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So, me and Kirsten just watched Pippin, which we've had on VHS for years but never opened. I liked the music a lot, and Ben Vereen and the guy from The Greatest American Hero, but I hated the ending. It was the most anticlimactic ending to a musical I've ever seen. Apparently Bob Fosse is partly to blame for that. But some blame must also be given to Stephen Schwartz, who I think should have composed a rousing final number, even if it would've been completely against the point of the show. Principles should always be sacrificed for big, rousing musical numbers. (There is, in fact a rousing final number, but it does not end the show. Shows should be ended with a song, not a depressing, silent stage and a half-hearted "Ta-da!".)

I'm going to hate myself for this opinion in the morning. What a Philistine I'll think myself. My opinions are always stronger at 3 in the morning.

Now, perversely, I have an urge to watch early episodes of Angel because, evidently, the guy who originated the role of Pippin on Broadway (not the guy from The Greateest American Hero) played a villain named Linwood.

(And, to add another bar to a theme, Rubinstein reminisces about playing Pippin on Usenet in 1995.)

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