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LA TIMES - Zachary Pincus-Roth

FEATURE ARTICLE

LA DOWNTOWN NEWS - Julie Riggott

FEATURE ARTICLE

KNBC NEWS - Cary Berglund

FEATURE STORY


REVIEWS

LA Times - F. Kathleen Foley

BEST BET!

"Surprising Success" - "Triumph of Talent"
"Pizazz!" - "Bounty of Eye Candy!"
"Unexpected Depth" - "Pile-driving Urgency"
"Plenty of Fun to be had"
"Excellent Musical Direction"
"Le Phong scores high with his soulful voice"
"Athletically compelling Choi deserves credit"
"Aedo is hilarious" - "Watanabe is winning"
"Dazzling Costumes" - "Virtuosic Light"
"Wonderful Projections"
"Galvanic Choreography"

Full Review


LA Weekly - Steven Leigh Morris

GO!!!

"One of the most taut
and accomplished spectacles"
"Rambunctious and snappy choreography"
"Le Phong has an etherial, sweet voice"
"Dang's lush comic book spectacle"

Full Review
 


LA Citybeat - Don Shirley

CRITIC'S CHOICE!

"Fascinating - Glamour & Glitz"
"Le Phong performance is
extraordinary in itself!"
"Eye-catching - Amusing"

Full Review
 


LA Downtown News - Jeff Favre

"Worthwhile"
"Choi's Charisma is compelling!"
"Exciting Martial Arts-infused Choreography"
"EWP deserves Credit"

Full Review


Daily Variety - Bob Verini

"Eye-popping Pippin"
"Hagiwara's hilarious Charlamagne"
"Catherine, glowing with love & confidence."

Full Review


Daily News - Evan Henerson

"Le Phong moves gracefully and
unleashes a sweetly pure voice"

Full Review


LA Stage Scene - Steven Stanley

Full Review


Supporting Anime Stores
& Hip-Hop Dance Studios

Kinokuniya Bookstore
123 Onizuka Street #205
Los Angeles, CA 90012
213-687-4480

Mini Melt Too
1613 Colorado Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90041
323-258-2300

Orbit Anime
115 South San Gabriel Boulevard
San Gabriel, CA 91776
626-237-0099

Things From Another World
1000 Universal Studios Boulevard
#179
Universal City, CA 91608
www.tfaw.com


Next Generation Community Night Info

PIPPIN

EXTENDED TO JUNE 22!!

Book by Roger O. Hirson
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz

Directed by Tim Dang
Musical Direction by Marc Macalintal
Choreography by Blythe Matsui & Jason Tyler Chong

Set Designer Alan Muraoka
Costume Designer Naomi Yoshida
Lighting Designer Dan Weingarten
Property Master Ken Takemoto
Hair & Make Up Designer Jackie Phillips

The Tony Award winning musical PIPPIN receives a revitalizing twist with theatre anime visuals, hip-hop dance influence and contemporary music arrangements live on stage. Journey with Pippin as he braves the challenges found in the worlds of war, pleasure, politics, art, religion and love as he searches for his true calling. A stunning example of Magic and Merriment! You will witness acts of Lust, Murder and Holy War! From the composer who brought you WICKED and GODSPELL!

A BROADWAY MUSICAL
Opening Night - Wednesday, May 14,  2008
Performance Run - May 15 - June 22, 2008

Wednesday - Saturday @ 8 pm, Sunday @ 2:00pm

Regular Tickets $50 - Orchestra, $45 - Balcony
$5 off Students & Seniors Tickets

Special Events:

Sunday June 1, 2008 @ 2:00 pm
American Sign Language-interpreted performance
$25 Tickets for Deaf & Hard of Hearing Patrons

Wednesday, June 4, 2008 @ 7:00pm
Next Generation Community Night: Pippin, Pizza & Pop
7:00pm - Free Pizza, Soda & live music
8:00pm - Performance of PIPPIN
10:30pm - Opportunity drawing for DVD's, CD's & Nintendo Wii!

Friday, June 6, 2008 @  8:00pm
Benefit Performance for Rodney Kageyama
Click here for more information *TICKETS purchased through Cedar Grove OnStage


Wednesday, June 11, 2008 @ 8:00pm
Post-show discussion with the cast of PIPPIN

For more information, please call East West Players at (213) 625-7000 or email info@eastwestplayers.org.
 
PIPPIN Production photos by Michael Lamont
Click on photos for full 72dpi version
For hi-resolution (300dpi) versions contact Peter Kuo
at PKuo@EastWestPlayers.org or 213.625.7000 x12

Marcus Choi & Company

Marcus Choi & Ethan Le Phong

Marcus Choi & Ethan Le Phong

Cesar Cipriano, Mike Hagiwara
Ethan Le Phong

Chloe Stewart, Ethan Le Phong
Kari Lee Cartwright,
Blythe Matsui

Gedde Watanabe,
Ethan Le Phong, Mike Moh
Ryyn Chua, Cesar Cipriano

Gedde Watanabe
Mike Moh, Cesar Cipriano
Ryyn Chua

William Jay, Ethan Le Phong
Maegan McConnell

Jenn Aedo, Marcus Choi

PIPPIN is presented through special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials are supplied by Music Theater International.

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The nation's premier Asian American theatre.