Lucie Arnaz Flies Into Tony-Winning Revival of Pippin on Broadway

Lucie Arnaz will return to Broadway as Berthe in Pippin at the Music Box Theatre. She will play a limited engagement October 9 through November 9, taking over from Priscilla Lopez. Lopez begins performances in the role of the flying Granny tonight, September 23, after Andrea Martin completed her run on September 21.

Arnaz is playing the role of Berthe in the Pippin national tour which opens this week at the Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco, CA. Her career has spanned over 45 years in show business, beginning with a recurring role on TV’s The Lucy Show, opposite her mother, Lucille Ball. New York stage credits include They’re Playing Our Song, Lost in Yonkers, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Grace and Glorie. Her screen credits include The Jazz Singer (Golden Globe Nomination), Down To You, Second Thoughts, Billy Jack Goes To Washington, The Lucie Arnaz Show, Sons And Daughters, The Black Dahlia, The Mating Season, Who Gets The Friends? and Washington Mistress.

Pippin features music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Roger O. Hirson and tells the story of a young prince searching for his corner of the sky. The current cast of the Tony-winning revival includes Kyle Dean Massey as Pippin, Carly Hughes as Leading Player, John Dossett as Charles, Charlotte d’Amboise as Fastrada and Rachel Bay Jones as Catherine.