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Alice Hirson (div.) Children. David Hirson (son) Roger Overholt Hirson (May 5, 1926 – May 27, 2019) [1] was an American dramatist and screenwriter best known for his books of the Broadway musicals, Pippin, for which he was nominated for a Tony Award, [2] and Walking Happy. He contributed extensively for original television anthology series ...
Pippin is a 1972 musical written by Stephen Schwartz and Roger O. Hirson. It tells the story of the young son of Charlemagne desperately looking for a place to belong. Actually, it doesn't. The show is a Play Within a Play performed by a friendly (but slightly creepy) group of players led by the mysterious Leading Player.
Synopsis. As told by a traveling troupe of actors led by the cunning and charming Leading Player, Pippin is the story of a young prince, heir to the throne, who is searching for his own “corner of the sky.”. Pippin returns from university certain that he will find a fulfilling purpose in life. As encouraged by the Leading Player, Pippin ...
Jan 1, 2001 · Roger O. Hirson, Stephen Schwartz. 3.90. 528 ratings19 reviews. Magic to Do * Simple Joys * Corner of the Sky * No Time at All * Spread a Little Sunshine. Genres Plays Theatre Musicals Drama Fiction Music Historical Fiction. 112 pages, Mass Market Paperback.
May 29, 2019 · David Hirson. Roger O. Hirson, a prominent writer for live television in the 1950s and ’60s who collaborated with the composer Stephen Schwartz on the hit Broadway musical “Pippin,” died on ...
Stephen Schwartz and Roger O. Hirson's 1972 Broadway musical Pippin has long been a personal obsession of mine. So it may be difficult for me to be truly objective about it. But I've seen Pippin's that are dire (as at the Menier in 2011, which re-conceived it as a computer game playing out in Pippin's
May 27, 2019 · Roger O. Hirson. Born. May 05, 1926. Died. May 27, 2019. edit data. Roger O. Hirson was an American dramatist and screenwriter best known for his books of the Broadway musicals, Pippin, for which he was nominated for a Tony Award, and Walking Happy.
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