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What is the movie Pippin about?

The ensemble cast tells the story of Pippin, a young prince who longs to find passion and adventure in his life. To prove his loyalty to his distracted father, King Charles, Pippin goes to war. But when the Leading Player convinces the prince to fight tyranny, Pippin kills Charles and takes over the throne.

In respect to this, is pippin appropriate for all ages?

Pippin is officially recommended for children age 8 and older, though I'd personally suggest a bit older (10 and up). The show runs 2 hours and 35 minutes with one 20-minute intermission.

What is the point of Pippin?

The underlying theme of Pippin is not the choice between good and evil/life and death. It is between reality and non-‐reality, the true and the magical ("We've got Magic to do"). Pippin wants Glory, Power, Sex and anything that will make him feel Extraordinary.

Who is the villain in Pippin?

Fastrada is Pippin's somewhat evil stepmother, and gets her way by being sexy and vixenish.

Regarding this, what does pippin mean in slang?

a highly admired

2 : a highly admired or very admirable person or thing.

You can also ask: how does pippin end?

In the original production, the show ends with Pippin, Catherine and Theo together in the middle of a barren stage. In more recent productions, Pippin and Catherine both leave the stage while Theo ends the show by singing a reprise of "Corner of the Sky", as characters and players join him back on stage.

Keeping this in consideration, is the leading player in pippin the devil?

Leading Player is Pippin's own Devil on his shoulder, but he's not only that. (I use "he" for Leading Player because that's how "he" was written, even though both productions I worked on in the 80s and 90s had women in the role, like this revival.)

How does Catherine describe herself in Pippin?

She describes herself as an ordinary woman with ordinary needs. Unfortunately, nothing she says to Pippin makes him change ("Kind of Woman").

Is rent appropriate for a 12 year old?

In short, Rent is a must-see film for fans of the show and of musicals in general. But its messages of friendship and devotion come along with lots of potentially offensive content that is not (in my opinion) excessive, but iffy for kids.

Is Pippin risque?

The show is lonnnnnnnnnng– too long for most kids to handle. At the same time, I'm not at all upset that my kids saw Pippin. Although risque, it stayed well within the PG-13 boundary, so all that side-eye was totally unnecessary, people!

By Felic