“Pippin” at CCM: It’s ‘Pippin’ Hot
This is one of my favorite shows and CCM, as usual, brings it to life with the entire package of acting, singing, dancing and technical
March 4, 2022
This is one of my favorite shows and CCM, as usual, brings it to life with the entire package of acting, singing, dancing and technical
“Sometimes I think men raise flags when they can’t get anything else up,” says Berthe…Pippin’s grandmother
Isabella Wagner is outstanding as the lean and hungry Ciaus Cassius. Wagner strength is finding the emotional core in Cassius’ speeches and using that emotion
While the vocals are gorgeous, one of the most unique features of the show is the lack of a large pit offstage. Instead, the actors
The musical is, frankly, a lot: a lot of look, a lot of synth, a lot of meta jokes about artists, gentrification, and 40-year-old gays
“Eli Lucas as George Gibbs and Julianna Weis-Palacios as Emily
Webb are strong…Their version of a balcony scene (played with facing ladders) is touching
“This production brings out the play’s abundant humor and warmth.”
Lochmueller is hilarious and a gifted storyteller
…the sheer gusto of the cast made it hard not to laugh along.
“We fell in love with the city,” McCombs says. “I never dreamed that as actors we could buy a home here.”