Pippin

Pippin, the young son of Charlemagne, searches for meaning and fulfilment through war, politics, sex, revolution, and art, urged on by a mysterious Leading Player who promises that an extraordinary life awaits. But each grand adventure leaves Pippin empty, and he must ultimately choose between spectacular self-destruction and the quiet, imperfect love of an ordinary life. Stephen Schwartz's dazzling meta-theatrical musical uses the trappings of a medieval tale to ask timeless questions about purpose and identity.