Michael Arden will be title player in the Pippin benefit concert
Michael Arden will be title player in the Pippin benefit concert
Ebonic_Singer
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/18/04
#0Michael Arden will be title player in the Pippin benefit concert
Posted: 11/1/04 at 6:46am
Thought all you Bare lovers/Ardenites would find out eventually!!
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/89289.html
#1re: Michael Arden will be title player in the Pippin benefit concert
Posted: 11/1/04 at 9:11ambump so my darling AG sees this... if he hasn't passed out already.
#2re: Michael Arden will be title player in the Pippin benefit concert
Posted: 11/4/04 at 7:13pm*BUMP*
#3re: Michael Arden will be title player in the Pippin benefit concert
Posted: 11/4/04 at 7:14pm
Am I the only one who's hoping and praying that they'll use some of the original costumes in this production?? Do you know what that means Michael would be wearing?? Oh my..I have to sit down and process that for a minute.
hehehehe...
Chrysanthemum62001
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/14/04
#4re: Michael Arden will be title player in the Pippin benefit concert
Posted: 11/4/04 at 7:47pmHelp a girl out here! What exactly would Michael be wearing?
#5re: Michael Arden will be title player in the Pippin benefit concert
Posted: 11/4/04 at 8:45pm
Inquiring minds want to know.
WHY CAN'T I SEE ANYTHING GOOD EVER?!
#6re: Michael Arden will be title player in the Pippin benefit concert
Posted: 11/4/04 at 9:34pm
Well, in the original "Pippin", the character wore black pants that were tight and short...and a mesh/rope sleeveless shirt...which is removed several times during the show...
*THUD*
(I just fainted at the thought)
Chrysanthemum62001
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/14/04
#7re: Michael Arden will be title player in the Pippin benefit concert
Posted: 11/4/04 at 10:09pm
Hmm, makes me drift back to a certain "lemon" costume from Taboo for some reason.
Can't wait to see Pippin!
#8re: Michael Arden will be title player in the Pippin benefit concert
Posted: 11/4/04 at 10:10pm
LEMON COSTUME! AH!
Michael Arden, you purdy thang.
CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#9re: Michael Arden will be title player in the Pippin benefit concert
Posted: 11/5/04 at 12:31pm
he sure is
unfortunately
no costunes will be used
Damn
JamieMcG
Broadway Star Joined: 6/12/03
#10re: Michael Arden will be title player in the Pippin benefit concert
Posted: 11/5/04 at 4:23pmWho says no costumes will be used?
#11re: Michael Arden will be title player in the Pippin benefit concert
Posted: 11/5/04 at 4:26pm
Maybe the entire cast will wear kilts like the fabulous producer. 
"I broke the boundaries. It wasn't cool to be in plays- especially if you were in sports & I was in both." - Ashton Kutcher
BWayBoy88
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/23/04
#12re: Michael Arden will be title player in the Pippin benefit concert
Posted: 11/5/04 at 5:12pmI cant wait! He will be amazing. I hope he wears the original costume too. :)
#13re: Michael Arden will be title player in the Pippin benefit concert
Posted: 11/5/04 at 5:37pmAnyone know who will be Catherine? I am thinking Page Davis, she has performed the role before... not sure if she is good though...
Broadway Matt
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/17/03
#14re: Michael Arden will be title player in the Pippin benefit concert
Posted: 11/5/04 at 5:41pmLaura Benanti is Catherine
"The last train out of any station will not be full of nice guys." - Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
"I wash my face, then drink beer, then I weep. Say a prayer and induce insincere self-abuse, till I'm fast asleep"- In Trousers
#15re: Michael Arden will be title player in the Pippin benefit concert
Posted: 11/5/04 at 5:43pmOh thanks... I never heard of her, is she any good?
Chrysanthemum62001
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/14/04
#16re: Michael Arden will be title player in the Pippin benefit concert
Posted: 11/5/04 at 5:53pmShe has a beautiful voice. She was in the rivival of Into the Woods, Nine, and she just recently was in the Actor's Fund concert of Hair.
BWayBoy88
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/23/04
#17re: Michael Arden will be title player in the Pippin benefit concert
Posted: 11/5/04 at 5:53pmLaura Benanti is very good. She will be an amazing Catherine
Broadway Matt
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/17/03
#18re: Michael Arden will be title player in the Pippin benefit concert
Posted: 11/5/04 at 6:04pm
Benanti is one of the top young performers on Broadway. Basically, you take Rebecca Luker, subtract a number of years and a bit of Rebecca's polished vocal refinement, and add vocal personality and some stage presence, and you've got Laura. She took over for Luker in Sound of Music at the age of 19, then was cast as Cinderella in ITW, Eileen in the Wonderful Town ENCORES concert, and Claudia in the NINE revival (a role which was later filled in by Rebecca Luker). Laura's damn good, basically what I'm trying to say.
Since you seem to be a Sutton fan, here's a quote from ms. Foster, "I did get to see a tour of Into the Woods when I was a kid in Detroit and it became my absolute favorite. I listened to the CD endlessly, and I’m sure I drove everyone crazy. I always visualized myself in the role of Cinderella, but after hearing Laura Benanti sing it…forget it! She freaks me out, she’s so good."
"The last train out of any station will not be full of nice guys." - Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
"I wash my face, then drink beer, then I weep. Say a prayer and induce insincere self-abuse, till I'm fast asleep"- In Trousers
#19re: Michael Arden will be title player in the Pippin benefit concert
Posted: 11/5/04 at 6:18pm
Wow.. thanks for the Info 
broadwayguy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/03
#20re: Michael Arden will be title player in the Pippin benefit concert
Posted: 11/5/04 at 6:22pmLuara Benanti IS quite talented, but she comes off as cold and icey in EVERY role she plays. I was hoping that the Nazis would find Maria and the Giantess would step on Cinderella.
Broadway Matt
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/17/03
#21re: Michael Arden will be title player in the Pippin benefit concert
Posted: 11/5/04 at 6:28pmsounds like more of a personal allegiance to me. Laura's not going to be cast in any purely acting roles anytime soon, but I thought her Maria was much more interesting and relatable than the bland offering by Rebecca. Luker's got one of the best soprano voices but it's felt like she's been on autopilot since Showboat. Laura at least sounds like she's got some emotion.
"The last train out of any station will not be full of nice guys." - Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
"I wash my face, then drink beer, then I weep. Say a prayer and induce insincere self-abuse, till I'm fast asleep"- In Trousers
broadwayguy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/03
#22re: Michael Arden will be title player in the Pippin benefit concert
Posted: 11/5/04 at 6:40pmOh, nothing personal. I have encountered laura before and she was very nice. On stage though, she just seems to come off as stiff and icey. Yes, she emotes well, but I always see a chilly, stiff layer to it.
Broadway Matt
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/17/03
#23re: Michael Arden will be title player in the Pippin benefit concert
Posted: 11/5/04 at 6:44pmmaybe it's a soprano thing. I know what you mean though. I should say to her credit that John Simon gave her performance in Wonderful Town rave reviews, said her talent was more than enough to make up for "not being the looker Eileen is supposed to be". Lovely man.
"The last train out of any station will not be full of nice guys." - Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
"I wash my face, then drink beer, then I weep. Say a prayer and induce insincere self-abuse, till I'm fast asleep"- In Trousers
broadwayguy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/03
#24re: Michael Arden will be title player in the Pippin benefit concert
Posted: 11/5/04 at 6:47pm
No.. not a asoprano thing. Jessica Grove has a BEAUTIFUl soprano and she comes off as very youthful and likeable. Laura seems so stiff and chilly.. she is teh only 25 year old that I know who ONLY gets stuck in roles normally played by woman in their 30s and 40s.
as far as THAT review, it was uncalled for in my opinion.
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