Pippin Reviews!
Pippin Reviews!
whatever2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/25/06
#2Pippin Reviews!
Posted: 4/25/13 at 6:50pmIs Limelight Mike OK? I cannot believe he missed this ...
"You, sir, are a moron." (PlayItAgain)
hubee
Featured Actor Joined: 2/4/07
#3Pippin Reviews!
Posted: 4/25/13 at 7:28pmTime Out NY's Adam Feldman is a rave. http://www.timeout.com/newyork/theater/pippin
http://tapeworthy.blogspot.com
Ed_Mottershead
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/20/05
#4Pippin Reviews!
Posted: 4/25/13 at 7:36pmMy thoughts exactly! I haven't been that enthralled by a musical since -- well, let's not go into that! I'm getting on in years, but if this is my exit line, I'll die happy!!!!! Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!!!!!!!
BroadwayEd
#5Pippin Reviews!
Posted: 4/25/13 at 7:58pmAnyone else think the Times won't like it just to go against everyone else?
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#6Pippin Reviews!
Posted: 4/25/13 at 8:05pmNo.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
evic
Broadway Star Joined: 3/5/04
chrisampm2
Broadway Star Joined: 5/26/07
#8Pippin Reviews!
Posted: 4/25/13 at 8:12pmucjrdude902, do you have any evidence a Times critic ever puts out a pan just to go against the tide?
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#9Pippin Reviews!
Posted: 4/25/13 at 8:14pm
AM New York is positive but hated Matthew James Thomas:
****But there is a weak link to this staging, namely Matthew James Thomas’ lifeless performance as Pippin. He mars the production with his hollow acting and weak singing. Nevertheless, this production has an incredible amount of “Magic to Do.”
OUCH. Sad, and unjust.
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If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
Updated On: 4/25/13 at 08:14 PM
broadway guy
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/5/11
lenstersf
Stand-by Joined: 6/14/12
#11Pippin Reviews!
Posted: 4/25/13 at 8:22pmI think the production is absolutely fantastic, but when I watched it in Cambridge, I didn't think Matthew James Thomas was bad, just the most replaceable. His singing was great, but otherwise, his performance wasn't too noteworthy. Reading others' comments, I thought he had made changes to bolster his performance (I was really looking forward to seeing this...) but now I'm concerned! I wouldn't call his singing "weak" or his performance "lifeless," though...rough. Eek.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#12Pippin Reviews!
Posted: 4/25/13 at 8:26pmOne loved him, the other didn't. Hardly a reason to be "concerned".
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
Queen of the Night
Featured Actor Joined: 6/12/07
#14Pippin Reviews!
Posted: 4/25/13 at 8:43pmTrust me, nothing to be concerned about. We caught the last preview on Tuesday night and Matthew James Thomas was anything but lifeless! Don't know what performance this critic was watching, but I don't think it was the same one I saw.
theaternut
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/4/03
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#16Pippin Reviews!
Posted: 4/25/13 at 8:49pm
A rave, calling it a "must see". (That loved Thomas.)
NBC New York
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
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Trish2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/20/06
#17Pippin Reviews!
Posted: 4/25/13 at 8:53pm
My favorite two lines from that NBC review:
"This revival, choreographed by Chet Walker “in the style” of original director Bob Fosse, is Fosse by way of the Flying Wallendas."
"My advice is to judge this “Pippin” based on how it makes you feel, once you’ve separated that from all the delightful noise. It left me ecstatic and spent, and feeling like it’s time to attend trapeze school."
#18Pippin Reviews!
Posted: 4/25/13 at 8:54pmFor what it's worth, I agree with amNY here. I loved everything BUT MJT. I thought he was solidly miscast. Pretty? Yes. Pippin? No.
eatlasagna
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#20Pippin Reviews!
Posted: 4/25/13 at 9:00pmi know it's not really fair or accurate to base it on the little commercial... but i didn't like matthew james thomas' voice at all... that being said... the video did make me absolutely want to watch the production... it looks fantastic!
Trish2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/20/06
#21Pippin Reviews!
Posted: 4/25/13 at 9:02pmNo matter how the reviews go tonight, I bet Thomas is the first to eventually be replaced by the Weisslers famous stunt casting. Too many GLEE boys out there to easily cover that spot !
#22Pippin Reviews!
Posted: 4/25/13 at 9:06pmI thought he did a fine job. He made me feel about the character what I thought I should/would feel at the end f the show. Plus I got to touch him during the Act ll opener. :)
Just give the world Love.
CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#24Pippin Reviews!
Posted: 4/25/13 at 9:10pmI don't see this show until June, but with all the circus tricks that the actors perform, I wonder just how easily replaced the major cast members are. From what I've read, MJT has to do more than just sing/dance/act, but also perform certain circus themed tricks. I don't know that all of them are (I think I read at least trapeze and something with a pole), so are these easily taught to someone like Darren Criss (to use the GLEE analogy)? Or are the actors only doing some simple routines a la Circus of the Stars?
Xanadu! Can't cry on cue!
