Pippin
Directed by Matthew Gardiner
Choreographed by Rachel Leigh Dolan
Music Direction by Jon Kalbfleisch
Associate Director: Clancey Yovanovich Association Choreographer: Georgia Monroe
Associate MD: William Yanesh
Cast
Dylan Arredondo, Brayden Bambino, Ellison Bihm, Ben Bogen, Calvin L'mont Cooper, Candice Hatakeyama, Eric Hissom, Naomi Jacobson, Georgia Monroe, Cedric Neal, Veronica Quezada, Maria Rizzo, Ian Rubin, Awa Sal Secka, Ryan Sellers, Alanna Sibrián, Jacob Taylor Starks, Emily Steinhardt, Hank von Kolnitz, Alonso Nicolas Waller, Liz Weber, Jillian Wessel
Media
The reviews are in…
Circling around that stage is an ensemble of eight players (Ben Bogen, Calvin L’mont Cooper, Candice Hatakeyama, Georgia Monroe, Alanna Sibrian, Jacob Taylor Starks, Emily Steinhardt, Hank von Kolnitz) that comprise the core of this production, and their collective performance is the scene stealer. As a unit, this troupe utilizes innovative choreography (Rachel Leigh Dolan), striking facials, and transformative presence to shape the story.
The choreography by Rachel Leigh Dolan is terrific in every number but perhaps reaches a climax in “With You” where the players continue Pippin’s education in the sexual arena
The eight Players — excellent dancers all — find Fosse-esque qualities in the sardonic and sarcastic sexiness set forth in Dolan’s movement language.
The way that the ensemble of players -- all hauntingly clad in ghastly pale harlequin drapery from Signature favorite Erik Teague --dart around is staggering.
