Andrew Rannells Joins Hedwig and the Angry Inch TONIGHT! — Page 6

"I don't understand it, but oh well I folded and bought a balcony seat for tomorrow."

Seems like you are a perfect example of why they do it, no? They got a few extra bucks out of you to sit in the balcony than stand in the back of the orchestra. There's not that many hardliners who will refuse to pay $49 to sit because they want to pay $32 or whatever it is to stand.

Plus, there are already discounts, so no one has to pay full price for any seats.

"Is there any bway theater that sells SRO even if the show is not sold out?"

I bought SRO tickets to Once in May and the performance was not sold out. My friend and I went to the box office about an hour before the show started to see if they happened to have any rush tickets left. They didn't, but gave us the option of either buying ~$90 tickets or $27 SRO tickets. I'm still not sure why that happened, but we were happy about it.

Ok I didn't know that. The only times I have done SRO is for Book of Mormon back in 2011 and for this show on Aug 16th (yup slept in front of the large eye poster from 11pm-7am) --- and both times the show was sold out.

MidnightRadio --- have fun tonight and enjoy the show!

Thanks Wick3, only saw your message now. Andrew absolutely blew me away, I felt like I was seeing the show for the first time again. He may not have handled or nailed some of the one liners like Neil did, but his new ad libs more than made up for it, specifically the jabs at Gwyneth Paltrow and Margot Kidder. Hysterical! However, he really handled the emotional side of the piece so much better. As much as I adored Neil, it was easier with Andrew to connect with this character, not focusing on the actor beneath it. Whereas with Neil; it was kind of impossible to forget it was Neil. I don't mean it in a mean way, but it was just that way.

I'm glad to hear how much more Rannells is connecting with the character, as that's what was sorely missing with NPH.

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I went last night- it was absolutely incredible. Andrew had you emotionally hooked from the very beginning- those long silences where you could've heard a pin drop in the theatre was so amazing. I'm so glad that I was able to see this show and especially with Andrew (and Lena, for that matter, since she is brilliant too!).
Sidenote- I was behind Nikki M. James in the line to get into the Belasco. I kind of thought it was her, but didn't say anything. I saw her and whoever she was with go into the stagedoor after the show and one of the security guards mentioned that she was there. Wish I had said something when I thought it was her!

It's a very different tone, now-and I think it's changed for the better. Here's hoping the producers can maintain that. I love it.

I would love to hear your impressions.

I went into this show knowing nothing about it and came out obsessed. Andrew is spectacular. Such a moving, beautiful performance. I can't wait to go back!

^They're announcing the new Hedwig this week?! How do you know?

^Was it one of those African Greys?

How adorable Jane! :)

In other words, I'm glad that Rannells is bringing something new to the table when it comes to HEDWIG; I haven't seen it yet, but I really want to.

I revisited the show this weekend and I enjoyed myself a lot. Rannells sings the role better then NPH did and acts the role really well. His Hedwig is much more emotional and vulnerable then NPH's portrayal. He still performed the role with a lot of energy, but it didn't strike me as being as frantic as NPH. It seemed like everything NPH did in the show was very urgent and very big. With Rannells, it felt big, but not as urgent.

I loved Rannells's version of Wicked Little Town and that song's reprise. It sounded GREAT. Something about the way he sang the, "Maybe there's nothing up in the sky but air" line gave me goosebumps. The crowd was very responsive throughout the show very much for the show and not just Hedwig.

It's not the NPH Hedwig, but it's still very well done. It's different. Andrew is playing the role emotionally and it's nice to see him connecting with role in a way different then how NPH did.

^ Ditto!