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Orion Griffiths Injured Out Of Pippin For A Month
Broadway Star Joined: 5/7/13
Orion Griffiths Injured Out Of Pippin For A Month#25
Posted: 7/27/13 at 12:11amI was at the show Thursday night and he did the balance thing but he didn't jump down the normal way he does. He dismounted the trick very carefully. I was wondering of something had happened. Speedy recovery Orion.
Orion Griffiths Injured Out Of Pippin For A Month#26
Posted: 7/27/13 at 12:15am
^The dismount will get you every time. 
Orion Griffiths Injured Out Of Pippin For A Month#27
Posted: 7/27/13 at 1:00am
Saw the show tonight, first night with Orion out. Some scenes were very different, especially the top of Act II.
Some "spoilers," I figured i should warn anyone who hasn't seen the show and wants to be surprised I guess...
Instead of the Rolla Bolla trick, they had Yannick and the swing filling in for Orion blindfolded, while one climbed on top of the other. I think one of the actors took a picture of the rehearsal on Instagram...?
Also, the understudy used a different accent than Orion, so it was funny to hear MJT mimic the new accent.
Oh and during the finale Yannick juggles the flaming pins instead of two people juggling them.
There were some other minor changes, but those were all I could remember.
Orion Griffiths Injured Out Of Pippin For A Month#28
Posted: 7/27/13 at 9:36am
I listened to Richard Ridge's interview with Andrea Martin. In it, she mentioned that Orion is one of only four persons in the world who can do that segment with the cylinders and the board. Wow.
Andrea Martin
Orion Griffiths Injured Out Of Pippin For A Month#29
Posted: 7/27/13 at 11:30amThey have a replacement for Costet now, so I would imagine a replacement will be brought in for Griffiths. Costet's replacement was/is from Cirque de Soleil, so I wonder if they will pull someone in from their talent pool to fill his role for a few weeks.
Broadway Star Joined: 4/12/07
Orion Griffiths Injured Out Of Pippin For A Month#30
Posted: 7/27/13 at 1:52pm
His complete name is Orion Venture Maximillian Fitz Griffiths.
In my perfect world, he would star in a show opposite Anna Maria Francesca Enriquez Perez de Taglé. They would both use their full names above the title.
Orion Griffiths Injured Out Of Pippin For A Month#31
Posted: 7/29/13 at 2:07pm
Hey guys. I did something a bit daring. I debated whether to send this or not. I sent a Facebook message to our "Thigh God" Orion...mentioning the very fact that he's known as such. See his reply for yourself:
Roman Castillo Jr.
Hello Mr. Griffiths: I ( and many others) wish you a very speedy recovery. I had a chance to see you perform on Sat. June 9, 2013. You were ever so nice to me and all the fans at the stage door. By the way, I am a member of the Broadway World message board. I post under the name "PattiLuPoneFANatic." In our little message board, you are known (with no disrepect meant) as the "Thigh God." I was wondering... would this amuse you...or bemuse you? Again, best of luck and get well soon. Roman Castillo Jr. Austin, Texas
Today
11:43am
Orion Griffiths
This sounds amusing to me I love it lol. Thanks a lot for the interest in me and what I do all the best Orion.
He is beyond cool. from RC in Austin, Texas
Swing Joined: 7/29/08
Orion Griffiths Injured Out Of Pippin For A Month#32
Posted: 8/1/13 at 10:39amWow! I really missed him last night! He is so amazing and brings another world of joy to the stage. Don't get me wrong I absolutely love this show and production, and everyone in it. I would hate to miss having any one of them out. Now I have a really good reason to see it again!
Orion Griffiths Injured Out Of Pippin For A Month#33
Posted: 8/13/13 at 5:51pm
I recently sent a Facebook message to Orion (a.k.a Thor...the Thigh God):
Dear Orion (sorry, Thor): I hope your recovery is progressing as it should be. Your fans out there await your return. Best of luck... Roman in Austin, Texas
lol I hope to be back as soon as I can. The doc said 25 I'm staying positive for that.
I'm thinking he means August 25th. Get well soon, Orion/Thor!
Orion Griffiths Injured Out Of Pippin For A Month#34
Posted: 8/13/13 at 7:31pmSeems like a really nice guy. Thanks for sharing.
Orion Griffiths Injured Out Of Pippin For A Month#36
Posted: 8/13/13 at 7:50pm
Are you friends with him or something? Or did you just randomly send that to a stranger? Either way I felt uncomfortable reading it.
Hope he's recovering well, his tricks were very impressive.
Orion Griffiths Injured Out Of Pippin For A Month#37
Posted: 8/13/13 at 8:57pm
I don't claim to be his friend...far, far from that. It would be presumptuous to say that. He does have a Facebook Fan Page. Any fan of his who would like to send him a fan message can do so. I don't send him ten messages a day or anything like that. That would be gross. Since there has been quite a bit of talk of personnel changes in "Pippin", I was just curious to see how he was doing. He could have not responded, but he did. Nate, thanks for the comment. You get it. Once Orion is well again and returns to "Pippin", there will be a lot of theatre goers who will be happy about it.
Orion Griffiths Injured Out Of Pippin For A Month#38
Posted: 8/13/13 at 9:08pm
No problem, Patti LuPone FANatic. For anyone interested, the discipline he performs is called Rolla Bolla.
Orion Griffiths Injured Out Of Pippin For A Month#40
Posted: 8/13/13 at 9:29pmDeleted. Not worth it.
Broadway Star Joined: 5/7/13
Orion Griffiths Injured Out Of Pippin For A Month#41
Posted: 8/13/13 at 11:20pmtalked with some of the producers last week. Orion is scheduled to come back at the end of August, if all goes well. I hope he does. Yannick is now out and the new guy is good but needs to practice his torch juggling, he dropped then twice while walking across the stage tonight. Kindda funny.
Orion Griffiths Injured Out Of Pippin For A Month#42
Posted: 8/13/13 at 11:24pmWow... is he the one who does that "special thing" with Andrea Martin?
Broadway Star Joined: 5/7/13
Orion Griffiths Injured Out Of Pippin For A Month#43
Posted: 8/13/13 at 11:26pmYes, Yannick is Andrea's partner. the new guy is Aidan O'Shea.
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/9/12
Orion Griffiths Injured Out Of Pippin For A Month#44
Posted: 8/13/13 at 11:43pm
I can't imagine sending a facebook note to an actress I like telling her about how my message board has a special nickname for her breasts. It certainly doesn't portray the members of this board in a particularly mature manner. And don't assume he's cool with it despite what he said. He may be too nice to tell you what he really thinks.
Updated On: 8/13/13 at 11:43 PM
Orion Griffiths Injured Out Of Pippin For A Month#45
Posted: 8/13/13 at 11:58pmThe whole thing makes me want a shower. If you want to call strangers "Thigh God", get a Grindr.
Orion Griffiths Injured Out Of Pippin For A Month#46
Posted: 8/14/13 at 12:04amyeah, that's going a bit too far. almost stalker like.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/13
Orion Griffiths Injured Out Of Pippin For A Month#47
Posted: 8/14/13 at 12:12am
Jordan, it seems like N2N Nate knows a lot about circus tricks. I could have sworn there was another adolescent on here who knew A LOT about the world of circus and mysteriously vanished when it was time for summer camp.
But.... nahhh.... It couldn't be..... could it?
Orion Griffiths Injured Out Of Pippin For A Month#48
Posted: 8/14/13 at 12:17am
Hmmm, Headband...
Oh the thinks you can think
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/13
Orion Griffiths Injured Out Of Pippin For A Month#49
Posted: 8/14/13 at 12:20amAEA, you don't know anything about theatre!!! N2N said so on the Off-Topic board. So there!!! :-P
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