Andrew Rannells to replace NPH in HEDWIG- Page 6
Andrew Rannells to replace NPH in HEDWIG
Andrew Rannells to replace NPH in HEDWIG#125
Posted: 6/14/14 at 6:09amI'm hearing they are in talks with Carol Channing to take it over Hedwig after Andrew Rannells.
Andrew Rannells to replace NPH in HEDWIG#126
Posted: 6/14/14 at 11:43am
Pink DOES act. She's done two films (and cameoed in some others), the latest of which was last year's Thanks for Sharing with Mark Ruffalo, Tim Robbins, and Gwyneth Paltrow. And she got the best reviews in the film.
Having said that, I think her involvement with this production is purely wishful thinking.
Andrew Rannells to replace NPH in HEDWIG#127
Posted: 6/14/14 at 12:32pm
I don't know where/how to search--but was NPH a popular choice on here when it was announced that he was Hedwig?
Short answer: mostly positive, but quite a few critics and skeptics.
Edit: OK, reading through that thread now is actually pretty funny.
NPH in Hedwig announcement thread.
Updated On: 6/14/14 at 12:32 PM
Andrew Rannells to replace NPH in HEDWIG#128
Posted: 6/14/14 at 1:51pmI'm 99.9% positive that a woman will not play Hedwig in this production.
Andrew Rannells to replace NPH in HEDWIG#129
Posted: 6/14/14 at 7:55pmIf Michael Pitt could sing I think he'd be an interesting choice. I think he's a terrific actor and I know his vocals in the movie were dubbed, but if he can sing at all I'd be interested in seeing him switch roles.
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Andrew Rannells to replace NPH in HEDWIG#130
Posted: 6/14/14 at 10:05pmI also thought Michael Pitt would be an interesting choice for this after I rewatched the movie earlier this week. I only just noticed while the credits were rolling that Tommy's vocals were done by Stephen Trask.
Andrew Rannells to replace NPH in HEDWIG#131
Posted: 6/16/14 at 9:43am
'I also thought Michael Pitt would be an interesting choice for this after I rewatched the movie earlier this week. I only just noticed while the credits were rolling that Tommy's vocals were done by Stephen Trask."
Ha! We watched last night and had the same thought about Michael Pitt, and then noticed the dubbing credit too!
Andrew Rannells to replace NPH in HEDWIG#132
Posted: 6/16/14 at 4:52pmHow about Lena Hall as Hedwig? Then they could get a "name" to play Yitzhak.
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Andrew Rannells to replace NPH in HEDWIG#133
Posted: 6/16/14 at 7:27pm
JCM, although we on the theater scene would give our right arms to see, is an unknown to the tourist trade.
I would give all my extremities to see JCM do Hedwig.
Andrew Rannells to replace NPH in HEDWIG#134
Posted: 6/16/14 at 8:17pmAgrees w Blaxx-- he is amazing--- I think he has enough of a Hedwig "cult-base" following, that he would pack the house
Andrew Rannells to replace NPH in HEDWIG#135
Posted: 6/16/14 at 9:17pm
" I think he has enough of a Hedwig "cult-base" following, that he would pack the house"
Well of course his cult base would do anything to see him do it again, but you really can't compare a local cult base to the influx of millions of tourists we get.
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Andrew Rannells to replace NPH in HEDWIG#136
Posted: 6/16/14 at 9:23pm
Just let me know when the discount code is available. 
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Andrew Rannells to replace NPH in HEDWIG#137
Posted: 6/16/14 at 9:24pm
but you really can't compare a local cult base to the influx of millions of tourists we get.
Does Rannells though? I can't imagine him having that much of a higher number of followers than JCM.
Andrew Rannells to replace NPH in HEDWIG#138
Posted: 6/16/14 at 9:41pm
There is no way that Rannells will draw more ppl to the show than JCM would--- I love the show to death, and will continue to see it, but I really don't think this casting was a good decision (and I will gladly eat a crow sandwich if I am wrong)
He is not going to draw the tourist crowd, and speaking with a bunch of diehard "Hedwig" fanatics today, he is not generating much excitement.
Andrew Rannells to replace NPH in HEDWIG#139
Posted: 6/16/14 at 9:52pmIf anyone has inferred that I'm saying Andrew R is going to draw the tourist trade, well, wrong.
Andrew Rannells to replace NPH in HEDWIG#140
Posted: 6/16/14 at 9:57pmI didn't bring up the tourist trade--- Blaxx and I just commented on JCM--- for a 8-week run, I just think he would keep the ticket sales at a nice number--- certainly not what they are doing now, but much more than Rannells will in that same 8-week period.
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Andrew Rannells to replace NPH in HEDWIG#141
Posted: 6/16/14 at 9:59pmLolol you're right Brerbear, reading that thread from last year with everyone complaining about NPH is hilarious!!
Andrew Rannells to replace NPH in HEDWIG#142
Posted: 6/16/14 at 10:11pmtesting-it's probably because I don't read that person's posts.
Andrew Rannells to replace NPH in HEDWIG#143
Posted: 6/16/14 at 10:26pm
Well i have never been a fan of the show. I just don't quite get. I did see
Neil Patrick and thought he was terrific.. just don't get the show. It doesn't really
end and just becomes a rock concert.
I am a fan of Andrew Rannells and may go back just to see him.
Andrew Rannells to replace NPH in HEDWIG#144
Posted: 6/17/14 at 7:19pmThanks for doing the searching for me BrerBear-a fascinating read-wonder where g.d.e.l.g.i is working now???
Andrew Rannells to replace NPH in HEDWIG#145
Posted: 6/18/14 at 11:50amA re-read of that thread was just what I needed this morning! And not to pat myself on the back, but I did say that people should maybe hold off on their opinions until the show opened, lest they looked like Assholes. Oh...hahahaha. Good times.
Andrew Rannells to replace NPH in HEDWIG#146
Posted: 6/18/14 at 1:56pm
"I am a fan of Andrew Rannells and may go back just to see him."
That just seems bananas in light of everything you said before that.
Andrew Rannells to replace NPH in HEDWIG#147
Posted: 6/18/14 at 1:59pmI guess this explains Rannells' limited run: http://www.playbill.com/news/article/192520-Andrew-Rannells-Lands-Role-Opposite-Anne-Hathaway-and-Robert-De-Niro-in-New-Feature-Film
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Andrew Rannells to replace NPH in HEDWIG#148
Posted: 6/18/14 at 2:08pmSince it's filming this summer, and he is starting Hedwig at the end of summer, I don't see how that explains it.
Andrew Rannells to replace NPH in HEDWIG#149
Posted: 6/18/14 at 2:35pm
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