Hedwig Cast??
Hedwig Cast??
TommyFlanagan4
Swing Joined: 11/20/13
#1Hedwig Cast??
Posted: 1/12/14 at 8:28amIs there any word on the cast in the show? I know Lindsay Mendez got a callback but has anyone else heard anything?
#2Hedwig Cast??
Posted: 1/12/14 at 9:43amAre you talking about Yitzak? Not sure if there is a Yitzak. Otherwise, the cast is Neil Patrick Harris.
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#2Hedwig Cast??
Posted: 1/12/14 at 10:41am
I also remember reading (on Tumblr perhaps) that Morgan James had a few callbacks. I'll see if I can find the post
I've also heard about Jinkx Monsoon standing by for Hedwig. Is that a complete rumour or is there any truth to it? Honestly, I'd be surprised at the casting but then again, I wouldn't be disappointed if I had booked for Neil then ended up getting Jinkx. Perhaps a way to keep the audience statisfied should Neil be out?
''With the number of people I ignore, I'm lucky I work at all in this town'' - Helena Bonham Carter
#3Hedwig Cast??
Posted: 1/12/14 at 10:49amI haven't seen Hegwig yet so I'm not familiar with the role, but I think Jinx would be amazing in anything pretty much.
#4Hedwig Cast??
Posted: 1/12/14 at 11:08am
Jinkx is touring with her show, The Vaudevillians, I believe.
And they have been auditioning women for Yitzak. I know quite a few actresses who have gone in for the role.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
Updated On: 1/12/14 at 11:08 AM
barcelona20
Broadway Star Joined: 1/19/08
#6Hedwig Cast??
Posted: 1/12/14 at 2:47pmI know that Lindsay Mendez was invited to a final callback.
#7Hedwig Cast??
Posted: 1/12/14 at 3:48pmI adore Lindsay Mendez, but I can't imagine any world in which she could believably pass as a man given how striking and soft her features are.
Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
barcelona20
Broadway Star Joined: 1/19/08
#9Hedwig Cast??
Posted: 1/12/14 at 4:19pmMakeup and costumes don't change your bone structure.
Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
#10Hedwig Cast??
Posted: 1/12/14 at 4:29pm^ Did they really change Miriam Shor's all that much?
Formerly gvendo2005
Broadway Legend
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joined: 5/1/05
Blocked: After Eight, suestorm, david_fick, emlodik, lovebwy, Dave28282, joevitus, BorisTomashevsky
#11Hedwig Cast??
Posted: 1/12/14 at 4:33pmMiriam Shor and Lindsay Mendez could not have more polar opposite features, so the comparison is irrelevant.
Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
regnad kcin
Leading Actor Joined: 8/26/05
#12Hedwig Cast??
Posted: 1/12/14 at 4:37pmThe rest of the cast (the band) had earlier been announced as music director Justin Craig (guitar and keyboards), Matt Duncan (bass), Tim Mislock (guitar), and Peter Yanowitz (drums). But apparently Yitzhak remains yet to be cast.
#13Hedwig Cast??
Posted: 1/12/14 at 8:50pmMiriam Shor isn't exactly hard looking. On stage, her appearance was drastically changed with makeup, bandana, facial hair, etc. Unrecognizable. In the film, she was a little more recognizable but what a beauty she is at the end!
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CarmenDeBris
Stand-by Joined: 10/28/06
#14Hedwig Cast??
Posted: 1/12/14 at 9:40pmIf she's got the chops I'm sure it will be believable. How "masculine" she looks naturally is pretty immaterial if you ask me.
#15Hedwig Cast??
Posted: 1/14/14 at 11:22am
Not sure how to link it, but NPH just announced on Twitter that Yitzhak will be Lena Hall!
Edit (Thanks LizzieCurry!): https://twitter.com/ActuallyNPH/status/423126549051609091
Updated On: 1/14/14 at 11:22 AM
#16Hedwig Cast??
Posted: 1/14/14 at 11:28amRight-click a time stamp on any tweet to get the direct link.
"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt
#17Hedwig Cast??
Posted: 1/14/14 at 12:06pmCan everyone stop freaking the fvck out now?
"Pardon my prior Mcfee slip. I know how to spell her name. I just don't know how to type it." -Talulah
Marlothom
Broadway Star Joined: 4/13/04
#20Hedwig Cast??
Posted: 1/14/14 at 4:46pmGlad for her - formerly known as Celine Carvajal. Glad she is moving on from KB, surprised she stayed so long after her part got practically erased out of town. She can wail though, excited to see this. To me she will always be "the crunchy girl from The Search for the Next Elle Woods."
"Observe how bravely I conceal this dreadful dreadful shame I feel."
dreaming
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/24/09
#21Hedwig Cast??
Posted: 1/14/14 at 4:48pmIs there going to be an alternate for Hedwig, or is Neil Patrick Harris playing all eight shows? (I guess I assumed there would be an alternate, as that precedent had been set.)
theatreguy
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/31/03
#22Hedwig Cast??
Posted: 1/14/14 at 5:08pmHarris is scheduled for all performances - and there are only 7 per week.
oasisjeff
Broadway Star Joined: 11/15/07
#23Hedwig Cast??
Posted: 1/14/14 at 5:16pmHe said in an interview there was no alternate. It was on Conan, I believe...
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