#1
Posted: 3/2/15 at 1:03am
So sad to see her go but does anyone have any idea who's replacing her? I can't think of anyone who could pull it off as well as Lena did!
#2
Posted: 3/2/15 at 1:16am
Call me crazy (I know she's not even available), but I'd love to see Annaleigh Ashford take on the role. I think it would be interesting.
#3
Posted: 3/2/15 at 1:31am
Indina is coming after If/Than closes.
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#5
Posted: 3/2/15 at 1:48am
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#7
Posted: 3/2/15 at 2:00am
99.9% positive its Rebecca Naomi Jones. We will know for sure by the end of monday.
#8
Posted: 3/2/15 at 8:08am
Interesting choice. I can see it and I'm sure she'd be great!
#9
Posted: 3/2/15 at 8:08am
Interesting choice. I can see it and I'm sure she'd be great!
#10
Posted: 3/2/15 at 8:33am
Great choice! I would see her. Today we should hear the official news and I'm sure it won't disappoint. No one's been disappointed in the Hedwig casting, so I know they will do well with the Yitzhak casting!
I just hope we're not disappointed by Darren Criss like I fear some people, myself included might be.
I just hope we're not disappointed by Darren Criss like I fear some people, myself included might be.
#11
Posted: 3/2/15 at 11:37am
"No one's been disappointed in the Hedwig casting…"
You've really kept your finger on the pulse.
You've really kept your finger on the pulse.
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#12
Posted: 3/2/15 at 11:58am
Well, Lights, you are correct :)
Lift up your hands! Rebecca Naomi Jones is @HedwigonBway's new Yitzhak! @Rebeccasername
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Lift up your hands! Rebecca Naomi Jones is @HedwigonBway's new Yitzhak! @Rebeccasername
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#13
Posted: 3/2/15 at 12:01pm
I wonder how or if they'll change the script?
(I think she'll be great, but am curious as to whether they'll change the backstory.)
(I think she'll be great, but am curious as to whether they'll change the backstory.)
Updated On: 3/2/15 at 12:01 PM
#14
Posted: 3/2/15 at 12:04pm
I LOVED her in Passing Strange. Now I'm dying to see her as Yitzblack.
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#16
Posted: 3/2/15 at 12:09pm
She is an excellent choice. She is always the highlight of whatever show she's in.
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#18
Posted: 3/2/15 at 12:28pm
Why would they change his history, just because she's black? I hope they don't change anything.
#19
Posted: 3/2/15 at 1:22pm
JCM can be pretty politically incorrect in the role. hedwig is not a character who is afraid of making offensive remarks. there's already an obama joke (albeit not race-related) and several jokes about yitzhak's jewish background during the show. i don't think JCM would let the opportunity go by to make a racial reference if it helped show the antagonistic relationship between the characters and how cruel hedwig can be.
#20
Posted: 3/2/15 at 1:53pm
It's not like John Cameron Mitchell is "being politically incorrect." Hedwig is torturing Yitzhak with all the "German and the Jew" references.
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#21
Posted: 3/2/15 at 4:44pm
"Yitzblack." You win.
She is going to be phenomenal, and I can't wait.
She is going to be phenomenal, and I can't wait.
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#22
Posted: 3/2/15 at 4:45pm
"several jokes about yitzhak's jewish background during the show."
You know Rebecca is half Jewish, right?
You know Rebecca is half Jewish, right?
#23
Posted: 3/2/15 at 5:04pm
As it's her mother who is Jewish, technically she's full Jewish, not half. I am super excited about this, she's fantastic and I'm sure will be great in this role.
#24
Posted: 3/2/15 at 5:34pm
It really doesn't matter what ethnicity the actress is. She's playing a character who's Jewish. Thus the text doesn't have to change unless the author wants to.
#25
Posted: 3/2/15 at 6:55pm
Did this idea of the back history changing seriously come because Yitzhak is Jewish? Like did the poster above not know that black people can be Jewish? lol
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