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Pippin cast changes?
jonartdesigns
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/04
#125Pippin cast changes
Posted: 9/9/14 at 6:02pmwell Patina's original understudy was Stephanie Pope, so its not unheard of for the production to have a slightly older leading player
#126Pippin cast changes
Posted: 9/9/14 at 8:26pm
The cast surely knows who it is if the new LP is starting next Tuesday night. They would be "in tech" this week and likely have a put-in rehearsal at some point.
Perhaps it's Karen Cartwright.
#127Pippin cast changes
Posted: 9/9/14 at 8:40pm
well Patina's original understudy was Stephanie Pope, so its not unheard of for the production to have a slightly older leading player
Oh, look, an older Leading Player. Suddenly Ben's looking pretty damn good to me. 
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ethan231h
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/5/11
#128Pippin cast changes
Posted: 9/9/14 at 8:51pm
Ben is a little old again for this role Stephanie is not at all the same age to Ben.
The new LP is still in rehearsals, and will probably not be performing come tuesday. So either Ariana or Lara will be in her shoes until she is fully prepared,
#129Pippin cast changes
Posted: 9/9/14 at 9:17pmStephanie is 50 according to IMDB- Ben Vareen is 67.
Showface
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/25/14
#131Pippin cast changes
Posted: 9/9/14 at 9:30pmPatina wouldn't need any rehearsals. Simply a put-in.
getatme
Broadway Star Joined: 6/14/11
#132Pippin cast changes
Posted: 9/9/14 at 9:31pm
It isn't Patina. It's someone new to the production but who has a lot of experience in the ensemble of several shows.
Also, it should be noted that I saw Stephanie Pope and she was really not very good. Her dancing was her strongest suit, but it still wasn't impressive. Her vocals were a mess and her acting wasn't very powerful. She also left the production swiftly and was replaced by Gabrielle McClinton by the middle of last summer.
Showface
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/25/14
#133Pippin cast changes
Posted: 9/9/14 at 9:35pmSutton Foster? She's been in many shows in the ensemble. Sure, she has a show, but they can work around that, right?
ethan231h
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/5/11
#134Pippin cast changes
Posted: 9/9/14 at 9:43pmMaybe Dionne Figgins? She just left Motown as an Diana Ross understudy.
#136Pippin cast changes
Posted: 9/9/14 at 11:22pmGoodwin would get me back ASAP to see this show. But Goodwin is also nearing 50, not sure she could do all the trapeze stuff.
JohnyBroadway
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/12
BroadwayBryce
Chorus Member Joined: 8/1/13
#138Pippin cast changes
Posted: 9/9/14 at 11:44pm
Rachelle Rak was actually in the cast during its run at A.R.T. The poster said that the LP was new to this production but if they only meant the broadway production, it could very well be her.
Updated On: 9/9/14 at 11:44 PM
timote316
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/04
#139Pippin cast changes
Posted: 9/9/14 at 11:55pm
Rachelle Rak was actually in the cast during its run at A.R.T. The poster said that the LP was new to this production but if they only meant the broadway production, it could very well be her.
She was not in the cast at ART. She was in the initial workshops for the production, but left the production before it premiered.
#140Pippin cast changes
Posted: 9/9/14 at 11:59pm^^true. she essentially left the workshops to do the tour of Flashdance. To which she dropped out of after 6 months.
#141Pippin cast changes
Posted: 9/10/14 at 12:13am
^^She left to do the Abby Lee Dance Competition Show in there somewhere too. Can't hold getting more work and leaving a dead end tour against her- most of the principles left around the time she did, Padgett is clearly better for it, Sideshow anyone! Also, if memory serves me Rak was also rumored to have had a child on these boards at one point- I only know this because I suggested her as a Fastrada replacement and another poster commented she was with child. I still think she'd be better suited to Fastrada. Anxiously awaiting the news either way!
Updated On: 9/10/14 at 12:13 AM
#142Pippin cast changes
Posted: 9/10/14 at 12:23amyes, Rak did recently have a baby(May 2014??).
ethan231h
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/5/11
ILuv2shop531
Broadway Star Joined: 7/12/07
#144Pippin cast changes
Posted: 9/10/14 at 10:47amRachelle takes me as more of a Fastrada for some reason, not LP.
ethan231h
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/5/11
#145Pippin cast changes
Posted: 9/10/14 at 8:12pmI could see her doing wither role, she has the fierceness for both the LP and Fastrada, the dancing skills for both, and she be tough like the LP.
ajh
Broadway Star Joined: 5/6/11
#146Pippin cast changes
Posted: 9/11/14 at 2:35amAmazing that this still hasn't been announced, given that surely the new LP AND the next Berthe must be in rehearsal by now. Intriguing.
#147Pippin cast changes
Posted: 9/11/14 at 7:16am
Ben is a little old again for this role Stephanie is not at all the same age to Ben.
I certainly don't believe so, and it doesn't matter if she's the same age as long as it opens the door for older players to perform.
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#148Pippin cast changes
Posted: 9/11/14 at 9:12amDionne Figgins actually went on as Diana Ross in the national tour of Motown yesterday.
jonartdesigns
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/04
#149Pippin cast changes
Posted: 9/11/14 at 12:14pmLegitimate guess for the next leading player: Asmeret Ghebremichael
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