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#26

re: A woman playing Hedwig?

Posted: 2/7/08 at 6:46pm

if only *something* would surface with her in it...I'd like to hear her.

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#27

re: A woman playing Hedwig?

Posted: 2/7/08 at 9:20pm

Even after ALL these years -- nothing has surfaced (yet) of Ally in HEDWIG.

Here's hoping.

#28

I really can't picture a woman playing Hedwig.
JCM is fabulous, as is Kevin Cahoon. They brought the feeling of a man being trapped and quite confused. I'm sure a woman with talent can be great and entertaining, but I would not walk away with the same feeling.

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#29

re: A woman playing Hedwig?

Posted: 2/7/08 at 9:58pm

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#30

re: A woman playing Hedwig?

Posted: 2/7/08 at 10:36pm

Oh wow, Jane, it really never occurred to me how much information we could pump out of you.

Other than JCM, I heard the best things about Cerveris and McGrath. Who were your favorites?

#31

re: A woman playing Hedwig?

Posted: 2/7/08 at 10:57pm

Well, I'm not going to include JCM because he WAS Hedwig, and natuarally everyone's favorite. Next I liked Cerveris, then McGrath. Both extremely strong. Kevin Cahoon had a big fan base also. There seemed to have been a 'rivalry' between the Cahoon and Cerveris camps!

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#32

re: A woman playing Hedwig?

Posted: 2/7/08 at 11:05pm

From the clips on the Hedwig DVD, I really like Cahoon and Ceveris the best (outside of JCM).

I actually am not a huge fan of the film, it has some pacing issues, I think.

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#33

re: A woman playing Hedwig?

Posted: 2/7/08 at 11:09pm

Did you get to see the show off broadway, husk?

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#34

re: A woman playing Hedwig?

Posted: 2/11/08 at 8:20am

I saw all the actors who played Hedwig down at the Jane St Theatre, and I love them all for their own individual takes on the role. Leaving JCM out of the mix, obviously, he IS Hedwig, but I pretty much liked them all but Ally Sheedy. I gave her a fair shake of seeing her 3 times over her run, and that was 2 times to many.... she progressively got worse each time I saw her. My favorites where Cahoon and Matt McGrath. Asa Somers would have been a great Hedwig, too, if he got a chance to play it more than the 5 or 6 times he did. But Cahoon was my boy.

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#35

re: A woman playing Hedwig?

Posted: 2/11/08 at 8:36am

believe it or not I actually saw a female FrankNFurter in Rocky Horror last year... but she was oddly incredible

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#36

re: A woman playing Hedwig?

Posted: 2/12/08 at 12:53pm

Did anyone here see Bijou Phillips as Yitzhak in the show in L.A.?

"The gods who nurse this universe think little of mortals' cares. They sit in crowds on exclusive clouds and laugh at our love affairs. I might have had a real romance if they'd given me a chance. I loved him, but he didn't love me. I wanted him, but he didn't want me. Then the gods had a spree and indulged in another whim. Now he loves me, but I don't love him." - Cole Porter

#37

re: A woman playing Hedwig?

Posted: 2/12/08 at 1:56pm

I'm so annoyed I never got to see it live. I love the movie, personally. Although in the documentary they certainly don't make it sound like Ally Sheedy was terrible. That's a disappointing thing to hear.

The first time I saw the movie I remember being so confused (it didn't help that I was watching it with a friend at 2 in the morining). But when I went through it once just listening to the music, I loved it, and realized how amazing the message was. JCM is incredible, and I love Miriam too. I always thought a woman as Hedwig would have been interesting. I still think it could be. Maybe Ally just wasn't the right one.

ETA: sorry, findingnamo, that's who I meant. Typo moment, or brain fart or something. :/

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#38

re: A woman playing Hedwig?

Posted: 2/12/08 at 2:45pm

Miriam?

You must not know what you're talking about, Jane. The operative word BK used was "incredible." Let's go with the second dictionary.com definition of "incredible": "2. not credible; hard to believe; unbelievable."

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Updated On: 2/12/08 at 02:45 PM

#39

re: A woman playing Hedwig?

Posted: 2/12/08 at 2:49pm

You are SO right, kimosabe. And definition 2 doesn't even begin to describe the fiasco. Oh, if it were only prudent to post what happened there. But I will not.

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#40

re: A woman playing Hedwig?

Posted: 2/12/08 at 2:56pm

I remember reading somehere that Ally handed Maggie Moore the mic and said "You sing it" at the beginning of "Wicked Little Town" one night. Which doesn't make a lotta sense dramaturlogically.

I remember reading the messages that Mitchell posted to the fans to give Ally a chance, that she was his choice and that we all have Hedwig inside of us. So, the first thing I did after reading that was rent the heralded "High Art" film Sheedy did to much acclaim and thought she was as bad as she ever was, despite the hype. I knew it did not bode well for Hedwig.

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#41

re: A woman playing Hedwig?

Posted: 2/12/08 at 3:01pm

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#42

re: A woman playing Hedwig?

Posted: 2/12/08 at 3:06pm

All things considered, I guess it's a good thing there was a piece of paper with the lyrics on it lying around!

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#43

re: A woman playing Hedwig?

Posted: 2/12/08 at 3:11pm

Yeah, I guess she was always prepared in case she forgot them! (I'd never suggest this stunt were planned!).

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