Christopher Sieber in Pippin again?- Page 2

[ethan231h]

Posted: 1/29/14 at 6:17pm

on playbill vault it says the chris was in it from the 21st- 26th
http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/Cast/13994/Pippin-at-Music-Box-Theatre

[blm2323]

Posted: 1/29/14 at 7:29pm

I saw the show on Saturday (1-25) night with Chris. He was terrific. I also saw it with Terrance last summer. Both are phenomenal actors and I equally enjoyed their performances.

[Hank]

Posted: 1/29/14 at 8:01pm

I saw Pippin a while back with Terrence Mann, and loved the show. I'd like to see it again but it would be fun to see it with Christopher Sieber, based on having seen him in previous shows and having met him here in NJ. It would be nice if the Pippin site would post when Mr Sieber is on.

[dtzumbrunnen]

Posted: 1/30/14 at 7:17am

Last night was back to Terrence, both on stage and in the playbill.

He has really turned up the humor in his acting, but last night's War is a Science was more tongue-tied than I'd ever heard it before.

Gabrielle McClinton was in as the Leading Player last night as well. For those keeping track of that sort of thing.

[Visceral_Fella]

Posted: 1/31/14 at 12:30am

How was McClinton?

[dtzumbrunnen]

Posted: 1/31/14 at 7:12am

She was serviceable, but still needs some time to get grounded in the role, I'd imagine. Her dancing was strong, but her voice didn't cut through at times. Her act 1 fell flat for me, but she really picked it up during act 2. Unfortunately, how the leading player makes an impact at the beginning of act 1 really sets the tone for the evening.

[BwayMan3]

Posted: 1/31/14 at 10:17am

Does anyone know if Patina will be back tomorrow (Saturday)?

[theatregeek6]

Posted: 1/31/14 at 1:48pm

Have to agree about Terry last night. And he a MJT completely lost it on an ad lib. Although it seemed like MJT also lost it with Rachel Bay Jones a few times Last night was just plain fun

Also thought Annie Potts was a great Berthe and like her way better than Tovah

[NYadgal]

Posted: 1/31/14 at 4:35pm

They have two sets of Playbills. One for Christopher Sieber, and one for Terrence Mann.

I saw it Saturday 1/25 matinee and Christoper was in it. I saw it again on the 29th and it was Terrence Mann. (Family and friend birthday celebrations - I don't typically see a show twice in a week!!)

Agree with dtzumbrunnen's review of McClinton.

I was able to attend the Talk Back with the acrobats after the show on 1/29, which was a real treat!

(Oh, and agree about Mann being tongue-tied in War is a Science!)

Updated On: 1/31/14 at 04:35 PM

[Jamie Hat]

Posted: 1/31/14 at 5:11pm

Saw Chris recently. Great.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 1/31/14 at 6:02pm

Well, Sieber is officially the new Trunchbull at MATILDA. I assumed he'd take over for Mann, but I guess not.

[ACL2006]

Posted: 1/31/14 at 9:07pm

I wonder if Mann(& d'Amboise) have extended??

[dramamama611]

Posted: 1/31/14 at 9:16pm

Darn! I was hoping to catch Sieber in this in early April.

[misto625]

Posted: 2/23/14 at 12:37pm

Christopher Sieber was on as Charles last night. He was not listed in the Playbill, but had his photo and bio on a separate insert.

He starts his stint in Matilda on March 18th

[ethan231h]

Posted: 2/23/14 at 12:56pm

weird maybe when terrence isn't feeling good or something they call in chris to understudy instead of the listed understudies. Maybe they are too young

[ACL2006]

Posted: 2/23/14 at 1:01pm

so Seiber's basically been the unlisted standby for Charles(until he joins Matilda).

[Emmaloucbway]

Posted: 2/23/14 at 1:01pm

That, and the listed understudies haven't gone on yet, so maybe if Sieber is available they call him back, while the listed understudies go on only in an emergency (like if Mann and Sieber are both unable to perform that night).

[Queen of the Night]

Posted: 2/23/14 at 1:43pm

Terrence was teaching a class in NC yesterday. I think Sieber is being used to cover the scheduled absences that Mann has planned.

[ACL2006]

Posted: 2/23/14 at 2:39pm

their listed u/s for Charles are Colin Cunliffe & Andrew Fitch. I would guess once Sieber starts Matilda, one of these two will get their chance to go on as Charles.

[AC126748]

Posted: 2/23/14 at 4:15pm

As to the regular covers for some of the older roles seeming too young--that's not uncommon for the Weisslers. There have been many times in their shows where the have multiple cover tracks that they fill with people already in the ensemble but who they only want to put on in case of emergency. (Hence, Sabrina Harper being a cover for Berthe and going on when Martin or Feldshuh called out, but not during longer planned absences). Since Mann has had several instances during his run where he's gone to WCU to fulfill teaching obligations, they seem to have kept Sieber on hold to fill in as needed.

Back in the GREASE days, when Marcia Lewis wanted to take time off to do CHICAGO at Encores, the Weisslers initially refused because her understudy was a young chorus member. Lewis persuaded Dodie Goodman to come in and do two weeks, and the Weisslers agreed to let her take the time off then. It seems like that was a precedent that's been followed in Pippin.

[ethan231h]

Posted: 2/24/14 at 6:04pm

on playbill vault it says Chris is in it till march 2 Updated On: 2/24/14 at 06:04 PM

[getatme]

Posted: 2/24/14 at 6:59pm

For those interested, Colin Cunlifee went on as Charles Saturday afternoon.

[Emmaloucbway]

Posted: 2/24/14 at 7:49pm

Did anyone see Colin as Charles? Curious to hear how his performance was.

[misto625]

Posted: 2/24/14 at 11:47pm

Wow that is weird if Colin Cunliffe went on for the matinee, but Chris Sieber did the evening performance on Saturday night. Maybe he was unavailable due to Matilda rehearsal or another commitment.

One nitpicking point: While the Chicago revival routinely has ensemble members covering the roles of Amos Hart and Mama Morton that are usually played by older actors, when the revival of Grease! opened, Marcia Lewis' understudy was Patti D'Beck who probably would have been 45-50 at the time. Although any future replacement understudies may indeed have been younger ensemble members.

[theatretenor2]

Posted: 3/14/14 at 11:53am

So I doubt this is even possible with Chris joining Matilda on Tuesday, but his name is on the board for Pippin today.