It was about 1973-i often went to theatre with my family and sometimes with friends. This particular Saturday afternoon my firend and I had just seen a matinee of 6RMSRVW ( 6 Rooms River View) with Jerry Orbach. I had seen the original Pippin once and would eventually see it again with my boyfriend on Prom Night with dinner at Maxwell’s Plum with two other couples-good friends who were seeing different shows that night. Did I miss anything special by choosing not to go to Prom-i sometimes wonder, but not much. So this particular afternoon after seeing Jerry Orbach act we walked by the Imperial Theatre. There was a grandpa like man standing by the door where the actors exit-i guess i can call it a stage door, maybe. I stopped and said to this man in his brown uniform-I would love to meet John Rubenstein who played Pippin ( I thought that he was so cute but I didn’t say that)-he said well he just left already. He said if you like you can go inside and walk up the stairs and meet Ben Vereen. I said great. My friend stayed outside waiting for me. I did not realize how courageous and bold i was. I walked up the stars, knocked on his door-he opened it wearing a long medium colored blue silk robe. I told him how much I loved the music in Pippin. He gave me his autograph that I carried around in my wallet for years with joy. I was 16 or 17 at the time and it was really a highlight. I left as quickly as I was there. I still love the music from the original Pippin. We’ve got magic to do!