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Book SynopsisIn Magic to Do, which celebrates the 50th anniversary of Pippin''s opening, two-time Pulitzer Prize jury member Elysa Gardner turns her attention to this innovative show, the musical retelling of the story of Prince Pippin, son of Charlemagne, and his quest for an extraordinary life. Magic to Do dives deep into the legendary clashes, backstage drama, and incredible artistic synergy that produced one of Broadway''s most influential musicals, a show that paved the way for the pop-informed musicals that we know and love today. Full of big personalities, brilliant creative minds, and never-before-told stories, Magic to Do is an intimate look at a moment in history, a time and a place in which popular culture was as defined by conflictbetween the young and the old, idealism and cynicism, creation and destructionas anything else. Gardner draws out this friction through her examination of the creative struggles between Pippin''s director/choreographer, the iconic Bob Fosse, for
