Patina Miller May Fill Ben Vereen's Shoes in Workshop of 'Pippin' Revival The Tony-nominated actors Patina Miller ("Sister Act"), Terrence Mann ("Les Misérables"), and Charlotte d'Amboise ("A Chorus Line") are expected to take part in the American Repertory Theater's developmental workshop of the 1972 musical "Pippin" this summer in advance of a production in December that is being closely followed by Broadway producers. Another theater actor and singer, Damon Daunno, who had a small role in the 2010 Broadway production of "Brief Encounter," is also set to join the workshop as the forlorn prince Pippin, according to two theater executives with knowledge of the casting. The executives spoke on condition of anonymity to share confidential casting information; a spokeswoman for the theater, which is based in Cambridge, Mass., said on Tuesday that she was not aware if any actors had signed contracts yet. The two executives said that Ms. Miller would perform in the workshop as the Leading Player (the head of a theater troupe who narrates the musical). Ben Vereen played the part in the original Broadway production, winning a Tony as best actor for the role. Mr. Mann and Ms. d'Amboise - who are married - will play King Charles (Pippin's father) and his wife Fastrada (Pippin's conniving stepmother), according to the two executives. No casting has been announced for the closed-door workshop, which runs July 30-Aug. 19, or for the Cambridge production, which is scheduled for Dec. 5 through Jan. 20. If "Pippin" is successful with critics and audiences at the American Repertory Theater, commercial Broadway producers are bound to consider moving the show to New York, where "Pippin" has not been performed on Broadway since its original five-year run ended in 1977. The "Pippin" revival is a collaboration between Diane Paulus, the Tony-nominated director of "The Gershwins" Porgy and Bess" on Broadway (which began at the American Repertory Theater last summer), and the Montreal circus company Les 7 Doigts de la Main (or 7 Fingers), now represented Off Broadway by "Traces." "Pippin" has music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz ("Godspell," "Wicked") and a book by Roger O. Hirson. Ms. Paulus directed Ms. Miller in the Shakespeare in the Park production of "Hair" in 2008, though the actress didn't continue with the show on Broadway, playing the "Sister Act" lead in London and New York instead.