Lena Hall to play HEDWIG on tour for 1 performance a week!
Lena Hall to play HEDWIG on tour for 1 performance a week!
#1Lena Hall to play HEDWIG on tour for 1 performance a week!
Posted: 5/24/16 at 12:03pm
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Lift-Up-Your-Hands-Tony-Winner-Lena-Hall-Will-Play-Two-Roles-in-the-HEDWIG-AND-THE-ANGRY-INCH-National-Tour-20160524
In addition to playing Yitzhak for the rest of the week. Incredible! Plus SF is getting 2 Bay Area natives in the show!
#2Lena Hall to play HEDWIG on tour for 1 performance a week!
Posted: 5/24/16 at 12:04pm
that's amazing!! Congrats to her.
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
#3Lena Hall to play HEDWIG on tour for 1 performance a week!
Posted: 5/24/16 at 12:05pm
I wasn't going to see this on tour but now I have to!
VotePeron
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/2/13
#4Lena Hall to play HEDWIG on tour for 1 performance a week!
Posted: 5/24/16 at 12:05pm
Truly considering flying to Cali to catch this.
Any chance this is a test to see if she'd play Hedwig for the rest of the tour?
#5Lena Hall to play HEDWIG on tour for 1 performance a week!
Posted: 5/24/16 at 12:05pm
This is f*cking BRILLIANT!!
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#6Lena Hall to play HEDWIG on tour for 1 performance a week!
Posted: 5/24/16 at 12:07pm
This is such a kick ass idea!
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#7Lena Hall to play HEDWIG on tour for 1 performance a week!
Posted: 5/24/16 at 12:08pm
WOOW WOW WOW! THIS IS AWESOME!!!! Looking forward to watch this again!
#8Lena Hall to play HEDWIG on tour for 1 performance a week!
Posted: 5/24/16 at 12:09pm
And my October trip to SF is in the works.
AnnieBlack
Leading Actor Joined: 4/3/14
#9Lena Hall to play HEDWIG on tour for 1 performance a week!
Posted: 5/24/16 at 12:11pm
Honestly, that is a reason for the tour to stop in NY just for Lena Hall to do it- Brilliant casting!
broadwaysfguy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/27/14
#10Lena Hall to play HEDWIG on tour for 1 performance a week!
Posted: 5/24/16 at 12:11pm
wow-will be great to see her again and catch her hedwig
please keep us posted if find out which show she is doing each week
will darren chriss be playing her part?
#11Lena Hall to play HEDWIG on tour for 1 performance a week!
Posted: 5/24/16 at 12:13pm
broadwaysfguy said: "please keep us posted if find out which show she is doing each week"
It says in the article I linked to in the original post:
"Hall will appear as Hedwig in the following performances: San Francisco, Sunday, October 9 at 7:00 pm, Wednesday, October 12 at 8:00 pm, Wednesday, October 19 at 8:00 pm, and Wednesday, October 26 at 8:00 pm. Los Angeles, Sunday, November 6 at 6:30 pm, Sunday, November 13 at 6:30 pm, Sunday, November 20 at 6:30 pm, and Friday, November 25 at 8:00 pm."
Adair Haywind
Leading Actor Joined: 4/2/14
#12Lena Hall to play HEDWIG on tour for 1 performance a week!
Posted: 5/24/16 at 12:17pm
I already have season tickets to the Pantages and and seeing Darren on 11/5. As soon as single tickets go on sale, you can bet I'll be seeing Lena as Hedwig!!!
#13Lena Hall to play HEDWIG on tour for 1 performance a week!
Posted: 5/24/16 at 12:20pm
broadwaysfguy said: "will darren chriss be playing her part?"
That sounds like it would be fun, but I'm guessing not. They probably did this in the first place so they could give Darren a night off.
#14Lena Hall to play HEDWIG on tour for 1 performance a week!
Posted: 5/24/16 at 12:23pm
This makes me wonder if they're going to have one standby cover both roles (probably not, but I guess you never know!)
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rjm516
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/24/09
#15Lena Hall to play HEDWIG on tour for 1 performance a week!
Posted: 5/24/16 at 12:24pm
Wow that is amazing! I wish I could see her. I hope at least Darren continues with the tour; what are the chances of that?
#16Lena Hall to play HEDWIG on tour for 1 performance a week!
Posted: 5/24/16 at 12:27pm
I'd see her do the show in a second, that sounds really exciting. Darren Criss , on the other hand, was a really boring choice.
Adair Haywind
Leading Actor Joined: 4/2/14
#17Lena Hall to play HEDWIG on tour for 1 performance a week!
Posted: 5/24/16 at 12:33pm
I wonder if they'll bring in Shannon Conley to cover Yitzhak for these performances or just go with someone different?
#18Lena Hall to play HEDWIG on tour for 1 performance a week!
Posted: 5/24/16 at 12:38pm
Or will she do both parts at the same time!
#19Lena Hall to play HEDWIG on tour for 1 performance a week!
Posted: 5/24/16 at 12:53pm
I was going to pass on seeing HEDWIG at the Pantages, but now I have a reason to go. :)
#20Lena Hall to play HEDWIG on tour for 1 performance a week!
Posted: 5/24/16 at 12:53pm
Hall and Criss will each have an understudy traveling on tour. This, however, is pure fun and satisfies the curiosity many had about whether Hall could/would perform as Hedwig.
Truthfully, I'm not a huge fan of the idea of a woman playing Hedwig (seeing Ally Sheedy will do that to ya), but I'm excited to see what Lena can will do with it.
#21Lena Hall to play HEDWIG on tour for 1 performance a week!
Posted: 5/24/16 at 1:20pm
Just bought tickets for same day matinee and evening. Don't think I would have done this if Lena wasn't announced. My god - what an opportunity! A Hedwig weekend in SF - woot woot!!
Updated On: 5/24/16 at 01:20 PM
KnewItWhenIWasInFron
Leading Actor Joined: 6/23/14
#22Lena Hall to play HEDWIG on tour for 1 performance a week!
Posted: 5/24/16 at 3:57pm
VotePeron said: "Truly considering flying to Cali to catch this.
Any chance this is a test to see if she'd play Hedwig for the rest of the tour?
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Seems unlikely to me. I really think they need a name of some sort to sell this show on tour, and Hall isn't one. (Also, does anyone else think it's somewhat disingenuous for the headline of the release to announce that Hall is joining the tour when she's, in fact, joining it for a grand total of two dates?)
#23Lena Hall to play HEDWIG on tour for 1 performance a week!
Posted: 5/24/16 at 4:27pm
Did you read the article?
wally
Featured Actor Joined: 11/1/03
#24Lena Hall to play HEDWIG on tour for 1 performance a week!
Posted: 5/24/16 at 4:34pm
I wonder if they'll have any of the understudies go on at all? That's the only way I'd see this. I wasn't a fan of Hall in NY. Never saw Criss, didn't want to.
#25Lena Hall to play HEDWIG on tour for 1 performance a week!
Posted: 5/24/16 at 4:38pm
I was so looking forward to finally seeing the show, but when Darren was announced, I lost all interest, but now that Lena is joining, I will just have to see it! Definetly as Hedwig and maybe I could bear watching Criss if I got to see her Yitzhak.
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