Angeles Harbor College also recorded and released a cast album of their production in 1980. 1981 filmed production In 1981, a stage production of Pippin was videotaped for Canadian television. The stage production was directed by Kathryn Doby, Bob Fosse's dance captain for the original Broadway production, and David Sheehan directed the video. Ben Vereen returned for the role of Leading Player, while William Katt played the role of Pippin. However, this version was a truncated adaptation and several sections of the play were cut. Originally, Catherine sings "I Guess I’ll Miss the Man" after Pippin departs, but this song does not appear in the video. The cast included: Ben Vereen as Leading Player William Katt as Pippin Leslie Denniston as Catherine Benjamin Rayson as Charlemagne Martha Raye as Berthe Chita Rivera as Fastrada Christopher Chadman as Lewis Proposed feature film In 2003, Miramax acquired the feature film rights for Pippin, following the success of the film adaptation of the musical Chicago. It was announced in April 2013 that The Weinstein Company has set director/screenwriter James Ponsoldt to pen and adapt the film. In December 2014, Craig Zadan announced that his next project with coproducer Neil Meron would be Pippin, to be produced for The Weinstein Company. In April 2018, the film rights have quietly reverted to Schwartz following The Weinstein Company's bankruptcy filing with the project being shopped to other studios. Awards and nominations Original Broadway production 2013 Broadway revival Notes References External links Pippin: The Musical, official site for 2013 Broadway revival Pippin at the Music Theatre International website Pippin: An Analysis at New Line Theatre Pippin cast recording at Amazon.com Pippin Moves from the Stage to the Big Screen Video of the original commercial 1972 musicals Broadway musicals West End musicals Existentialist plays One-act musicals Drama Desk Award-winning musicals Musicals choreographed by Bob Fosse Plays set in the Middle Ages Cultural depictions of Charlemagne Musical television films Tony Award-winning musicals Musicals by Stephen Schwartz