Better Valjean understudy
Better Valjean understudy
Better Valjean understudy#1
Posted: 10/14/14 at 11:10pmI know that Ramin isnt doing Wed Mats this month, but i was curious to see one of his understudies.Who is better as Valjean Nathaniel Hackman Or Aaron Walpole?
Better Valjean understudy#2
Posted: 10/14/14 at 11:14pmI saw Walpole, and while he had a wonderful voice, I don't remember much about his performance at all.
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Better Valjean understudy#2
Posted: 10/14/14 at 11:41pmI personally have not seen either of them, but i've heard fantastic things about Nathaniel Hackman's interpretation!
Better Valjean understudy#3
Posted: 10/15/14 at 12:38amI saw Hackman on tour and he was phenomenal. I saw Walpole on Broadway, and he left a lot to be desired.
Better Valjean understudy#4
Posted: 10/15/14 at 7:52amI've seen Aaron Walpole, and I was throughly impressed. His "Bring Him Home" is heartbreaking. He brings a believability to the aging character. I really bought him as a father figure doing what he can to do what's right. Either way, I'm thinking you'll be fine, but I just happened to enjoy Aaron.
Better Valjean understudy#5
Posted: 10/15/14 at 9:36amI liked Walpole too. I thought his voice was beautiful. Good actor too.
Better Valjean understudy#6
Posted: 10/15/14 at 10:09am
Haven't seen Nathaniel Hackmann yet, but I've heard amazing things about him.
I've seen Aaron Walpole twice and he's sensational. Great voice.
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Better Valjean understudy#7
Posted: 10/15/14 at 2:17pmHow long is Ramin's contract for? Will there be another JVJ after Ramin's run?
Better Valjean understudy#9
Posted: 10/15/14 at 11:34pmI saw Aaron Walpole, and I was floored. One of my favorite performances I've seen. I actually liked him better than Ramin.
Better Valjean understudy#10
Posted: 10/20/14 at 3:15pm
I saw Walpole and Ramin both on Broadway. I loved Walpole more. I haven't seen Hackmann on Broadway., I DID see him playing ValJean on a non-Equity contract scabbing in Tennessee at Cumberland County Playhouse after he had left the tour and before Broadway. I was not impressed by his performance OR by the fact the advertisements said he was retuning to the Playhouse from "starring" in the national tour. He was (and most likely will always be) an adequate understudy who thought it was ok to work on a non-Union contract at a non-Union theatre and lie about his credits. http://events.tennessean.com/event/detail/441726959
Team Walpole all the way!
Better Valjean understudy#11
Posted: 10/20/14 at 3:24pmI remember seeing Nathaniel Hackmann as Gaston in the non-eq tour of Beauty and the Beast. He was definitely the best in the whole cast. Glad to hear he's gone equity and gets to be in the spotlight every week.
Better Valjean understudy#12
Posted: 10/20/14 at 5:36pm
"He was (and most likely will always be) an adequate understudy who thought it was ok to work on a non-Union contract at a non-Union theatre and lie about his credits."
First, Hackmann is currently an alternate, not an understudy.
Second, it is possible that he the theater was able to get him an equity contract. It does happen.
Last, did he really lie about his credits? He was in the national tour. He may have been an understudy on the tour, but he did still play the role, and almost everyone uses the word "starred" when they are talking about big productions they've done previously. It's very, very common. Did he ever say that he was the lead Valjean on the tour?
Better Valjean understudy#13
Posted: 10/20/14 at 8:11pmI saw Walpole in the role in Toronto - and he could not have sung the role better... Pretty great by any standard... (and opposite the all-time-great Javert, Earl Carpenter...)
Better Valjean understudy#14
Posted: 10/21/14 at 10:22amI haven't seen Ramin so I don't know how they compare, but I liked Aaron Walpole as Jean Valjean. He acted the part just right and his Bring Him Home was beautiful
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