The script says that "Pippin" is set in 780 A.D. in the Holy Roman Empire, but the musical's story, written by Stephen Schwartz in the '70s, is meant to be timeless.
The musical, presented by UAC's MUSKET, maintains its immortality of the title character's struggle to discover what he wants to do with life. 
UAC's 'Pippin' searches for perfection
Two years ago, the literary world was buzzing over "Primary Colors," the in-depth roman a clef about the Clinton campaign written by an anonymous author (later revealed to be Newsweek reporter Joe Klein). Now, the film world is equally enthusiastic about the movie version - a necessarily simplified but equally compelling film.
'Colors' challenges political perceptions
Anniversaries are always good excuses for people to do something special, be it a candlelit dinner, an unexpected present or some other gentle show of kindness.
But rarely does an entire city get to benefit from the personal milestones of just one celebration. Fortunately for Ann Arbor, Rolling Stone has decided to commemorate its 30 years of chronicling popular culture by bringing its multimedia Covers Tour to the Union for display today through Thursday.
Rolling Stone covers 30 rockin' years
When only half of an album is worth listening to, should music fans pay the whole $15 for a CD?
Those who say no should probably stay away from Semisonic's "Feeling Strangely Fine." But listeners who are willing to risk $7.50 can look forward to six great songs. Breaking Records: Semisonic's 'Fine' isn't worth the cost
We're definitely not "Walking in Memphis" anymore. "Burning the Daze," Marc Cohn's recent release, is not full of the same emotion that was present on his earlier projects. This is not to say the production of this album is bad, it just does not have any surefire hits or soulful ballads that brought everyone to enjoy Marc Cohn's music in the first place.New CD finds Cohn walking in mediocrity
With its debut LP "Decksanddrumsandrock-androll," the British big-beat duo Alex Gifford and Will White (a.k.a. The Propellerheads) has created a solid combination of hip-hop, funk and dance music. Granted, this type of act seems to come a dime a dozen these days (with somehow every group having had a hit on "BBC's Radio One"), but the Propellerheads show they are better than the great majority of similar groups.Propellerheads lift off on debut
Researchers in England are baffled by a new phenomenon sweeping through the country: the upsurge in the popularity of the name Melanie - especially among airy pop stars.
If it was not already confusing with the Spice Girls' Mel B. and Mel C., a new Spice-wannabe band, All Saints, appears with its own Melanie. Spicy All Saints don't perform any miracles
For all of you who are still nonbelievers (all three of you), it's time to accept what everyone else knows: The Wu-Tang Clan is the single most dominant force in music today. It's a fact of life.
There isn't any other group of musicians that can put out seven critically acclaimed, gold and platinum albums within five years (not to mention the countless albums that claimed to be Wu-affiliated), as well as starting record labels and their own line of clothing.Cappadonna converts non-believers
Every once in a while, a television show comes along with just enough spontaneity and creativity to capture the attention of Generation X-ers everywhere.
Housed in an intriguing informative-meets-interactive environment, MTV's "12 Angry Viewers" certainly has the potential to fill your late afternoon TV time. With a different panel of 12 people between the ages of 16-26 each week, the show has its guests critique music videos and decide which ones merit enough attention to be slotted into MTV's prestigious regular rotation.
'Angry Viewers' take on MTV
Sometimes I forget why mid-season replacement shows are, well, mid-season replacement shows. A big thank you and a dead trout for NBC are in order for refreshing my memory with its abysmally clichéd sitcom "For Your Love."
Just imagine the pitch to the NBC programming heads now. "Uh, Mr. Littlefield, how about a sitcom with a racially heterogenous cast that exploits every mildly amusing marriage stereotype until the joke has long since ceased to be funny?" Toss in Holly (wife of former Detroit Lion Rodney) Peete, nee Robinson and Michelle Pfeiffer's underachieving younger sister DeDee and you've got a marriage destined for divorce court.NBC's new 'Love' is destined for divorce
This past Thursday night, Swervedriver swung by St. Andrew's Hall in Detroit to promote its outstanding new LP, "99th Dream." The band, which could very well be the most underrated act in rock, once again proved it deserves to be considered among the genre's elite.Swervedriver veers into Motown
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