Pippin Understudies — Page 4

Saw the show last night with Schwitter as Pippin. I thought he was great. I love his crisp vocals, and his portrayal was very playful. Nothing about his performance that didn't say lead. And he bears more than a passing resemblance to KDM.

Was pleased at Lucie Arnaz's performance. She played Berthe as mature and smart, with a slight comedic edge. Lots of fun with the audience.

Got to stay for the talkback with Stephen Schwartz, which was wonderful. He's one of the greats and he shared some production trivia with us.

Not Broadway, but still of interest: Lisa Karlin went on as the LP in the tour on Sunday - the first white woman to play the role in either the original or revival productions"

Are you sure? I seem to recall seeing where Molly Tynes went on a few times on Broadway during the switches in the LP stand-bys.

UPDATE: I stand corrected. I went back and only saw that she officially went on for Fastrada. I remember reading that she knew the track though.

Updated On: 11/24/14 at 10:54 AM

@ delongpre - " And he bears more than a passing resemblance to KDM."

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Probably not rehearsed enough. Kelsey & Preston did something when Orion was injured as well. Just filler