Happy Hour #103 - Think About the Pod, Pippin - ‘Pippin’

Strike up the band and pull back the curtain on Stephen Schwartz’s odyssey musical - ‘Pippin'. This musical gained legendary status when it was revived recently but we go right back to the start to look at its complex origins with a burgeoning Stephen Schwartz and a high-flying Bob Fosse. We also dissect the various endings that have existed throughout the years and come up with a few of our own, go over some of the incredible handling of its themes and we tell a few home truths… Pippin (New Broadway Cast Recording) iTunes / Spotify Support the Show ➤ SHOW NOTES I still think ‘come and waste an hour or two…zoobilee zoo’ is one of the funniest things I’ve ever said. But hey, enjoy Ben Vereen as a snow leopard mayor. And he’s still got it! But to be fair this was filmed in 2002. But I have no doubts that 20 years later he can still move just as well… Wanna get liminal? Check out Bo Burnam’s incredible new Netflix special, ‘Inside.’ There’s so much great Andrea Martin content out there but here’s some of the zaniest. Remember you can come chat to us about the episode on Twitter and Instagram @jimandtomic! Or if you wanna pop OFF then jump into our email inbox at jimandtomic@gmail.com! Or come join us on the discord! A Semi-Autobiographical Quiz Question Our next show, autobiographical in nature, was written by the author whilst they were recovering from the events contained within the show. What show? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Happy Hour #103 - Think About the Pod, Pippin - ‘Pippin’ is an episode from Jim and Tomic's Musical Theatre Happy Hour by Jim and Tomic.

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This episode was published on Jul 3, 2021.

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