Lena Hall to play HEDWIG on tour for 1 performance a week!
Lena Hall to play HEDWIG on tour for 1 performance a week!
Lena Hall to play HEDWIG on tour for 1 performance a week!#1
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!
Lena Hall to play HEDWIG on tour for 1 performance a week!#2
Posted: 5/24/16 at 12:04pm
that's amazing!! Congrats to her.
Lena Hall to play HEDWIG on tour for 1 performance a week!#3
Posted: 5/24/16 at 12:05pm
I wasn't going to see this on tour but now I have to!
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/2/13
Lena Hall to play HEDWIG on tour for 1 performance a week!#4
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?
Lena Hall to play HEDWIG on tour for 1 performance a week!#5
Posted: 5/24/16 at 12:05pm
This is f*cking BRILLIANT!!
Lena Hall to play HEDWIG on tour for 1 performance a week!#6
Posted: 5/24/16 at 12:07pm
This is such a kick ass idea!
Lena Hall to play HEDWIG on tour for 1 performance a week!#7
Posted: 5/24/16 at 12:08pm
WOOW WOW WOW! THIS IS AWESOME!!!! Looking forward to watch this again!
Lena Hall to play HEDWIG on tour for 1 performance a week!#8
Posted: 5/24/16 at 12:09pm
And my October trip to SF is in the works.
Lena Hall to play HEDWIG on tour for 1 performance a week!#9
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!
Lena Hall to play HEDWIG on tour for 1 performance a week!#10
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?
Lena Hall to play HEDWIG on tour for 1 performance a week!#11
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."
Lena Hall to play HEDWIG on tour for 1 performance a week!#12
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!!!
Lena Hall to play HEDWIG on tour for 1 performance a week!#13
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.
Lena Hall to play HEDWIG on tour for 1 performance a week!#14
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!)
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/24/09
Lena Hall to play HEDWIG on tour for 1 performance a week!#15
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?
Lena Hall to play HEDWIG on tour for 1 performance a week!#16
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.
Lena Hall to play HEDWIG on tour for 1 performance a week!#17
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?
Lena Hall to play HEDWIG on tour for 1 performance a week!#18
Posted: 5/24/16 at 12:38pm
Or will she do both parts at the same time!
Lena Hall to play HEDWIG on tour for 1 performance a week!#19
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. :)
Lena Hall to play HEDWIG on tour for 1 performance a week!#20
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.
Lena Hall to play HEDWIG on tour for 1 performance a week!#21
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 PMLena Hall to play HEDWIG on tour for 1 performance a week!#22
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?)
Lena Hall to play HEDWIG on tour for 1 performance a week!#23
Posted: 5/24/16 at 4:27pm
Did you read the article?
Featured Actor Joined: 11/1/03
Lena Hall to play HEDWIG on tour for 1 performance a week!#24
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.
Lena Hall to play HEDWIG on tour for 1 performance a week!#25
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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