Lena Hall to play HEDWIG on tour for 1 performance a week!

[JBroadway]

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! 

Updated On: 5/24/16 at 12:03 PM

[ACL2006]

Posted: 5/24/16 at 12:04pm

that's amazing!! Congrats to her. 

[BroadwayNYC2]

Posted: 5/24/16 at 12:05pm

I wasn't going to see this on tour but now I have to! 

[VotePeron]

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?

Updated On: 5/24/16 at 12:05 PM

[IdinaBellFoster]

Posted: 5/24/16 at 12:05pm

This is f*cking BRILLIANT!!

[backwoodsbarbie]

Posted: 5/24/16 at 12:07pm

This is such a kick ass idea! 

[Wick3]

Posted: 5/24/16 at 12:08pm

WOOW WOW WOW! THIS IS AWESOME!!!! Looking forward to watch this again! 

[frogs_fan85]

Posted: 5/24/16 at 12:09pm

And my October trip to SF is in the works.

[AnnieBlack]

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]

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?

[JBroadway]

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]

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!!!

[JBroadway]

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. 

 

[LizzieCurry]

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!)

[rjm516]

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? 

[South Fl Marc]

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]

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?

[Wee Thomas2]

Posted: 5/24/16 at 12:38pm

Or will she do both parts at the same time!

[PepperedShepherd]

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.  :)

[oncemorewithfeeling2]

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.

[A Canadian in NYC]

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]

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?

 

"

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?)

 

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 5/24/16 at 4:27pm

Did you read the article?

[wally]

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.

[LesWickedly]

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.