I think it's odd that NPH doesn't have an understudy. I would think the producers would have one, just in case he got sick in the middle of the show and couldn't continue. If the show doesn't finish, the producers have to give everyone a refund, while if the understudy finishes the show, the only people who get a refund are the people who ask for one. Hugh Jackman in The Boy from Oz, for example, had an understudy who was never going to go on except in that circumstance. Equity has the star exception for understudies, but the only times I can remember when that exception was used was for one-man shows. I guess the producers are thinking that Hedwig is a one-man show. Having an understudy would give Lena Hall's understudy an actor to play against during understudy rehearsal, too.
"What was the name of that cheese that I like?"
"you can't run away forever...but there's nothing wrong with getting a good head start"
"well I hope and I pray, that maybe someday, you'll walk in the room with my heart"
