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Orion Griffiths Injured Out Of Pippin For A Month
gchris11
Broadway Star Joined: 5/7/13
#25Orion Griffiths Injured Out Of Pippin For A Month
Posted: 7/27/13 at 12:11amI was at the show Thursday night and he did the balance thing but he didn't jump down the normal way he does. He dismounted the trick very carefully. I was wondering of something had happened. Speedy recovery Orion.
#26Orion Griffiths Injured Out Of Pippin For A Month
Posted: 7/27/13 at 12:15am
^The dismount will get you every time. 
Emmaloucbway
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/16/11
#27Orion Griffiths Injured Out Of Pippin For A Month
Posted: 7/27/13 at 1:00am
Saw the show tonight, first night with Orion out. Some scenes were very different, especially the top of Act II.
Some "spoilers," I figured i should warn anyone who hasn't seen the show and wants to be surprised I guess...
Instead of the Rolla Bolla trick, they had Yannick and the swing filling in for Orion blindfolded, while one climbed on top of the other. I think one of the actors took a picture of the rehearsal on Instagram...?
Also, the understudy used a different accent than Orion, so it was funny to hear MJT mimic the new accent.
Oh and during the finale Yannick juggles the flaming pins instead of two people juggling them.
There were some other minor changes, but those were all I could remember.
#28Orion Griffiths Injured Out Of Pippin For A Month
Posted: 7/27/13 at 9:36am
I listened to Richard Ridge's interview with Andrea Martin. In it, she mentioned that Orion is one of only four persons in the world who can do that segment with the cylinders and the board. Wow.
Andrea Martin
"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)
Updated On: 7/27/13 at 09:36 AM
#29Orion Griffiths Injured Out Of Pippin For A Month
Posted: 7/27/13 at 11:30amThey have a replacement for Costet now, so I would imagine a replacement will be brought in for Griffiths. Costet's replacement was/is from Cirque de Soleil, so I wonder if they will pull someone in from their talent pool to fill his role for a few weeks.
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
sbflyfan
Broadway Star Joined: 4/12/07
#30Orion Griffiths Injured Out Of Pippin For A Month
Posted: 7/27/13 at 1:52pm
His complete name is Orion Venture Maximillian Fitz Griffiths.
In my perfect world, he would star in a show opposite Anna Maria Francesca Enriquez Perez de Taglé. They would both use their full names above the title.
"I'm seeing the LuPone in Key West later this week. I'm hoping for great vocals and some sort of insane breakdown..." - BenjaminNicholas2
#31Orion Griffiths Injured Out Of Pippin For A Month
Posted: 7/29/13 at 2:07pm
Hey guys. I did something a bit daring. I debated whether to send this or not. I sent a Facebook message to our "Thigh God" Orion...mentioning the very fact that he's known as such. See his reply for yourself:
Roman Castillo Jr.
Hello Mr. Griffiths: I ( and many others) wish you a very speedy recovery. I had a chance to see you perform on Sat. June 9, 2013. You were ever so nice to me and all the fans at the stage door. By the way, I am a member of the Broadway World message board. I post under the name "PattiLuPoneFANatic." In our little message board, you are known (with no disrepect meant) as the "Thigh God." I was wondering... would this amuse you...or bemuse you? Again, best of luck and get well soon. Roman Castillo Jr. Austin, Texas
Today
11:43am
Orion Griffiths
This sounds amusing to me I love it lol. Thanks a lot for the interest in me and what I do all the best Orion.
He is beyond cool. from RC in Austin, Texas
"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)
BestActor
Swing Joined: 7/29/08
#32Orion Griffiths Injured Out Of Pippin For A Month
Posted: 8/1/13 at 10:39amWow! I really missed him last night! He is so amazing and brings another world of joy to the stage. Don't get me wrong I absolutely love this show and production, and everyone in it. I would hate to miss having any one of them out. Now I have a really good reason to see it again!
#33Orion Griffiths Injured Out Of Pippin For A Month
Posted: 8/13/13 at 5:51pm
I recently sent a Facebook message to Orion (a.k.a Thor...the Thigh God):
Dear Orion (sorry, Thor): I hope your recovery is progressing as it should be. Your fans out there await your return. Best of luck... Roman in Austin, Texas
lol I hope to be back as soon as I can. The doc said 25 I'm staying positive for that.
I'm thinking he means August 25th. Get well soon, Orion/Thor!
"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)
#34Orion Griffiths Injured Out Of Pippin For A Month
Posted: 8/13/13 at 7:31pmSeems like a really nice guy. Thanks for sharing.
So Lauren Bacall me, anything goes! *wink*
#36Orion Griffiths Injured Out Of Pippin For A Month
Posted: 8/13/13 at 7:50pm
Are you friends with him or something? Or did you just randomly send that to a stranger? Either way I felt uncomfortable reading it.
Hope he's recovering well, his tricks were very impressive.
"Get mad, then get over it." - Colin Powell
Updated On: 8/13/13 at 07:50 PM
#37Orion Griffiths Injured Out Of Pippin For A Month
Posted: 8/13/13 at 8:57pm
I don't claim to be his friend...far, far from that. It would be presumptuous to say that. He does have a Facebook Fan Page. Any fan of his who would like to send him a fan message can do so. I don't send him ten messages a day or anything like that. That would be gross. Since there has been quite a bit of talk of personnel changes in "Pippin", I was just curious to see how he was doing. He could have not responded, but he did. Nate, thanks for the comment. You get it. Once Orion is well again and returns to "Pippin", there will be a lot of theatre goers who will be happy about it.
"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)
Updated On: 8/13/13 at 08:57 PM
#38Orion Griffiths Injured Out Of Pippin For A Month
Posted: 8/13/13 at 9:08pm
No problem, Patti LuPone FANatic. For anyone interested, the discipline he performs is called Rolla Bolla.
So Lauren Bacall me, anything goes! *wink*
Updated On: 8/13/13 at 09:08 PM
#40Orion Griffiths Injured Out Of Pippin For A Month
Posted: 8/13/13 at 9:29pmDeleted. Not worth it.
"Get mad, then get over it." - Colin Powell
Updated On: 8/13/13 at 09:29 PM
gchris11
Broadway Star Joined: 5/7/13
#41Orion Griffiths Injured Out Of Pippin For A Month
Posted: 8/13/13 at 11:20pmtalked with some of the producers last week. Orion is scheduled to come back at the end of August, if all goes well. I hope he does. Yannick is now out and the new guy is good but needs to practice his torch juggling, he dropped then twice while walking across the stage tonight. Kindda funny.
#42Orion Griffiths Injured Out Of Pippin For A Month
Posted: 8/13/13 at 11:24pmWow... is he the one who does that "special thing" with Andrea Martin?
"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)
gchris11
Broadway Star Joined: 5/7/13
#43Orion Griffiths Injured Out Of Pippin For A Month
Posted: 8/13/13 at 11:26pmYes, Yannick is Andrea's partner. the new guy is Aidan O'Shea.
FishermanBob
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/9/12
#44Orion Griffiths Injured Out Of Pippin For A Month
Posted: 8/13/13 at 11:43pm
I can't imagine sending a facebook note to an actress I like telling her about how my message board has a special nickname for her breasts. It certainly doesn't portray the members of this board in a particularly mature manner. And don't assume he's cool with it despite what he said. He may be too nice to tell you what he really thinks.
Updated On: 8/13/13 at 11:43 PM
#45Orion Griffiths Injured Out Of Pippin For A Month
Posted: 8/13/13 at 11:58pmThe whole thing makes me want a shower. If you want to call strangers "Thigh God", get a Grindr.
"Get mad, then get over it." - Colin Powell
#46Orion Griffiths Injured Out Of Pippin For A Month
Posted: 8/14/13 at 12:04amyeah, that's going a bit too far. almost stalker like.
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
Liza's Headband
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/13
#47Orion Griffiths Injured Out Of Pippin For A Month
Posted: 8/14/13 at 12:12am
Jordan, it seems like N2N Nate knows a lot about circus tricks. I could have sworn there was another adolescent on here who knew A LOT about the world of circus and mysteriously vanished when it was time for summer camp.
But.... nahhh.... It couldn't be..... could it?
AEA AGMA SM
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/13/09
#48Orion Griffiths Injured Out Of Pippin For A Month
Posted: 8/14/13 at 12:17am
Hmmm, Headband...
Oh the thinks you can think
Liza's Headband
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/13
#49Orion Griffiths Injured Out Of Pippin For A Month
Posted: 8/14/13 at 12:20amAEA, you don't know anything about theatre!!! N2N said so on the Off-Topic board. So there!!! :-P
