Caren Manuel Lands a Job in High Fidelity

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Caren Manuel Lands a Job in High Fidelity

Posted: 11/3/06 at 2:36pm

http://www.broadway.com/Gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=539823

"Caren Lyn Manuel has joined the ensemble of High Fidelity as one of unlucky-in-love main character Rob's all-time top five desert island breakups, Sarah, a role played in the show's Boston premiere by ensemble member Justin Brill. Brill remains in the show in various other roles."

Justin Brill is a guy, right? Sarah was a character in drag?

Updated On: 11/3/06 at 02:36 PM

#2

re: Caren Manuel Lands a Job in High Fidelity

Posted: 11/3/06 at 2:36pm

good for her.

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re: Caren Manuel Lands a Job in High Fidelity

Posted: 11/3/06 at 2:38pm

Yes, Justin Brill is a guy. He was in Rent for a while.

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re: Caren Manuel Lands a Job in High Fidelity

Posted: 11/3/06 at 2:39pm

I am glad to see that she is in another show. All the power too her!

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re: Caren Manuel Lands a Job in High Fidelity

Posted: 11/3/06 at 2:42pm

Has everyone in this show been in Rent? This adds one more to the list!

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Posted: 11/3/06 at 2:43pm

Allie!

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Posted: 11/3/06 at 2:44pm

Jenn Colella hasn't :) even though she would have made a kick@ss Maureen.

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Posted: 11/3/06 at 2:47pm

Good for Caren, although Justin was amazing as Sarah...It was priceless.

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Posted: 11/3/06 at 2:49pm

Interesting that they decided to change it from a guy in drag to a girl. I can't say it made a ton of sense the way it was, since it was obviously a guy dressed as a girl. I wonder if the character is the same and she will still be a lesbian. So is Justin not in the show anymore? That's kind of sad.

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Posted: 11/3/06 at 2:50pm

Good for Caren.

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Posted: 11/3/06 at 2:51pm

obviously he wasn't that amazing ...
Good for Caren!

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Posted: 11/3/06 at 2:55pm

Brill remains in the show in various other roles."


Justin is still in the show.

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re: Caren Manuel Lands a Job in High Fidelity

Posted: 11/3/06 at 3:01pm

obviously he wasn't that amazing ...

It sounds like the change might be because it just works better to have the character REALLY be female, so no, it's not "obvious" that he wasn't amazing. He may very well have given a great performance. This doesn't automatically mean he was taken out because he was bad, especially if he wasn't replaced by another guy. I haven't even see the show, but your argument makes no sense.

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Updated On: 11/3/06 at 03:01 PM

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re: Caren Manuel Lands a Job in High Fidelity

Posted: 11/3/06 at 3:19pm

I think that they also needed another woman in the ensemble...there used to be only 5 women (including Jen) and 9 guys.

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Posted: 11/3/06 at 3:23pm

I wonder how she must feel. To be the one who replaced Jenn in Times and then to be released from the show and then end up in the ensemble of the show that Jenn is currently starring in? Might do something to that ego...

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Posted: 11/3/06 at 3:31pm

Might do something to the bank account.
As in having some $ to put in it.

When it comes down to having no job to pay the bill or a job in a show and one that is coming to Broadway, gee, I wonder which route I would pick?

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Posted: 11/3/06 at 3:45pm

honestly, the way it was before was just offensive.

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Posted: 11/3/06 at 3:56pm

Brill remains in the show in various other roles."


Justin is still in the show.

Obviously I read the first post very thoroughly.

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Posted: 11/3/06 at 4:21pm

Well, that should take the sting out of the whole "Times" thing a wee bit. Don't know how much it's going to do to improve the show though.

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Posted: 11/3/06 at 4:34pm

Aw, Bree, I actually liked the show! Maybe there's still hope for it. Certainly getting rid of the drag bit will help.

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Posted: 11/3/06 at 6:18pm

Is this all she is going to be doing in the show? That is an awfully small part.

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re: Caren Manuel Lands a Job in High Fidelity

Posted: 11/3/06 at 6:37pm

I have to say this even though I know it's going to sound mean, but "awfully small part" or not, after what i saw in Times...Changin', she's lucky to have any job so soon after that performance. I'd say she was really lucky.

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re: Caren Manuel Lands a Job in High Fidelity

Posted: 11/3/06 at 7:15pm

That is funny that TWO CLEO's are in a show together.

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Posted: 11/3/06 at 7:31pm

Yeah, I think this is probably the first time in theater history that two women were both "let go" from the same Broadway role prior to opening and then ended up in a different Broadway show together later that season!

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Posted: 11/3/06 at 7:49pm

i am sooo happy for her! i was so disappointed she left TIMES, but thats good she is in another, and hopefully better, show :)
i love Caren very much. yeah for her!