us... for this magical, unforgettable production the New York Times declared "Astonishing! A PIPPIN for the 21st Century."

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