T.V. Carpio
T.V. Carpio
#1T.V. Carpio
Posted: 3/30/08 at 9:51pm
HOLY CRAP!
I was flipping through my old playbills and realized that I saw T.V. Carpio in the Rent ensemble a year back. She was Prudence in Across the Universe, for the non-Beatles/Taymor fans out there. And she had already filmed it-cool.
I also saw Haven as Maureen...she was pretty good.
Just thought I'd share that.
snl89
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/4/05
#2re: T.V. Carpio
Posted: 3/30/08 at 9:55pm
Now I need to go and check my RENT playbill from last time I saw it!! haha
I LOVE TV in Across the Universe so much <3 She is gorgeous, and her voice is so beautiful and crystal clear!
edit: OMIGOSH, she so was in it when I saw it too!! that's so cool!
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Updated On: 3/30/08 at 09:55 PM
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#2re: T.V. Carpio
Posted: 3/30/08 at 10:04pm
Yeah, watching "Across the Universe" can be a little like playing "Spot the Sort-of Recent RENT Cast Member"...T.V. Carpio, Matt Caplan, Antonique Smith...according to IMDb Luther Creek was also in the cast, but I don't recall seeing him in the film--did his part make the cut?
There are other Broadway actors throughout the film as well...maybe on one "famous", but a few who are popular here on BWW.
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snl89
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#4re: T.V. Carpio
Posted: 3/30/08 at 10:08pm^I KNEW that was Matt!! lol, he was one of the frat boys in With a Little Help From My Friends scene right? I kept going "that looks like Matt Caplan... but.. is it??" haha, good to know I was right
I don't need a life that's normal. That's way too far away. But something next to normal would be okay. Something next to normal is what I'd like to try. Close enough to normal to get by.
#5re: T.V. Carpio
Posted: 3/30/08 at 10:12pm
luther is in the scene that is right before benefit of mr. kite. he was hard to recognize bc his hair is brown, and when i'm looking for luther the first thing i usually think of is "bright blonde/platinum hair"
he even has a line i think.
destan owens is also in it and i think a few others as well.
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#6re: T.V. Carpio
Posted: 3/30/08 at 11:28pm
The one's I know, plus the part they play & the current or last Broadway show they're in.
Deidre Goodwin - Hooker(A Chorus Line)
Michelle Lookadoo - Lucy's sister(The Little Mermaid)
Curtis Holbrook - Dorm Buddy(Xanadu)
Matt Caplan - Dorm Buddy(Rent)
Tracy Nicole Chapman - Hooker(The Lion King)
Yassmin Alers - Hooker(Rent)
Karine Plantadit-Bageot - Prankster(Movin' Out)
Destan Owens - Sadie's Singer(Rent)
Cicily Daniels - Sadie's Singer(The Little Mermaid)
Saycon Sengbloh - Sadie's Singer(The Colour Purple)
Ramon Flowers - Drag Queen(Hot Feet)
Tiger Martina - Dancer(Movin' Out)
Desmond Richardson - Dancer(Movin' Out)
Nikki Snelson - Denizen(Legally Blonde)
BTW, I LOVE ACROSS THE UNIVERSE!!!!!!!!!!!
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.
#7re: T.V. Carpio
Posted: 3/31/08 at 2:19amI love Across the Universe too. I can see why T.V. would be in Rent. I wonder what she's doing now...hopefully more movies.
#8re: T.V. Carpio
Posted: 3/31/08 at 2:30ami think noah weisberg was also in Across the universe. In his bio he mentions being in it but I have yet been able to find him in it and his hair is rather distinct.
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viola13
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#9re: T.V. Carpio
Posted: 3/31/08 at 2:49am
T.V. was also a Mimi understudy but she hurt herself about two days before she was scheduled to go on. 
I had really, really wanted to see her Mimi.
Luther's the guy who comes back and tells Dr. Robert and the rest of the pranksters that Mr. Kite won't see the after the trip.
Aisha DeHaas (Rent) was also in it as one of the waitresses during the With a Little Help from My Friends, and Antonique Smith was one of the hookers, also.
According to imdb, Noah Weisburg was one of the ACLU lawyers.
#11re: T.V. Carpio
Posted: 3/31/08 at 11:42amMaybe I'm being Debbie Downer on this one, but - while I do think she's very pretty - I'm not a fan of Carpio's voice, and I thought her role in Across the Universe was damn near useless.
#12re: T.V. Carpio
Posted: 3/31/08 at 3:00pm
Well, I agree about her part. They basically only added her in so they could sing "Dear Prudence".
In my Broadway version of Across the Universe, she sings "I Want to Hold Your Hand" to Sadie, and she never leaves New York.
