Pippin GMA TOMORROW

SPECIAL INVITE: Come see us perform tomorrow on Good Morning America during the 8am hour. Meet PIPPIN team members outside GMA at Broadway/44th and get a free PIPPIN t-shirt (while supplies last). Then, see Matthew, Patina, and the rest of our amazing cast perform songs from PIPPIN. Show up early!

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I can't believe that poor cast has to drag their asses to GMA after a two show day. Barbaric. Those poor actors.

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ehhhhhhhh.

All due respect. But have you ever been in the cast of a Broadway show during Tony season?

There's a reason people win Tony Awards and then miss a week of shows right away. They're exhausted. Especially when a show opens late in the season, and so they're expected not to get sick (because voters are coming) while juggling crazy press schedules with the 8-show week, as well as auditions and benefits and concerts that suddenly come up because they're in a "hot" show. And everyone wants you when you're in a hot show.

That said, it is really fun to be in a new show. But if the Pippin cast is performing around 8, that probably means they're at sound check at 6 am, then back to the theatre for hair/makeup/wardrobe, and on and on. They'll get paid a few hundred dollars for it. Doesn't suck--but when you're that tired, sometimes the money just isn't a huge incentive!

We were at the Wednesday night show. Ms. Miller rushed - politely - through the Stage Door line - chatting briefly and signing and then was hurried off to a vehicle because as she told people - she had to be at GMA at 5:00 a.m. They also were moving set pieces out of the theatre into a truck. None of the cast seemed put out by the demands of the upcoming early morning television appearance.

I just turned on GMA and I think I might have missed the performance. Does anyone know if they performed yet?

By the way, responding to the elphaba.scares.me post, I have been working with theatre actors for nearly 25 years and I don't know one who doesn't adore Tony season. And the financial incentives are great. An actress I worked with last year made 20% of her 2012 take in special appearances the weeks between nomination and award dates. The actors who appeared on GMA this morning would have made the equivalent of an additional week's salary. It's standard and contractual.

Fan-frickin-tastic! Now that's how you do a talk show performance. Those Matilda kids should take note.

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The morning show schedules are not great for Broadway performers. Monday, they have off. Tuesday, they would have to come in early from their time off. Wednesday, they have 2 shows. Thursday, they just did two shows. Friday is better, I guess, but that's just one of the five possible days.

And if they get a week's worth of pay to do the morning show, that's a minimum of about $1800. That will compensate for a lot of the headache.

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You were there in the studio? What fun!

is their performance online anywhere?? I missed it this morning.

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http://gma.yahoo.com/video/pippin-cast-brings-broadway-gma-142019105.html

Video is up!

I saw them when they were walking on the street, I think the producers just grabbed them and asked if they wanted to be on TV.
More than half the people there had no CLUE about PIPPIN... They were given free shirts and signs and told to SMILE!!!!

I made my own sign.

Updated On: 5/23/13 at 11:22 AM