Bring Back Len Cariou!
Bring Back Len Cariou!
#0Bring Back Len Cariou!
Posted: 8/5/05 at 12:50amI miss him so much!
BSoBW2: I punched Sondheim in the face after I saw Wicked and said, "Why couldn't you write like that!?"
#1re: Bring Back Len Cariou!
Posted: 8/5/05 at 12:55amMe too, Sum. Me too.
-Anyone want to turn anarchist with me?"Bless you and all who know you, oh wise and penguined one." ~YouWantItWhen????
#2re: Bring Back Len Cariou!
Posted: 8/5/05 at 12:59am*sigh* I'm writing him a fan letter and *sniff* I just can't get through it!
BSoBW2: I punched Sondheim in the face after I saw Wicked and said, "Why couldn't you write like that!?"
#3re: Bring Back Len Cariou!
Posted: 8/5/05 at 1:01amawwwww...I mean, what can you say to a legend like that?
-Anyone want to turn anarchist with me?"Bless you and all who know you, oh wise and penguined one." ~YouWantItWhen????
#4re: Bring Back Len Cariou!
Posted: 8/5/05 at 1:02amIt's hard! I try to ask him useful questions but I can barely get past OH-MY-GOD-SWEENEY-TODD-MADE-ME-LOVE-THEATRE-IT'S-ALL-YOUR-FAULT-mode
BSoBW2: I punched Sondheim in the face after I saw Wicked and said, "Why couldn't you write like that!?"
#5re: Bring Back Len Cariou!
Posted: 8/5/05 at 1:05am
HA, true that. That's why I can't talk to my idols. When I met Lea Salonga it was a lot of "ummm...I love you...Miss Saigon...you...good..." and other sort of cavewoman speak.
At least a letter is a bit less on the spot :0)
-Anyone want to turn anarchist with me?"Bless you and all who know you, oh wise and penguined one." ~YouWantItWhen????
MargoChanning
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/5/04
#6re: Bring Back Len Cariou!
Posted: 8/5/05 at 1:12amA great actor, but Sweeney apparently was too taxing and damaged his voice. He has more or less avoided challenging roles in musicals ever since. Not to mention, he's pushing 70 at this point. But, I'd love to see him in a straight play sometime.
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#7re: Bring Back Len Cariou!
Posted: 8/5/05 at 1:14amWhat about, believe me I'm cringing saying this, the Wizard? I know, I know it's where they put ageing Broadway legends nowadays. But just to see him on stage!
BSoBW2: I punched Sondheim in the face after I saw Wicked and said, "Why couldn't you write like that!?"
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#8re: Bring Back Len Cariou!
Posted: 8/5/05 at 5:26amHe was in THE DINNER PARTY a few years ago and I met him afterwards. He's quite a gentleman.
"Long live God!" (GODSPELL)
magruder
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#9re: Bring Back Len Cariou!
Posted: 8/5/05 at 5:32amHe still sings on occasion. I did hear him sing "My Friends" at a benefit in the 90s. Still sounded great. He was in bad shape around the time of Dance a Little Closer, but on the album, recorded about a year after that show closed, he sounds absolutely fine.
"Gif me the cobra jool!"
#10re: Bring Back Len Cariou!
Posted: 8/5/05 at 9:14am
back in the '90's Len Cariou would often have the lesson just ahead of me at The Paul Gavert Studio. i could hear him from the foyer and i would pay close attention to whatever he was doing. imagine that enormous, ringing sound coming out of this teeeny room. i was fairly new at the time and i was always mightily intimidated. he always came out of the lesson looking disgusted with himself and refused any compliments. i don't think he was able to perform at the level he was used to and i think the loss broke his heart. i would go in for my lesson and the walls would still be vibrating--zing! zing! zing! zing!
Mind is Mantra.
Updated On: 8/5/05 at 09:14 AM
iluvtheatertrash
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/9/04
#11re: Bring Back Len Cariou!
Posted: 8/5/05 at 9:22am
Amen, Margo!
Put the man in a straight play, again... I saw him in PROOF opposite Anne Heche. A totally wonderful performer.
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Lori
Featured Actor Joined: 9/8/03
#12re: Bring Back Len Cariou!
Posted: 8/5/05 at 9:44amI saw him at the "Night of 1000 Voices" at the Royal Albert Hall in May of this year. He sang "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd" with the ensemble cast. His voice is a bit rough, but it was wonderful to see such a Broadway legend in person!
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Mamie
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/26/04
#13re: Bring Back Len Cariou!
Posted: 8/5/05 at 10:05amI was lucky enough to see him in both Copenhagen and The Dinner Party and he was absolutely wonderful. I'll always regret not having gone back to see Proof when he was in it. I'm definitely ready for another dose of Cariou magic!
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Sluggy
Featured Actor Joined: 7/15/04
#14re: Bring Back Len Cariou!
Posted: 8/5/05 at 10:33am
I saw him in Copenhagen and spoke with him afterward. He's old enough to be my father, but it remains the only time in my life when I literally got weak in the knees!
The man is charming - he has lovely eyes, too.
*sigh*
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#15re: Bring Back Len Cariou!
Posted: 8/5/05 at 10:38amHe was superb in Proof, opposite Anne Heche, Neil Patrick Harris and Kate Jennings Grant. The best Robert I've ever seen, actually (I saw them all).
twogaab2
Broadway Star Joined: 5/19/03
#16re: Bring Back Len Cariou!
Posted: 8/5/05 at 10:59amI saw him in "No Strings" for Encores (The Man Who Has Everything) and the singing voice was pretty much shot to hell. However in this world where Harvey Firestein can headline a musical-who knows?
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#17re: Bring Back Len Cariou!
Posted: 8/5/05 at 11:15amOh he'll probably end up playing The Wizard at some point I'm sure.
#18re: Bring Back Len Cariou!
Posted: 8/5/05 at 12:03pmWell at least he'll be on Broadway again! Has anyone ever considered a female wizard?
BSoBW2: I punched Sondheim in the face after I saw Wicked and said, "Why couldn't you write like that!?"
SFJPS
Understudy Joined: 10/6/03
#19re: Bring Back Len Cariou!
Posted: 8/5/05 at 2:02pmHe was in good voice at Sondheim's 75th Bday at the Hollywood Bowl in July. He did "A Little Priest" with Angela Lansbusy and he sounded great. And he was having a fantastic time with Angela--at one point almost losing it and laughing. He just had this big grin on his face. It was really remarkable to see them perform this number and to see him enjoying himself so much.
BoxFive
Leading Actor Joined: 1/25/05
#20re: Bring Back Len Cariou!
Posted: 8/5/05 at 2:11pmHe's a true star.
Unfledge them of their...perriwigs, And they appear like bald-cootes, in the nest.
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#21re: Bring Back Len Cariou!
Posted: 8/5/05 at 2:13pmA female Wizard wouldn't work. It would change the plot completely.
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