Breaking News: Neil Patrick Harris to Star in HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH on Broadway - Spring 2014!- Page 4
Breaking News: Neil Patrick Harris to Star in HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH on Broadway - Spring 2014!
Breaking News: Neil Patrick Harris to Star in HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH on Broadway - Spring 2014!#75
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:06pm^^^^ I agree a million jillion percent.
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Breaking News: Neil Patrick Harris to Star in HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH on Broadway - Spring 2014!#76
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:06pmWell said, jnb9872, I couldn’t have said it better myself. I feel the same as you and wish this production the best of luck! I am excited to see it!
Breaking News: Neil Patrick Harris to Star in HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH on Broadway - Spring 2014!#77
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:07pm
I would have to say that seems to be a sane response, Kad.
As opposed to your well-thought-out, reasonable, viable and logical responses to someone's differing opinion? I would say you don't know the difference between a sane response and a boil on your ass.
@RobbieJ: As I said in my very first post, I'm waiting to see it, and I'm willing to be proven wrong, but right now, I don't see how this will work. Vociferous as I may seem because others unceasingly enjoy pressing my buttons, I do wish to wait and see the result.
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Breaking News: Neil Patrick Harris to Star in HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH on Broadway - Spring 2014!#78
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:09pmUnexpected, but the more I think about it, I can see him being a really terrific choice for the part. And as someone that loves Hedwig but has never seen anything but the movie, I'm thrilled for a chance to finally see this brilliant show live.
Breaking News: Neil Patrick Harris to Star in HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH on Broadway - Spring 2014!#79
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:11pm
"Wow. Could they be more off the mark? This doesn't need a big name, this needs a larger-than-life personality. NPH is so wrong for this it's not even funny".
I almost agree with you, but I'm going to have to trust JCM. I have doubts that the show can work in a broadway house, and part of me knows that a big name IS important here. JCM has said he needs to rewrite for the size theater, but he still needs a draw. I don't think an unknown is a great idea.
But having managed the Jane St. theater and seeing every Hedwig there was, I'm not sure about Neil Harris. Can he be flamboyant and create pathos? I don't know. is he a strong enough singer? i don't know.
Because of my love and respect for JCM, I'm hoping for the best.
Breaking News: Neil Patrick Harris to Star in HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH on Broadway - Spring 2014!#80
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:13pm
Neil didn't have to take this role. He could have picked pretty much anything else from the Broadway canon and someone would have produced it.
Company (sure, it's been an hour since the last revival)
Bye Bye, Birdie
Brigadoon
Barnum
Something more conventional, you know, for kids!
I love that he picked Hedwig. It's a risk to put this next to the kiddie shows currently running, but I"m glad.
My first reaction when I read this was, "Okay, nothing safe about that. He wants to challenge himself as a performer."
Great news.
And for anyone who hasn't seen the show live, go! The movie is pretty damn wonderful, too. And this (below) is one of my favorite songs from the score or any musical ever, actually.
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Breaking News: Neil Patrick Harris to Star in HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH on Broadway - Spring 2014!#81
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:16pm^ I'd buy into all that if this didn't smack of offering a big star an absurd amount of money because the producers need to get this open before the rights lapse. But, as I've repeatedly said, I'm willing to be proven wrong.
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Breaking News: Neil Patrick Harris to Star in HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH on Broadway - Spring 2014!#82
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:18pmCan. Not. Wait. Very excited! I'd buy my tickets today if they were on sale.
Breaking News: Neil Patrick Harris to Star in HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH on Broadway - Spring 2014!#83
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:19pmI believe I have the longest and closest history with the show out of us here. of the 7 Hedwigs that have done the role at the Jane, some of them would surprise you. So, I'm giving this a chance. It's not only the role of Hedwig I worry about, but how the show will work in a large house.
Breaking News: Neil Patrick Harris to Star in HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH on Broadway - Spring 2014!#84
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:21pmI am very excited by this but I also wonder if NPH can handle this score. I go see this regardless because I have been dying for a Broadway production of Hedwig!
Breaking News: Neil Patrick Harris to Star in HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH on Broadway - Spring 2014!#85
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:24pm
of the 7 Hedwigs that have done the role at the Jane, some of them would surprise you.
I hear Ally Sheedy was a surprise, and not in a good way. Your thoughts?
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Breaking News: Neil Patrick Harris to Star in HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH on Broadway - Spring 2014!#86
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:25pm
"I'd buy into all that if this didn't smack of offering a big star an absurd amount of money because the producers need to get this open before the rights lapse."
Could somebody please tie this twerp's hands behind his back so he can't type any more?
Breaking News: Neil Patrick Harris to Star in HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH on Broadway - Spring 2014!#87
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:25pmAnother cracking response. We simply need a television show together. Maybe on LOGO. It'd be hilarious.
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Breaking News: Neil Patrick Harris to Star in HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH on Broadway - Spring 2014!#88
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:27pm
"I hear Ally Sheedy was a surprise, and not in a good way. Your thoughts?"
If you're talking to me, I can't post one word about Ally Sheedy here without treading on thin ice, if you get my drift.
Breaking News: Neil Patrick Harris to Star in HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH on Broadway - Spring 2014!#89
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:27pm
I agree, Besty. Hedwig is a far cry from the feel-good drag queens that pop onto Broadway every other season. The character is complex, beautiful and hideous, strong and self-loathing, and the show forces a lot of uncomfortable questions about gender, sexuality, and identity onto an audience without apology or pulling punches.
And I applaud NPH for being a high-profile sitcom star who is taking a role that is not at all what people would associate with his persona.
Breaking News: Neil Patrick Harris to Star in HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH on Broadway - Spring 2014!#90
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:28pm
"^ I'd buy into all that if this didn't smack of offering a big star an absurd amount of money because the producers need to get this open before the rights lapse. But, as I've repeatedly said, I'm willing to be proven wrong."
I know a person involved. This is an untrue statement.
Breaking News: Neil Patrick Harris to Star in HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH on Broadway - Spring 2014!#91
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:29pm
Update - Michael Mayer will direct.
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Breaking-News-Neil-Patrick-Harris-to-Star-in-HEDWIG-AND-THE-ANGRY-INCH-on-Broadway-Spring-2014-20130617
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Breaking News: Neil Patrick Harris to Star in HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH on Broadway - Spring 2014!#92
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:29pm
"I'd buy into all that if this didn't smack of offering a big star an absurd amount of money because the producers need to get this open before the rights lapse."
If we were talking Sean Hayes or Matthew Broderick you might be able to use this absurd string of words.
Breaking News: Neil Patrick Harris to Star in HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH on Broadway - Spring 2014!#93
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:32pm
The first time I saw Hedwig was at The Westbeth about a year before it went to the Jane Street. A friend was the company manager...and I waited while he cleaned up so we could grab a drink afterwards. At one point, it was me, JCM and Michael Mayer and I became a ranting, babbling fool in front of them. But they were sweet...so I like to believe that Mayer directing is a nod to me and my very special Hedwig experience. 
Breaking News: Neil Patrick Harris to Star in HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH on Broadway - Spring 2014!#94
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:33pmThis season is getting more and more interesting! Hopefully this encourages him to still stay on the stage.
Breaking News: Neil Patrick Harris to Star in HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH on Broadway - Spring 2014!#95
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:34pm
Michael Mayer, eh?
Hmmm. The plot thickens...
Strike my statements from the record, Your Honor. This could be something.
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Breaking News: Neil Patrick Harris to Star in HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH on Broadway - Spring 2014!#96
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:35pm
i'm a little disappointed that JCM isn't directing, as it is his story.
Breaking News: Neil Patrick Harris to Star in HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH on Broadway - Spring 2014!#97
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:36pm
EFF YOU GDELGI.
"But they were sweet...so I like to believe that Mayer directing is a nod to me and my very special Hedwig experience."
What else could it possibly be?
Breaking News: Neil Patrick Harris to Star in HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH on Broadway - Spring 2014!#98
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:36pmI think NPH can nail this role.
Breaking News: Neil Patrick Harris to Star in HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH on Broadway - Spring 2014!#99
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:36pmI think it's wise for JCM to simply concentrate on the script and making it work in a Broadway house.
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