Jonathan's Claude vs Christorpher's Claude

Hanke is a much better actor, but Groff was a better singer and more confident peformer. Perhaps Hanke will gain confidence with time.

I'm hoping to have the chance to see Hanke, but I really enjoyed Groff when I saw him. I actually found his acting stronger than his singing as he was very much struggling through his final songs at our performance...

He can't look older than Jim Rado who was 38 (and bald) when when he created the role. I think someone else wrote that the Hanke and Groff have completely different wigs/styles.

I saw tonight's performance, which was magic as usual. (I truly love this production of Hair.) I also had the pleasure of seeing Mr. Groff a few weeks ago. Mr. Hanke gives a very powerful performance. It is different, but very good.

Go see Hair!

I saw both of them and while they were both wonderful performances, Jonathan Groff had the chemistry with the tribe that made the show that much more spectacular. One of my favorite elements of the show was Jonathan and Will Swenson's relationship, which had obviously been developed over a rather extensive period of time, and that just wasn't there with Christopher.
Christopher Hanke's was a solid performance, but he just doesn't have the history with the rest of the cast that Groff had. I'll be excited to see him progress as he develops relationships with everyone.

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Pretty much what most everyone else said:
Hanke gave a better performance, but Groff had a better chemistry with the tribe which made his performance more appealing to the audience. Both men, however, were phenomenal in the role.

I have to say, Hanke is improving a lot. He seems much more comfortable in the role, but I still prefer Groff. Rumors are they want Groff for the transfer, but who knows if that's true.