Pippin Tour? — Page 7

Thank God I got to see the tour before that Kaufman joins it!!

Updated On: 11/4/14 at 12:25 AM

However, Rochester's still promoting their stop (after DC) as starring Kyle Dean Massey. And Josh Kaufman is releasing his first single in early 2015, so it's possible he wouldn't be able to tour due to record label obligations.

^^^^^ What he said!

I second acted last night at the Pantages. It was KDM first night. He is definitely too old.. but he was wonderful. And he sounded amazing. However it was a middle of the week dead audience. The theater was half empty.

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Not sure why. The entire rear of the orchestra and mezzanine were empty . And the fact that Goldstar just released heavily discounted seats for the last weekend is a indication that this did not sell very well. Opening week a lot of the house was papered on week nights. I know because my tickets were free.

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Updated On: 11/5/14 at 11:55 AM

@ theatregeek6 - Easy, people would rather have him play the role than Josh. Kyle is a better Pippin acting and vocal wise then Josh (From what i have listened to of his performance). Not to mention looks. It's not odd for people to choose the better of two choices, or desire better casting.

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For Pippin, you can be older and hot. But you can't be BOTH older and not hot. That is just a bridge too far.

Besides KDM is 32. Just under the wire, I'd say.

I found the following review of the Pippin tour in the comment section of Goldstar. It is no surprise after last nights elections. Our country is really heading backwards and the right wingers and religious freaks are out of control. I think this has something to do with its lack of sales. BTW; I love the show and the tour. Just to make it clear that this is not my review.

""I found the new "updated" version of this wonderful classic musical offensive. Being very familiar with the score, I went to the show hoping to hear these old favorites performed well and, instead, was bombarded with Cirque Du Soleil antics and everything altered to be highly eroticized. Even in the granny number where Pippin's grandmother sings "Time to Start Living", one of my favorite songs in the entire Broadway musical canon, she rips off her granny long dress and shawl to reveal a skimpy outfit and then is captured by a trapeze where she simulates sex acts with a "lover" 1/3 her age...making her a "cougar", I guess. The female Ben Vareen narrator character is a shrill, radicalized "bad ass from the hood". Not charming. No thank you. I left at intermission in an attempt to salvage the remainder of my evening. Maybe this is what producers need nowadays to get butts in seats but mine will not be attending much longer if this is the ongoing trend.""

Haha! Trust me, I've BEEN as old as Josh Kaufman.

But not as old as Berthe.

Seeing KDM on Friday.. third and final time seeing the show. It makes me sad that it's closing on Broadway & that it might be the very last time that I will get to see it LIVE and not clips on the web. Was blessed to see MJT, Andrea Martin, & John Rubenstein. I don't know why but when I go and see a show I sometimes like to see how the audience is reacting. This final time, I am going to block everyone out and act like the performance is being performed specifically for me. Love this show! So glad I got to see Pippins who are attractive... sorry, I had too.

Updated On: 11/5/14 at 04:03 PM

Dame, I'm not sure what you saw last night (and what gives you the right to sneak into a show without a ticket?), but I was sitting in the last row of the orchestra, and all the seats in front of me were full.

I kinda figured that "tradition" would be what gives you the right. Oh yes, other people have been literally taking money from performing artists for decades, so I can do it too!

You're an awful human being.