Circus framework adds exciting new dimension to 'Pippin' revival
After rave reviews and four Tonys, including best revival and direction, "Pippin" hits Houston with the national tour's stand at Hobby Center, opening Tuesday. In succession, he tries soldiering, the joys of the flesh, politics and social reform, before finding domestic bliss with a loving widow and her little boy. Composer-lyricist Stephen Schwartz wrote the show as a student at Carnegie Mellon University - reflec…