Hedwig Cast??

[TommyFlanagan4]

Posted: 1/12/14 at 8:28am

Is there any word on the cast in the show? I know Lindsay Mendez got a callback but has anyone else heard anything?

[Jane2]

Posted: 1/12/14 at 9:43am

Are you talking about Yitzak? Not sure if there is a Yitzak. Otherwise, the cast is Neil Patrick Harris.

[jamiekennywicked]

Posted: 1/12/14 at 10:41am

I also remember reading (on Tumblr perhaps) that Morgan James had a few callbacks. I'll see if I can find the post

I've also heard about Jinkx Monsoon standing by for Hedwig. Is that a complete rumour or is there any truth to it? Honestly, I'd be surprised at the casting but then again, I wouldn't be disappointed if I had booked for Neil then ended up getting Jinkx. Perhaps a way to keep the audience statisfied should Neil be out?

[macnyc]

Posted: 1/12/14 at 10:49am

I haven't seen Hegwig yet so I'm not familiar with the role, but I think Jinx would be amazing in anything pretty much.

[Kad]

Posted: 1/12/14 at 11:08am

Jinkx is touring with her show, The Vaudevillians, I believe.

And they have been auditioning women for Yitzak. I know quite a few actresses who have gone in for the role.

Updated On: 1/12/14 at 11:08 AM

[barcelona20]

Posted: 1/12/14 at 2:41pm

Has Laura Benanti been mentioned?

[justincharacter]

Posted: 1/12/14 at 2:47pm

I know that Lindsay Mendez was invited to a final callback.

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 1/12/14 at 3:48pm

I adore Lindsay Mendez, but I can't imagine any world in which she could believably pass as a man given how striking and soft her features are.

[barcelona20]

Posted: 1/12/14 at 3:49pm

It's called makeup and costumes.

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 1/12/14 at 4:19pm

Makeup and costumes don't change your bone structure.

[g.d.e.l.g.i.]

Posted: 1/12/14 at 4:29pm

^ Did they really change Miriam Shor's all that much?

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 1/12/14 at 4:33pm

Miriam Shor and Lindsay Mendez could not have more polar opposite features, so the comparison is irrelevant.

[regnad kcin]

Posted: 1/12/14 at 4:37pm

The rest of the cast (the band) had earlier been announced as music director Justin Craig (guitar and keyboards), Matt Duncan (bass), Tim Mislock (guitar), and Peter Yanowitz (drums). But apparently Yitzhak remains yet to be cast.

[Jane2]

Posted: 1/12/14 at 8:50pm

Miriam Shor isn't exactly hard looking. On stage, her appearance was drastically changed with makeup, bandana, facial hair, etc. Unrecognizable. In the film, she was a little more recognizable but what a beauty she is at the end!

[CarmenDeBris]

Posted: 1/12/14 at 9:40pm

If she's got the chops I'm sure it will be believable. How "masculine" she looks naturally is pretty immaterial if you ask me.

[supersam1026]

Posted: 1/14/14 at 11:22am

Not sure how to link it, but NPH just announced on Twitter that Yitzhak will be Lena Hall!

Edit (Thanks LizzieCurry!): https://twitter.com/ActuallyNPH/status/423126549051609091
Updated On: 1/14/14 at 11:22 AM

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 1/14/14 at 11:28am

Right-click a time stamp on any tweet to get the direct link.

[ClydeBarrow]

Posted: 1/14/14 at 12:06pm

Can everyone stop freaking the fvck out now?

[CukorLover]

Posted: 1/14/14 at 3:16pm

Lena who?

[Jane2]

Posted: 1/14/14 at 3:29pm

she seems perfect.

[Marlothom]

Posted: 1/14/14 at 4:46pm

Glad for her - formerly known as Celine Carvajal. Glad she is moving on from KB, surprised she stayed so long after her part got practically erased out of town. She can wail though, excited to see this. To me she will always be "the crunchy girl from The Search for the Next Elle Woods."

[dreaming]

Posted: 1/14/14 at 4:48pm

Is there going to be an alternate for Hedwig, or is Neil Patrick Harris playing all eight shows? (I guess I assumed there would be an alternate, as that precedent had been set.)

[theatreguy]

Posted: 1/14/14 at 5:08pm

Harris is scheduled for all performances - and there are only 7 per week.

[oasisjeff]

Posted: 1/14/14 at 5:16pm

He said in an interview there was no alternate. It was on Conan, I believe...