#76
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:06pm
^^^^ I agree a million jillion percent.
Twitter @NamoInExile
Instagram none
Breaking News: Neil Patrick Harris to Star in HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH on Broadway - Spring 2014! — Page 4
#77
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:06pm
Well said, jnb9872, I couldn’t have said it better myself. I feel the same as you and wish this production the best of luck! I am excited to see it!
#78
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:07pm
I would have to say that seems to be a sane response, Kad.
As opposed to your well-thought-out, reasonable, viable and logical responses to someone's differing opinion? I would say you don't know the difference between a sane response and a boil on your ass.
@RobbieJ: As I said in my very first post, I'm waiting to see it, and I'm willing to be proven wrong, but right now, I don't see how this will work. Vociferous as I may seem because others unceasingly enjoy pressing my buttons, I do wish to wait and see the result.
As opposed to your well-thought-out, reasonable, viable and logical responses to someone's differing opinion? I would say you don't know the difference between a sane response and a boil on your ass.
@RobbieJ: As I said in my very first post, I'm waiting to see it, and I'm willing to be proven wrong, but right now, I don't see how this will work. Vociferous as I may seem because others unceasingly enjoy pressing my buttons, I do wish to wait and see the result.
Formerly gvendo2005
Broadway Legend
joined: 5/1/05
Blocked: After Eight, suestorm, david_fick, emlodik, lovebwy, Dave28282, joevitus, BorisTomashevsky, Seb28
Broadway Legend
joined: 5/1/05
Blocked: After Eight, suestorm, david_fick, emlodik, lovebwy, Dave28282, joevitus, BorisTomashevsky, Seb28
#79
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:09pm
Unexpected, but the more I think about it, I can see him being a really terrific choice for the part. And as someone that loves Hedwig but has never seen anything but the movie, I'm thrilled for a chance to finally see this brilliant show live.
I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.
#80
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:11pm
"Wow. Could they be more off the mark? This doesn't need a big name, this needs a larger-than-life personality. NPH is so wrong for this it's not even funny".
I almost agree with you, but I'm going to have to trust JCM. I have doubts that the show can work in a broadway house, and part of me knows that a big name IS important here. JCM has said he needs to rewrite for the size theater, but he still needs a draw. I don't think an unknown is a great idea.
But having managed the Jane St. theater and seeing every Hedwig there was, I'm not sure about Neil Harris. Can he be flamboyant and create pathos? I don't know. is he a strong enough singer? i don't know.
Because of my love and respect for JCM, I'm hoping for the best.
I almost agree with you, but I'm going to have to trust JCM. I have doubts that the show can work in a broadway house, and part of me knows that a big name IS important here. JCM has said he needs to rewrite for the size theater, but he still needs a draw. I don't think an unknown is a great idea.
But having managed the Jane St. theater and seeing every Hedwig there was, I'm not sure about Neil Harris. Can he be flamboyant and create pathos? I don't know. is he a strong enough singer? i don't know.
Because of my love and respect for JCM, I'm hoping for the best.
<-----I'M TOTES ROLLING MY EYES
Updated On: 6/17/13 at 04:11 PM
#81
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:13pm
Neil didn't have to take this role. He could have picked pretty much anything else from the Broadway canon and someone would have produced it.
Company (sure, it's been an hour since the last revival)
Bye Bye, Birdie
Brigadoon
Barnum
Something more conventional, you know, for kids!
I love that he picked Hedwig. It's a risk to put this next to the kiddie shows currently running, but I"m glad.
My first reaction when I read this was, "Okay, nothing safe about that. He wants to challenge himself as a performer."
Great news.
And for anyone who hasn't seen the show live, go! The movie is pretty damn wonderful, too. And this (below) is one of my favorite songs from the score or any musical ever, actually.
Wicked Little Town
Company (sure, it's been an hour since the last revival)
Bye Bye, Birdie
Brigadoon
Barnum
Something more conventional, you know, for kids!
I love that he picked Hedwig. It's a risk to put this next to the kiddie shows currently running, but I"m glad.
My first reaction when I read this was, "Okay, nothing safe about that. He wants to challenge himself as a performer."
Great news.
And for anyone who hasn't seen the show live, go! The movie is pretty damn wonderful, too. And this (below) is one of my favorite songs from the score or any musical ever, actually.
Wicked Little Town
"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."
blocked: logan2, Diamonds3, Hamilton22
blocked: logan2, Diamonds3, Hamilton22
#82
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:16pm
^ I'd buy into all that if this didn't smack of offering a big star an absurd amount of money because the producers need to get this open before the rights lapse. But, as I've repeatedly said, I'm willing to be proven wrong.
Formerly gvendo2005
Broadway Legend
joined: 5/1/05
Blocked: After Eight, suestorm, david_fick, emlodik, lovebwy, Dave28282, joevitus, BorisTomashevsky, Seb28
Broadway Legend
joined: 5/1/05
Blocked: After Eight, suestorm, david_fick, emlodik, lovebwy, Dave28282, joevitus, BorisTomashevsky, Seb28
#83
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:18pm
Can. Not. Wait. Very excited! I'd buy my tickets today if they were on sale.
#84
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:19pm
I believe I have the longest and closest history with the show out of us here. of the 7 Hedwigs that have done the role at the Jane, some of them would surprise you. So, I'm giving this a chance. It's not only the role of Hedwig I worry about, but how the show will work in a large house.
<-----I'M TOTES ROLLING MY EYES
#85
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:21pm
I am very excited by this but I also wonder if NPH can handle this score. I go see this regardless because I have been dying for a Broadway production of Hedwig!
#86
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:24pm
of the 7 Hedwigs that have done the role at the Jane, some of them would surprise you.
I hear Ally Sheedy was a surprise, and not in a good way. Your thoughts?
I hear Ally Sheedy was a surprise, and not in a good way. Your thoughts?
Formerly gvendo2005
Broadway Legend
joined: 5/1/05
Blocked: After Eight, suestorm, david_fick, emlodik, lovebwy, Dave28282, joevitus, BorisTomashevsky, Seb28
Broadway Legend
joined: 5/1/05
Blocked: After Eight, suestorm, david_fick, emlodik, lovebwy, Dave28282, joevitus, BorisTomashevsky, Seb28
#87
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:25pm
"I'd buy into all that if this didn't smack of offering a big star an absurd amount of money because the producers need to get this open before the rights lapse."
Could somebody please tie this twerp's hands behind his back so he can't type any more?
Could somebody please tie this twerp's hands behind his back so he can't type any more?
Twitter @NamoInExile
Instagram none
#88
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:25pm
Another cracking response. We simply need a television show together. Maybe on LOGO. It'd be hilarious.
Formerly gvendo2005
Broadway Legend
joined: 5/1/05
Blocked: After Eight, suestorm, david_fick, emlodik, lovebwy, Dave28282, joevitus, BorisTomashevsky, Seb28
Broadway Legend
joined: 5/1/05
Blocked: After Eight, suestorm, david_fick, emlodik, lovebwy, Dave28282, joevitus, BorisTomashevsky, Seb28
#89
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:27pm
"I hear Ally Sheedy was a surprise, and not in a good way. Your thoughts?"
If you're talking to me, I can't post one word about Ally Sheedy here without treading on thin ice, if you get my drift.
If you're talking to me, I can't post one word about Ally Sheedy here without treading on thin ice, if you get my drift.
<-----I'M TOTES ROLLING MY EYES
#90
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:27pm
I agree, Besty. Hedwig is a far cry from the feel-good drag queens that pop onto Broadway every other season. The character is complex, beautiful and hideous, strong and self-loathing, and the show forces a lot of uncomfortable questions about gender, sexuality, and identity onto an audience without apology or pulling punches.
And I applaud NPH for being a high-profile sitcom star who is taking a role that is not at all what people would associate with his persona.
And I applaud NPH for being a high-profile sitcom star who is taking a role that is not at all what people would associate with his persona.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
#91
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:28pm
"^ I'd buy into all that if this didn't smack of offering a big star an absurd amount of money because the producers need to get this open before the rights lapse. But, as I've repeatedly said, I'm willing to be proven wrong."
I know a person involved. This is an untrue statement.
I know a person involved. This is an untrue statement.
#92
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:29pm
Update - Michael Mayer will direct.
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Breaking-News-Neil-Patrick-Harris-to-Star-in-HEDWIG-AND-THE-ANGRY-INCH-on-Broadway-Spring-2014-20130617
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Breaking-News-Neil-Patrick-Harris-to-Star-in-HEDWIG-AND-THE-ANGRY-INCH-on-Broadway-Spring-2014-20130617
#93
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:29pm
"I'd buy into all that if this didn't smack of offering a big star an absurd amount of money because the producers need to get this open before the rights lapse."
If we were talking Sean Hayes or Matthew Broderick you might be able to use this absurd string of words.
If we were talking Sean Hayes or Matthew Broderick you might be able to use this absurd string of words.
#94
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:32pm
The first time I saw Hedwig was at The Westbeth about a year before it went to the Jane Street. A friend was the company manager...and I waited while he cleaned up so we could grab a drink afterwards. At one point, it was me, JCM and Michael Mayer and I became a ranting, babbling fool in front of them. But they were sweet...so I like to believe that Mayer directing is a nod to me and my very special Hedwig experience. 
#95
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:33pm
This season is getting more and more interesting! Hopefully this encourages him to still stay on the stage.
"I saw Pavarotti play Rodolfo on stage and with his girth I thought he was about to eat the whole table at the Cafe Momus." - Dollypop
#96
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:34pm
Michael Mayer, eh?
Hmmm. The plot thickens...
Strike my statements from the record, Your Honor. This could be something.
Hmmm. The plot thickens...
Strike my statements from the record, Your Honor. This could be something.
Formerly gvendo2005
Broadway Legend
joined: 5/1/05
Blocked: After Eight, suestorm, david_fick, emlodik, lovebwy, Dave28282, joevitus, BorisTomashevsky, Seb28
Broadway Legend
joined: 5/1/05
Blocked: After Eight, suestorm, david_fick, emlodik, lovebwy, Dave28282, joevitus, BorisTomashevsky, Seb28
#97
i'm a little disappointed that JCM isn't directing, as it is his story.
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:35pm
i'm a little disappointed that JCM isn't directing, as it is his story.
<-----I'M TOTES ROLLING MY EYES
#98
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:36pm
EFF YOU GDELGI.
"But they were sweet...so I like to believe that Mayer directing is a nod to me and my very special Hedwig experience."
What else could it possibly be?
"But they were sweet...so I like to believe that Mayer directing is a nod to me and my very special Hedwig experience."
What else could it possibly be?
Twitter @NamoInExile
Instagram none
#99
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:36pm
I think NPH can nail this role.
#100
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:36pm
I think it's wise for JCM to simply concentrate on the script and making it work in a Broadway house.
Tickets From $59
Tickets From $95
Tickets From $101
Tickets From $77