Star Tribune - Recommended

"...Stephen Schwartz's songs are good, but the show would not be enough without the spectacle and, for that, we must salute the lasting creativity of Bob Fosse."
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Twin Cities Pioneer Press - Recommended

"..."Pippin" was an enormous hit when it opened on Broadway in 1972 but it wasn't revived for 40 years because so much of its initial success was attributed to director/choreographer Bob Fosse's inimitable, hip-popping, hand-splaying style. Some of that has been retained in this new "Pippin" -- the choreography is credited to Chet Walker, "in the style of Bob Fosse" -- but director Diane Paulus has re-imagined the show in a circus setting, its slight story dressed up with magic tricks, trapeze acts and acrobats, fearlessly springing all over the stage."
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Aisle Say Twin Cities - Recommended

"...Broadway veteran John Rubinstein (King Charles), who created the role of Pippin in the 1972 production, Sam Lips as Pippin in this production, Kristine Reese (Catherine), and Priscilla Lopez (Berthe) also gave laugh-out-loud and touching performances. And the acrobats....what can I say about the troupe of performers from Montreal's Les Doigts De La Main who fly through the air, flip over yoga balls, perform classic magic tricks and execute superhuman feats of strength and flexibility while acting and providing supporting vocals? Just amazing. In casting the musical, Paulus said she found "circus performers who were also eager to sing and Broadway performers eager to clown" and we found the casting just about perfect. Chet Walker's brilliant choreography blended seamlessly the circus and the Fosse."
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