Veteran players, dazzling acrobatics smooth out the rough edges of a reimagined 'Pippin' at Playhouse Square
Like human special effects, the seven acrobats defy gravity (a woman balances on one foot atop a man's head) and move in reverse (a man flies backward through a hula hoop) . . . They are "Pippin's" irresistible, flexible core -- and one reason this road tuner sails above its earthbound troubles.