pippin

The Taper production of “Pippin” convinced Arden to give L.A. a go.

“He directed the Deaf West ‘Pippin’ at the Mark Taper Forum, which I also did, and then I kind of followed in his footsteps.

Richard Pippin, president of the Assn. of Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs, the union that represents rank-and-file deputies, worried about the effect on public safety.

With a budget proposal for the next fiscal year that includes no cost-of-living raises for county employees, Pippin said he feared the situation could grow worse.

When he sincerely offers his thoughts on it — “I mean, it’s like MC Hammer, Peter Pan. It’s got a little Pippin.” — is pretty great, but it’s the way he tilts his head back with his sigh of “ahhh” as she says, “It’s the folk music and the rap music,” that’s gold.