At BoHo 'Pippin,' magic still to do
Few shows are trickier to keep on the tracks than "Pippin," one of the mercifully limited number of Broadway musicals set in the eighth century. "Pippin," which dates back to 1972, is a truly singular combo of a coming-of-age story of a hippie-ish young royal eager to find his corner of the sky and a flashy, macabre romp led by a band of devilish ensemble players whose genesis, collective serpentine character and zes…