Pippin cast changes?
#200Pippin cast changes
Posted: 9/17/14 at 4:24pm
a photo of her in costume here!
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/BEAUTIFULs-Carly-Hughes-Joins-PIPPIN-This-Friday-2014091788
nasty_khakis
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/15/07
#201Pippin cast changes
Posted: 9/17/14 at 4:29pmI wonder why they haven't announced a new Berthe yet with less than a week before they'd be starting. It has to be Tovah or Priscilla, right?
#202Pippin cast changes
Posted: 9/17/14 at 4:47pmIts probably Priscilla which is why there is no announcement yet.
#203Pippin cast changes
Posted: 9/17/14 at 4:55pmethan-I figured she was coming back. She wasn't in very long.
nasty_khakis
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/15/07
#204Pippin cast changes
Posted: 9/17/14 at 6:07pmPriscilla was probably contracted through the end of the year, but when they could get Andrea for a few weeks they bumped her, probably with pay. This is what they did to Jackie Hoffman during Xanadu. When Whoopi was brought in, I'm almost positive Jackie was still at least partially payed for taking six weeks off.
#206Pippin cast changes
Posted: 9/17/14 at 8:31pmAccording to Ryann Redmond's Instagram, Ariana DeBose is on as the Leading Player tonight. Anyone there?
#207Pippin cast changes
Posted: 9/17/14 at 9:00pmWhoopi was brought in because Jackie Hoffman needed a hysterectomy!
#208Pippin cast changes
Posted: 9/17/14 at 11:40pm
DeBose is scheduled for four performances this week(9/16-9/1
before Carly Hughes starts on Friday.
#209Pippin cast changes
Posted: 9/18/14 at 12:22amJackie Hoffman took the time off to do promo work for her CD. She'd already had her hysterectomy. She talks about it on the CD she took time off of XANADU to promote.
indytallguy
Broadway Star Joined: 7/13/08
#210Pippin cast changes
Posted: 9/18/14 at 1:33pm
And the next Pippin is:
Josh Kaufman to Play Pippin
#211Pippin cast changes
Posted: 9/18/14 at 1:36pmI'm not sure that's great casting. I still wonder why they aren't announcing whether Priscilla is coming back or they have someone else coming in.
RW3
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#214Pippin cast changes
Posted: 9/18/14 at 1:46pmUh this casting for pippin sounds odd. I would think someone like Hunter Parrish or Kyle Riabko would be next in line...
#215Pippin cast changes
Posted: 9/18/14 at 1:49pm
MY WORD!!! Stunt casting in a Weissler show?!? That's just unheard of!
Thankfully he's in for a short stint.
brdway411
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/24/14
#216Pippin cast changes
Posted: 9/18/14 at 1:53pmI am done with the show. I saw Andrea last week. No more. Horrible stunt casting.
RW3
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#217Pippin cast changes
Posted: 9/18/14 at 1:55pm
Two clips of Josh singing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8PxwLvUzAI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCrE2QDz2-0
#218Pippin cast changes
Posted: 9/18/14 at 2:01pmThis is one of the most bizarre instances of stunt casting I've seen (which is saying something). Could this guy be any more blatantly wrong for the role?
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
Liza's Headband
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/13
#219Pippin cast changes
Posted: 9/18/14 at 2:02pmJosh is an incredible vocalist and musician. But he is not an actor or even "entertainer." This is misguided.
#220Pippin cast changes
Posted: 9/18/14 at 2:06pmHe looks like an Elder Cunningham.
#221Pippin cast changes
Posted: 9/18/14 at 2:09pmWhat's next? John Rubinstein playing his original part?
#222Pippin cast changes
Posted: 9/18/14 at 2:10pmWell I'm happy for the 3 people in the world who will find him to be a reason to see the show.
#223Pippin cast changes
Posted: 9/18/14 at 2:12pmI mean...I'd let him give me an STD. But this casting is...not right.
Owen22
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/24/11
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