Hanschen in SA

[steven22]

Posted: 1/23/08 at 11:40am

if i recall wasn't Johnathon B. Wright an understudy for Melchoir in the beginning?.

i just checked my playbill from the end of december and he is not listed as a melchoir understudy..ONLY Jesse and Matt asre listed

Updated On: 1/23/08 at 11:40 AM

[adamgreer]

Posted: 1/23/08 at 11:59am

There was actually a thread about this awhile back. IIRC, Wright was listed as a Melchior understudy, but the part sat well outside of his vocal range (which he apparently openly admitted), and I don't believe he ever went on. Presumably, he was an "emergency cover."

[focusingonmoviesmatt]

Posted: 1/23/08 at 12:07pm

also jonthon b wright was out of the show the first 2 weeks of december and drew tyler bell covered hanschen. and drew didnt cover the role of melchoir.
Updated On: 1/23/08 at 12:07 PM

[antiandrewx]

Posted: 1/23/08 at 2:36pm

It's too bad he'll never go on for Melchior, he'd be brilliant.

[jigblob]

Posted: 1/23/08 at 3:23pm

is it true that jonathan b. wright has been out for a long time? I have heard that matt doyle had been on as hanschen a lot lately (he was when i saw him early in january, but i heard it was kind of going on for a while)

[DRSisLove]

Posted: 1/23/08 at 4:48pm

I believe Jon is back this week (as in he came back last night).

[educator06]

Posted: 1/23/08 at 7:22pm

He has been out for several weeks filming a movie with Michael Cera.


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[dramamama611]

Posted: 1/23/08 at 7:56pm

He filmed that back in Nov/early December.

He was out for 3 weeks for "other" reasons. But I will not post those reasons. He is back. Thank goodness.

[insertclevernamehere]

Posted: 1/23/08 at 9:04pm

Other reasons?

[antiandrewx]

Posted: 1/23/08 at 9:08pm

He was just taking some time off, doing a few readings of musicals. Nothing juicy like dramamama's post would lead you to believe.

[OhTossums]

Posted: 1/25/08 at 12:00am

Im not quite sure how well he'd be as Melchior. Hes such an amazing Hanchen, but as people have stated his vocal range is far from what Melchi's part requires. After all he can barley hit somenots in Word of your body Reprise!

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 1/25/08 at 12:27am

Is the Hanschen role written for a baritone and Melchoir for a tenor? I'm confused...

[OhTossums]

Posted: 1/25/08 at 12:34am

Yes, hanchen is a Baritone and Melchior is a Tenor. And trust be, John is a hardcore baritone.

[silversurfer2]

Posted: 1/25/08 at 8:17am

JBW is a full Baritone. There is a YouTube video of him singing the Lead role in "Lil Abner' in a school production. He has a beautiful, Big Baritone voice. I spoke to him about it and he says that is his natural singing voice, but he doesn't get to use it in SA.

[educator06]

Posted: 1/25/08 at 12:21pm

Here is Jonathan B Wright singing in his natural voice.
JBW

[steven22]

Posted: 1/25/08 at 12:48pm

sounds and look totally different...but it is him

[Craww]

Posted: 1/25/08 at 1:33pm

LOL. He looks like such a sociopath. He's my fav.

[gman07]

Posted: 1/25/08 at 9:34pm

I believe this is from his junior year in high school, 15 or 16 years old, his voice seems very strong.
Updated On: 1/25/08 at 09:34 PM