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1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert
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Originally produced for television in 1981
Using the medieval legend of Charlemagne's son, Pippin, heir apparent to the Holy Roman Empire, this musical pageant is a parable about a young man's search for meaning and truth
Original New York production choreographed and directed by Bob Fosse ; produced on Broadway by Stuart Ostrow
Special features include: Bob Fosse interview ; actor bios
Choreography, Kathryn Doby ; set designer, Tony Walton ; costume and mask designer, Patricia Zipprodt ; lighting, Jules Fisher ; music direction, Stanley Lebowsky ; videotape editors, Arden Rynew...[et. al]
Ben Vereen (Leading Player) ; William Katt (Pippin) ; Leslie Dennison (Catherine) ; Benjamin Rayson (Charlemagne) ; Martha Raye (Berthe) ; Chita Rivera (Fastrada)
Videotaped live at the Hamilton Place Theatre, Hamilton, Ontario
DVD; NTSC, All regions; Dolby Digital Stereo sound