Andy Mietnus joins Wicked tour..

[MannPhan24601]

Andy Mietnus joins Wicked tour..#1

Posted: 11/16/16 at 2:15pm

Was pretty surprised to see this ... Guess I'll be seeing him in Philly next summer 

http://www.playbill.com/article/wicked-will-welcome-andy-mientus-isabel-keating-and-more

Updated On: 11/16/16 at 02:15 PM

[littlemouse921]

Andy Mietnus joins Wicked tour..#2

Posted: 11/16/16 at 3:22pm

Maybe he's hoping to hop back to Broadway after doing his time with the tour

[QueenAlice]

Andy Mietnus joins Wicked tour..#3

Posted: 11/16/16 at 3:33pm

Hey he's an actor and this is a gig with a good paycheck.

[ACL2006]

Andy Mietnus joins Wicked tour..#4

Posted: 11/16/16 at 3:36pm

It's not like this is the bus & truck company of Wicked. Good for him!

A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.

[BroadwayConcierge]

Andy Mietnus joins Wicked tour..#5

Posted: 11/16/16 at 3:51pm

Who is Andy Mietnus?

[BrodyFosse123]

Andy Mietnus joins Wicked tour..#6

Posted: 11/16/16 at 4:16pm

For of Andy Mientus' finest moments: 

[Tag]

Andy Mietnus joins Wicked tour..#7

Posted: 11/16/16 at 4:45pm

Thought he'd be Fiyero, but Boq...really?

[n2nbaby]

Andy Mietnus joins Wicked tour..#8

Posted: 11/16/16 at 5:29pm

Any reason I have to look at Andy is good enough for me!

[oncemorewithfeeling2]

Andy Mietnus joins Wicked tour..#9

Posted: 11/16/16 at 5:35pm

Unless the requirements have changed, Andy isn't tall enough to be Boq.  Wicked has/had height requirements for Boq and Fiyero.  Fiyero needs to be 5'11" or taller, whereas Boq can't be over 5'7".  

[MikeInTheDistrict]

Andy Mietnus joins Wicked tour..#10

Posted: 11/16/16 at 5:50pm

^ Wasn't Norbert Leo Butz (original Fiyero) shorter than that? I wonder when they settled on the height requirements.

[addicted]

Andy Mietnus joins Wicked tour..#11

Posted: 11/16/16 at 8:28pm

He doesn't have the voice to sing Fiyero.

[nasty_khakis]

Andy Mietnus joins Wicked tour..#12

Posted: 11/16/16 at 9:36pm

MikeInTheDistrict said: "^ Wasn't Norbert Leo Butz (original Fiyero) shorter than that? I wonder when they settled on the height requirements."

Norbert himself has joked about that. He's only around 5'7. He was also the only Fiyero that was wigged.

[mailhandler777]

Andy Mietnus joins Wicked tour..#13

Posted: 11/16/16 at 10:39pm

oncemorewithfeeling2 said: "Unless the requirements have changed, Andy isn't tall enough to be Boq.  Wicked has/had height requirements for Boq and Fiyero.  Fiyero needs to be 5'11" or taller, whereas Boq can't be over 5'7".  

 

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I think you mean he isn't tall enough to be Fiyero.

5'10" and taller is the height requirement for Fiyero. 5'7" and shorter for Boq.

Hi, I'm Val. Formerly DefyGravity777(I believe)

[neonlightsxo]

Andy Mietnus joins Wicked tour..#14

Posted: 11/16/16 at 11:06pm

Tag said: "Thought he'd be Fiyero, but Boq...really?"

 

He's not a Fiyero type. 

 

[Tag]

Andy Mietnus joins Wicked tour..#15

Posted: 11/16/16 at 11:27pm

^I know, but Boq is a step-down for him.

[neonlightsxo]

Andy Mietnus joins Wicked tour..#16

Posted: 11/16/16 at 11:30pm

Perhaps, but it's a production contract.

[dramamama611]

Andy Mietnus joins Wicked tour..#17

Posted: 11/16/16 at 11:46pm

Most actors just want to be working actors. No step down involved.

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.

[bwaylvsong]

Andy Mientus joins Wicked tour..#18

Posted: 11/16/16 at 11:51pm

At around 5'8, he's too short to be Fiyero and too tall to be Boq, based on the casting office's breakdown.  And frankly, as a 5'3 actor who can rarely even get *seen* for Wicked, this is a slap on the face.  That said, I'm a fan and am sure he'll be great.

[CindersGolightly]

Andy Mientus joins Wicked tour..#19

Posted: 11/17/16 at 12:01am

addicted said: "He doesn't have the voice to sing Fiyero."

Are you implying he has the voice to sing Boq? Because...

They/them. "Get up the nerve to be all you deserve to be."

[TFMH18]

Andy Mientus joins Wicked tour..#20

Posted: 11/17/16 at 12:56am

This really surprised me. Were he cast as a Boq replacement on Broadway, I'd still be quite shocked. That it's the touring production is stunning but as others have said, work is work.

[NOWaWarning]

Andy Mientus joins Wicked tour..#21

Posted: 11/17/16 at 4:30am

He doesn't have the voice to sing Fiyero.

 

Yes, because we've all heard about the countless actors who have shredded their vocal chords singing Fiyero, or as I call it, the male Evita. Gimme a break.

 

[addicted]

Andy Mientus joins Wicked tour..#22

Posted: 11/17/16 at 8:21am

Hahahah. I was by no means suggesting it was a hard role to sing.  Rather, I was suggesting that he doesn't have a very good voice.  

[broadwayguy91]

Andy Mientus joins Wicked tour..#23

Posted: 11/17/16 at 8:42am

talk about a thankless role.

[Valentina3]

Andy Mientus joins Wicked tour..#24

Posted: 11/17/16 at 9:14am

This is going into the territory of unsolicited gossip, but wonder if he took the tour simply to have something to do while Michael Arden's busy with Merrily.

Caption: Every so often there was a rare moment of perfect balance when I soared above him.

[QueenAlice]

Andy Mientus joins Wicked tour..#25

Posted: 11/17/16 at 9:33am

I'm always amazed by comments that presume any kind of work for a Broadway actor is stepping down  from what they've done before.  While to you as a fan, Andy Mientus may be a 'star' of some kind, but the truth is he's just a working actor. The life of a working Broadway actor is not a glamorous one. You don't make the kind of money from a single gig to retire, or take years off until the next great role comes along.  There are plenty of stories about actors who have been nominated for Tony Awards only to have to get sales jobs in retail stores the next season.  The tour of  WICKED is a production contract which is as good as it gets for musical theatre. Good for him!