Pippin

In 1974 Kenn Brodziack involved John in another musical, 'Pippin'. John had the title role as Pippin, one of the Emperor Charlemagne's sons.

Unlike 'Charlie Girl', 'Pippin' lost money in Adelaide and did only a couple of shows in Sydney, although it did do good business in Melbourne. Older concert goers didn't really want to see a rock star and the younger ones expected to see one. Although the show wasn't a roaring success it did give John and Jill some time for an ordinary domestic lifestyle.

During 'Pippin' Darryl found something to fill in John's spare time, and approached a TV station with an idea for a variety show called 'It's Magic' to star John and Colleen Hewett. For thirteen weeks they taped 'It's Magic' during the day and played in 'Pippin' at night.