Lillias White will be the new Hermes in Hadestown!
Lillias White will be the new Hermes in Hadestown!
Emmeline Carter
Understudy Joined: 1/26/22
#1Lillias White will be the new Hermes in Hadestown!
Posted: 5/16/22 at 3:36pm
Has anyone heard anything about NPH becoming the new Hermes? I know it's been mentioned a few times in the different discussion boards. But, has anyone heard anything from an inside source whether this is just a false rumor or if it actually has some merit? Thanks! Please delete if not allowed.
EDIT- Seems like it's highly unlikely that NPH will be the new Hermes so this post is now for speculating who instead will be the new Hermes.
#2Neil Patrick Harris joining Hadestown as Hermes??
Posted: 5/16/22 at 3:50pm
I'd sooner have Pamela Anderson in the role.
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#3Neil Patrick Harris joining Hadestown as Hermes??
Posted: 5/16/22 at 3:55pm
Yes I read that one post in the “Into the Woods” thread saying if he’s replacing in a show then they’d like to see him in “Hadestown”, that I’m sure you read, too.
Emmeline Carter
Understudy Joined: 1/26/22
#4Neil Patrick Harris joining Hadestown as Hermes??
Posted: 5/16/22 at 3:57pm
Yeah that's where I first saw it, then it was also posted on Reddit. So idk??
It would certainly be a different take, I'm not sure NPH can hit the same notes André de Shields does especially in the opening number (Road to Hell)
#5Neil Patrick Harris joining Hadestown as Hermes??
Posted: 5/16/22 at 4:01pm
I'm confused why NPH would replace in ANY show on Broadway.
#6Neil Patrick Harris joining Hadestown as Hermes??
Posted: 5/16/22 at 4:19pm
As far as I'm aware, the only thing that happened on this board is that someone said he'd be replacing in a Broadway show this summer, and someone speculated (with no inside info) that he might play Hermes.
But I don't know about what you saw on Reddit. Did the person sound like they were actually confident that it happening? Or were they just asking about/repeating something they misread on this message board?
#7Neil Patrick Harris joining Hadestown as Hermes??
Posted: 5/16/22 at 4:21pm
Next we will hear rumors he's replacing Beanie as Fanny Brice in "FUNNY GIRL".
Emmeline Carter
Understudy Joined: 1/26/22
#8Neil Patrick Harris joining Hadestown as Hermes??
Posted: 5/16/22 at 4:23pm
It was in a post titled "Monday tea spill" and said "I am sad to report there is a somewhat credible rumor that Neil Patrick Harris is who is replacing Andre de Shields in Hadestown. I simply do not want to believe that so I'm pushing it to the back of my head as "wild speculation."
Just wanted to know if anyone else on here knew anything else.
#9Neil Patrick Harris joining Hadestown as Hermes??
Posted: 5/16/22 at 4:47pm
There is no credible rumor. Someone idly speculated on it here and some other people decided to run with it.
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Emmeline Carter
Understudy Joined: 1/26/22
#10Neil Patrick Harris joining Hadestown as Hermes??
Posted: 5/16/22 at 4:58pm
Wasn't aware this was against the rules. Please delete this post if not allowed.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#11Neil Patrick Harris joining Hadestown as Hermes??
Posted: 5/16/22 at 5:03pm
It's not against any rules. Sutton is just being salty.
The only way to substantiate a rumor is with fact. Until ANY notice goes up stating who is replacing in HS, is the only way to know for sure.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
#12Neil Patrick Harris joining Hadestown as Hermes??
Posted: 5/16/22 at 6:43pm
Nope.
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#13Neil Patrick Harris joining Hadestown as Hermes??
Posted: 5/16/22 at 6:56pm
I’d rather see him replace Hugh Jackman in The Music Man.
Well, I’ll be. That bird really did it.
Ke3
Broadway Star Joined: 6/25/20
#14Neil Patrick Harris joining Hadestown as Hermes??
Posted: 5/16/22 at 8:27pm
TotallyEffed said: "I'm confused why NPH would replace in ANY show on Broadway."
THIS is what has me confused. I'm not a big fan, but are we so far past the height of his fame that the man can't open a show himself?
#15Neil Patrick Harris joining Hadestown as Hermes??
Posted: 5/16/22 at 8:29pm
I was having a discussion last night at the Walter Kerr about this, and unless the people I was talking to are wrong (which I would be very doubtful of) , this is wildly incorrect. While I’m not at liberty to spoil the fun and say who, the next Hermes will be a woman.
Updated On: 5/16/22 at 08:29 PM#16Neil Patrick Harris joining Hadestown as Hermes??
Posted: 5/16/22 at 8:30pm
I can only imagine he has enough film/TV money to last several lifetimes. I don’t really believe any of these rumors, but who knows? He won his Tony. Maybe replacing would be low pressure fun for him.
willep
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/08
#17Neil Patrick Harris joining Hadestown as Hermes??
Posted: 5/16/22 at 8:34pm
EDSOSLO858 said: "I’d rather see him replace Hugh Jackman inThe Music Man."
I’d rather they stick with the superheroes and get Zac Levi to replace Jackman.
Broadway61004
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/14/11
#18Neil Patrick Harris joining Hadestown as Hermes??
Posted: 5/16/22 at 8:42pm
I heard he was going to be the next Hermes but only after he stars in Rebecca first.
Emmeline Carter
Understudy Joined: 1/26/22
#19Neil Patrick Harris joining Hadestown as Hermes??
Posted: 5/16/22 at 8:51pmUpdated On: 5/16/22 at 08:51 PM
Emmeline Carter
Understudy Joined: 1/26/22
#20Neil Patrick Harris joining Hadestown as Hermes??
Posted: 5/16/22 at 8:52pm
soulmistin said: "I was having a discussion last night at the Walter Kerr about this, and unless the people I was talking to are wrong (which I would be very doubtful of) , this is wildly incorrect. While I’m not at liberty to spoil the fun and say who, the next Hermes will be a woman."
Anymore hints you could give?? (I'm really eager to know honestly) Thanks!!
#21Neil Patrick Harris joining Hadestown as Hermes??
Posted: 5/16/22 at 9:00pm
Emmeline Carter said: "soulmistin said: "I was having a discussion last night at the Walter Kerr about this, and unless the people I was talking to are wrong (which I would be very doubtful of) , this is wildly incorrect. While I’m not at liberty to spoil the fun and say who, the next Hermes will be a woman."
Anymore hints you could give?? (I'm really eager to know honestly) Thanks!!"
My disclaimer here is that of course I can never really guarantee if these things are true. I was given a (frankly shocking) name but it seems even if they don’t get her, it’ll still be a woman. Zero clue where NPH came from.
nativenewyorker2
Leading Actor Joined: 8/30/18
#23Neil Patrick Harris joining Hadestown as Hermes??
Posted: 5/16/22 at 9:48pm
Tom Waits is RIGHT THERE, people. (Although giving him a script he has to follow and no room to improvise does seem like a waste.)
CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#24Neil Patrick Harris joining Hadestown as Hermes??
Posted: 5/16/22 at 9:49pm
Beyonce works for me.
annang
Broadway Star Joined: 10/9/16
#25Neil Patrick Harris joining Hadestown as Hermes??
Posted: 5/16/22 at 10:09pm
soulmistin said: "Emmeline Carter said: "soulmistin said: "I was having a discussion last night at the Walter Kerr about this, and unless the people I was talking to are wrong (which I would be very doubtful of) , this is wildly incorrect. While I’m not at liberty to spoil the fun and say who, the next Hermes will be a woman."
Anymore hints you could give?? (I'm really eager to know honestly) Thanks!!"
My disclaimer here is that of course I can never really guarantee if these things are true. I was given a (frankly shocking) name but it seems even if they don’t get her, it’ll still be a woman. Zero clue where NPH came from."
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