#101
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:41pm
So this is going to be the revised and expanded Hedwig that was talked about a few years ago, and not the one-man-show concert version traditionally performed?
Breaking News: Neil Patrick Harris to Star in HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH on Broadway - Spring 2014! — Page 5
#102
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:46pm
Not every performance is for every theater goer. I used Foster in ANYTHING GOES as an example of someone overcoming being miscast and managing to get raves (from most critics who admitted she was miscast in the same breath in which they praised her work) and a Tony along the way. I didn't say there weren't detractors to her performance.
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#103
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:46pm
Which theater do you think this will go to? I would love for it to go to an intimate space like Circle in the Square!
#104
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:48pm
Helen Hayes perhaps
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#105
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:50pm
Isn't the Hayes committed to Second Stage after ROCK OF AGES? Or do I misunderstand the current status of that agreement...
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#106
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:52pm
Well this is disappointing- a great show with a self-indulgent star. This is anything but, "camp" so it will be interesting to see if he can restrain himself- or if the director can pull him back. I'll wait for his replacement- paging Stark Sands!
#107
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:52pm
I have no idea. I was just naming a small theater.
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#108
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:53pm
"Well this is disappointing- a great show with a self-indulgent star."
Of for the love of... will somebody please put these people out of my misery?
Of for the love of... will somebody please put these people out of my misery?
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#109
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:55pm
I have heard the same thing jnb9872. By the looks of things it seems like Rock of Ages will be there for a while.
#110
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:55pm
Being on the "I hate NPH" bandwagon seems to be the new phenomenon on here. I don't get it...
#111
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:56pm
'will somebody please put these people out of my misery?'
I mean...it's a great show ABOUT a self-indulgent (wannabe) star. I actually have no idea what some people are talking about in this thread!
I mean...it's a great show ABOUT a self-indulgent (wannabe) star. I actually have no idea what some people are talking about in this thread!
#112
Posted: 6/17/13 at 4:59pm
FindingNamo, why is no one allowed to have an opinion of NPH other than your own?
There are people out there that don't like him. Period.
They're allowed to voice their opinions just as you are allowed to voice yours.
But, they shouldn't be banned from this thread just because they're not praising someone you love.
There are people out there that don't like him. Period.
They're allowed to voice their opinions just as you are allowed to voice yours.
But, they shouldn't be banned from this thread just because they're not praising someone you love.
#113
Posted: 6/17/13 at 5:00pm
I think Stark Sands is adorable, but he has all the edge of a store bought vanilla cupcake.
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#114
Posted: 6/17/13 at 5:01pm
I LOVE a store-bought vanilla cupcake! Especially if it has pink icing.
I'm choosing to focus on the cupcake because there's some crazy in this thread that I just have to pretend doesn't exist.
I'm choosing to focus on the cupcake because there's some crazy in this thread that I just have to pretend doesn't exist.
#115
Posted: 6/17/13 at 5:06pm
Harris's German accent sounds convincingly fake, which I've always thought is rather an endearing part of the Hedwig character. JCM's Hedwig sounded as much like John Cale and Lou Reed as he did anyone actually German.
#116
Posted: 6/17/13 at 5:08pm
I'd argue that it had a twinge of John Lennon to it as well, at least in the film. "Origin of Love" and parts of "Midnight Radio" sound like a Lennon vocal.
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#117
Posted: 6/17/13 at 5:08pm
All of the Hedwigs had bizarre accents. when they existed at all, that is.
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#118
Posted: 6/17/13 at 5:09pm
It's one of my favorite shows and I honestly think he will surprise everyone.
He's known of course for comedy and genial hosting duties, but he's an immensely talented performer. Just because someone's persona doesn't match a role doesn't mean anything.
He's an actor and this is an amazing role.
He's known of course for comedy and genial hosting duties, but he's an immensely talented performer. Just because someone's persona doesn't match a role doesn't mean anything.
He's an actor and this is an amazing role.
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#119
Posted: 6/17/13 at 5:14pm
He was shockingly good as Lee Harvey Oswald. So...yeah...he can play against type.
#120
Posted: 6/17/13 at 5:33pm
I doubted NPH would make a good Bobby and didn't think he could handle the score. After proving me very wrong I'm excited to see what he will do with Hedwig. The score is perfection and it will be nice to hear these songs in a Broadway theater.
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#121
Posted: 6/17/13 at 5:38pm
No doubt about the score. It was nominated for a grammy and was the only new score nominated.
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#122
Posted: 6/17/13 at 5:41pm
I assume this will be considered a revival and won't be eligible for Best Score?
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Tony: Eh, she's a no chip!
#123
Posted: 6/17/13 at 5:45pm
I'm not even going to address the "misery" comment- it's an opinion, we all got 'em! I just don't think he's right for this role. No one seems to complain when Patti is called self indulgent- NPH comes off as smug and arrogant and way too full of himself- even when he hosts with Kelly Ripa! Moving on, I think Jessie Mueller as his co-star would be amazing! Hedwig as a character is deeper than just self indulgent, that's an oversimplification of the character as a whole. Stark Sand has edge- watch Die Mommy Die or an American Idiot bootleg! He's a better actor than NPH and arguably a better vocalist- he's got an edge to his voice that someone like, Santino Fontana doesn't have- they'll never be up for the same roles, dreamy male ingenues that they are, they're not the same type- that's my point. Fontana was just a more accessible answer for all those teenage girl posters.
#124
Posted: 6/17/13 at 5:50pm
for those throwing out theaters
Booth: If/Then is there in the Spring
Hayes: 2St gains control once ROA leaves, but that doesn't look to be happening for awhile
Circle: Will be free because Soul Doctor will be gone by the end of summer.
Booth: If/Then is there in the Spring
Hayes: 2St gains control once ROA leaves, but that doesn't look to be happening for awhile
Circle: Will be free because Soul Doctor will be gone by the end of summer.
#125
Posted: 6/17/13 at 5:51pm
The Circle would be amazing for this!
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