Michael Arden will be title player in the Pippin benefit concert

[Ebonic_Singer]

Michael Arden will be title player in the Pippin benefit concert#0

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

[luvtheEmcee]

re: Michael Arden will be title player in the Pippin benefit concert#1

Posted: 11/1/04 at 9:11am

bump so my darling AG sees this... if he hasn't passed out already.

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[Princeton78]

re: Michael Arden will be title player in the Pippin benefit concert#2

Posted: 11/4/04 at 7:13pm

*BUMP*

"Y'all have a GRAND day now"

[Princeton78]

re: Michael Arden will be title player in the Pippin benefit concert#3

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...

"Y'all have a GRAND day now"

[Chrysanthemum62001]

re: Michael Arden will be title player in the Pippin benefit concert#4

Posted: 11/4/04 at 7:47pm

Help a girl out here! What exactly would Michael be wearing?

"What a mystery this world. One day you love them and the next day you want to kill them a thousand times over." The Masked Bandit in THE FALL

[MyNameInLights]

re: Michael Arden will be title player in the Pippin benefit concert#5

Posted: 11/4/04 at 8:45pm

Inquiring minds want to know.

WHY CAN'T I SEE ANYTHING GOOD EVER?!

"The stage is where I live and come alive and act out all the things that go on in my life. It's not just what I do for a living, it's my shrink and my love affair. No one in my life has ever or ever will kiss me on the mouth like this lover called my relationship with my performance."

[Princeton78]

re: Michael Arden will be title player in the Pippin benefit concert#6

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)

"Y'all have a GRAND day now"

[Chrysanthemum62001]

re: Michael Arden will be title player in the Pippin benefit concert#7

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!

"What a mystery this world. One day you love them and the next day you want to kill them a thousand times over." The Masked Bandit in THE FALL

[MyNameInLights]

re: Michael Arden will be title player in the Pippin benefit concert#8

Posted: 11/4/04 at 10:10pm

LEMON COSTUME! AH!

Michael Arden, you purdy thang.

"The stage is where I live and come alive and act out all the things that go on in my life. It's not just what I do for a living, it's my shrink and my love affair. No one in my life has ever or ever will kiss me on the mouth like this lover called my relationship with my performance."

[CurtainPullDowner]

re: Michael Arden will be title player in the Pippin benefit concert#9

Posted: 11/5/04 at 12:31pm

he sure is
unfortunately
no costunes will be used
Damn

[JamieMcG]

re: Michael Arden will be title player in the Pippin benefit concert#10

Posted: 11/5/04 at 4:23pm

Who says no costumes will be used?

"There is nothing scary about life, if you are not attached to the results." - Conversations With God

[Phantom2]

re: Michael Arden will be title player in the Pippin benefit concert#11

Posted: 11/5/04 at 4:26pm

Maybe the entire cast will wear kilts like the fabulous producer.

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[BWayBoy88]

re: Michael Arden will be title player in the Pippin benefit concert#12

Posted: 11/5/04 at 5:12pm

I cant wait! He will be amazing. I hope he wears the original costume too. :)

[Broadway_Bound_Star]

re: Michael Arden will be title player in the Pippin benefit concert#13

Posted: 11/5/04 at 5:37pm

Anyone 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]

re: Michael Arden will be title player in the Pippin benefit concert#14

Posted: 11/5/04 at 5:41pm

Laura Benanti is Catherine

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[Broadway_Bound_Star]

re: Michael Arden will be title player in the Pippin benefit concert#15

Posted: 11/5/04 at 5:43pm

Oh thanks... I never heard of her, is she any good?

[Chrysanthemum62001]

re: Michael Arden will be title player in the Pippin benefit concert#16

Posted: 11/5/04 at 5:53pm

She 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.

"What a mystery this world. One day you love them and the next day you want to kill them a thousand times over." The Masked Bandit in THE FALL

[BWayBoy88]

re: Michael Arden will be title player in the Pippin benefit concert#17

Posted: 11/5/04 at 5:53pm

Laura Benanti is very good. She will be an amazing Catherine

[Broadway Matt]

re: Michael Arden will be title player in the Pippin benefit concert#18

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

Updated On: 11/5/04 at 06:04 PM

[Broadway_Bound_Star]

re: Michael Arden will be title player in the Pippin benefit concert#19

Posted: 11/5/04 at 6:18pm

Wow.. thanks for the Info

[broadwayguy2]

re: Michael Arden will be title player in the Pippin benefit concert#20

Posted: 11/5/04 at 6:22pm

Luara 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]

re: Michael Arden will be title player in the Pippin benefit concert#21

Posted: 11/5/04 at 6:28pm

sounds 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]

re: Michael Arden will be title player in the Pippin benefit concert#22

Posted: 11/5/04 at 6:40pm

Oh, 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]

re: Michael Arden will be title player in the Pippin benefit concert#23

Posted: 11/5/04 at 6:44pm

maybe 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]

re: Michael Arden will be title player in the Pippin benefit concert#24

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.