*Pippin* in Conn. with a different ending

... and, in the role of Charlemagne, taken locally by Jack Bannon, none other than ... say hey he's a Monkee, Mickey Dolenz.
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Opening tonight at Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Conn.: a newish version of *Pippin,* which Stephen Schwarz himself says has a new ending borrowed from a London Fringe production, a new outro/intro to intermission, and a few cuts and line changes "that we've learned over the years."