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Picasso in Paris is a new original American musical that dramatizes the life of Pablo Picasso during the Nazi occupation of France. Set against the backdrop of World War II, the story explores Picasso’s personal and artistic struggles in a time when freedom of expression, love, and life itself were under siege. It is a story of moral reckoning, resistance, and the power of art to confront tyranny.

Picasso in Paris is inspired by history, Picasso’s life in Paris during the Nazi Occupation, and by The Lost Dove, a gouache work executed on a Vichy-era French banknote that Sir Kenneth W. Hawkins believes to be a previously unrecorded work by Pablo Picasso. The Artwork has not been authenticated by the Picasso Administration, the Picasso estate, or any other authoritative body. The continuing pursuit of authentication is the subject of the documentary In Pursuit of Picasso.

Book by Sir Kenneth W. Hawkins and Paul W. Cozby; music by Paul W. Cozby, Patrick Ray Andrews, Luis F. Bañuelos, and Eric Genuis; lyrics by Paul W. Cozby. Additional creative team members are attached subject to definitive agreements. Meet the team.

The score of Picasso in Paris blends dramatic orchestration with jazz, flamenco, wartime chanson, and emotionally rich ballads. The music reflects the complexity of Picasso’s world—its sensuality, its danger, and its drive for freedom.

Picasso in Paris has a completed book and score and has been presented in table reads in New York and in concert. The next planned stage is a fully professional regional theatrical production (Class M-R). If that production demonstrates commercial viability, the Company contemplates a Broadway production (Class M-B), followed by a touring production (Class M-T). Each stage depends on financing and on definitive agreements, and the Company does not represent that any project will proceed on this sequence or timeline.

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Picasso’s life raises urgent questions about the role of artists in times of crisis. As the world confronts rising authoritarianism, censorship, and division, this story invites audiences to reflect on moral courage, creative resistance, and the enduring impact of art as protest.

While Picasso in Paris contains mature themes—including war, political persecution, and complex relationships—it is intended for adult and teen audiences. Parental discretion is advised for younger viewers.

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Beyond the stage musical, PiP Entertainment, LLC plans a documentary (In Pursuit of Picasso), a dramatic docuseries, and an immersive exhibition. The Company does not yet hold the audiovisual or immersive rights those projects require, and there is no assurance it will obtain them. The Franchise.

PiP Entertainment, LLC is offering membership units under Rule 506(c) of Regulation D to verified accredited investors only, and only through its Confidential Private Placement Memorandum. Investor Information.