New HAIR Broadway Cast to Be Announced on Tuesday - Page 2

[taylorPHENOMENON2]

New HAIR Broadway Cast to Be Announced on Tuesday #25

Posted: 2/16/10 at 2:10pm

I agree about the press conference being unnecessary

[ABoyLikeThat]

New HAIR Broadway Cast to Be Announced on Tuesday #26

Posted: 2/16/10 at 2:12pm

Pretty ridiculous to have a press conference for a replacement cast, unless they're going to have them sing AND post a video of it.

[sundayclothes2]

New HAIR Broadway Cast to Be Announced on Tuesday #27

Posted: 2/16/10 at 2:20pm

Playbill just posted (and removed) an article stating the new cast would include Ashford, Degarmo, Young, and Kyle Riabko...

[WickedlyEdna1962]

New HAIR Broadway Cast to Be Announced on Tuesday #28

Posted: 2/16/10 at 2:21pm

Diana DeGarmo- Sheila
Kyle Riabko- Claude
Ace Young- Berger
Annaleigh Ashford- Jeanie
Jeannette Bayardelle- Dionne
Updated On: 2/16/10 at 02:21 PM

[maxximumvolume]

New HAIR Broadway Cast to Be Announced on Tuesday #29

Posted: 2/16/10 at 2:25pm

DeGarmo, Young, Ashford and Riabko Among New Cast of Hair on Broadway

By Adam Hetrick
16 Feb 2010

"American Idol" finalists Diana DeGarmo and Ace Young will lead the tribe of the Tony-winning Broadway revival of Hair beginning March 9.

DeGarmo, who most recently appeared in The Toxic Avenger Off-Broadway and the Broadway run of Hairspray, has been cast as Sheila (originally played by Cassie Levy). After starring in the Broadway and national tour of Grease, Young will return to the New York stage as Berger, the role originated by Tony nominee Will Swenson.

The new tribe of Hair will also feature Annaleigh Ashford (Wicked, Legally Blonde) as Jeanie, Jeannette Bayardelle (The Color Purple) as Dionne, Vanessa Ray as Crissy, Kyle Riabko (Spring Awakening) as Claude, Wallace Smith as Hud and Jason Wooten as Woof.

Completing the cast are Justin Badger, Nicholas Belton, Larkin Bogan, Natalie Bradshaw, Catherine Brookman, Briana Carlson-Goodman, Antwayn Hopper, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Rachel Bay Jones, Mykal Kilgore, Josh Lamon, Nicole Lewis, Anastacia McClesky, Paris Remillard, Arbender Robinson, Kate Rockwell, Cailan Rose, Rashidra Scott, Jen Sese, Lawrence Stallings, Terrance Thomas, Emma Zaks and Lee Zarrett.

The new cast of Hair will make their Broadway debut March 9, while members of the original Broadway cast will begin performances in the London production at the Gielgud Theatre on April 1. An official London opening has been set for April 14.

Featuring book and lyrics by the late Gerome Ragni and James Rado and music by Galt MacDermot, the Broadway revival of Hair opened on Broadway March 31, 2009, at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre. Diane Paulus earned a Tony nomination for her direction of the revival.

The Al Hirschfeld Theatre is located at 302 West 45th Street. For further information visit HairBroadway.

[ColorTheHours048]

New HAIR Broadway Cast to Be Announced on Tuesday #29

Posted: 2/16/10 at 2:25pm

Article link?

[IfYouCan]

New HAIR Broadway Cast to Be Announced on Tuesday #31

Posted: 2/16/10 at 2:25pm

http://community.livejournal.com/bwaydaily/888533.html

Sheila - Diana
Berger - Ace
Claude - Riabko
Jeanie - Annaleigh
Dionne - Jeannette
Woof - Jason Wooten
Hud - Wallace Smith

Tribe/Swings - Justin Badger, Nicholas Belton, Larkin Bogan, Natalie Bradshaw, Catherine Brookman, Briana Carlson-Goodman, Antwayn Hopper, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Rachel Bay Jones, Mykal Kilgore, Josh Lamon, Nicole Lewis, Anastacia McClesky, Paris Remillard, Arbender Robinson, Kate Rockwell, Cailan Rose, Rashidra Scott, Jen Sese, Lawrence Stallings, Terrance Thomas, Emma Zaks and Lee Zarrett

[LizzieCurry]

New HAIR Broadway Cast to Be Announced on Tuesday #32

Posted: 2/16/10 at 2:28pm

Article link?

It was on Playbill and quickly removed, but if you google the title, you'll see it come up as a preview (and it wasn't cached).

"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt

Updated On: 2/16/10 at 02:28 PM

[ColorTheHours048]

New HAIR Broadway Cast to Be Announced on Tuesday #33

Posted: 2/16/10 at 2:28pm

Emma Zaks?!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Oh God. I'm sorry.

On a serious note: Kyle has a great voice for Claude. As does Annaleigh for Jeanie.

I don't really see the need for a wait on this cast announcement though. Stupid.

[LizzieCurry]

New HAIR Broadway Cast to Be Announced on Tuesday #34

Posted: 2/16/10 at 2:31pm

Here's a (so far functional) link from Broadway.com: http://www.broadway.com/shows/hair/buzz/kyle-riabko-ace-young-and-diana-degarmo-hair-new-headliners-complete-cast-announced/

"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt

[adamgreer]

New HAIR Broadway Cast to Be Announced on Tuesday #35

Posted: 2/16/10 at 2:31pm

EMMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Oh, goodie!! I hope she starts posting on the board again!!

[ljay889]

New HAIR Broadway Cast to Be Announced on Tuesday #36

Posted: 2/16/10 at 2:31pm

LOL. Emma Zaks. I wonder who she is understudying?

I am definitely interested in seeing this new cast.

[luvtheEmcee]

New HAIR Broadway Cast to Be Announced on Tuesday #37

Posted: 2/16/10 at 2:35pm

Meh. Interested-ish, but not thrilled. Probably waiting til Swenson comes back to go post-Creel/Levy et. al. anyway.

A work of art is an invitation to love.

[zepka102]

New HAIR Broadway Cast to Be Announced on Tuesday #38

Posted: 2/16/10 at 2:37pm

Now I see why we needed a press conference for it...

::bust a move::

[ColorTheHours048]

New HAIR Broadway Cast to Be Announced on Tuesday #39

Posted: 2/16/10 at 2:41pm

Shocker of the year: Zaks is a swing.

I'm actually looking forward to this cast. With the exception of Ace Young, they are all very talented. I'm excited to see Riabko and Ashford back on Broadway.

[orangeskittles]

New HAIR Broadway Cast to Be Announced on Tuesday #40

Posted: 2/16/10 at 2:43pm

I wasn't particularly attached to the original cast, but from what I know of the replacements, there's nothing that would draw me back to see it again.

Like a firework unexploded
Wanting life but never knowing how

[adamgreer]

New HAIR Broadway Cast to Be Announced on Tuesday #41

Posted: 2/16/10 at 2:43pm

That will give her lots of time to post on BWW!!

[ColorTheHours048]

New HAIR Broadway Cast to Be Announced on Tuesday #42

Posted: 2/16/10 at 2:46pm

Maybe she'll finally change her avatar too! Hippie garb!

[ABoyLikeThat]

New HAIR Broadway Cast to Be Announced on Tuesday #43

Posted: 2/16/10 at 2:49pm

Most of this cast is pretty strong. It's interesting that it seems that they've cast younger; specifically, both Kyle and Diana are 22.
Updated On: 2/16/10 at 02:49 PM

[AC126748]

New HAIR Broadway Cast to Be Announced on Tuesday #44

Posted: 2/16/10 at 2:56pm

Riabko is a great choice for Claude and Bayardelle will sing the **** out of "Aquarius". Aside from that...meh.

"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe." -John Guare, Landscape of the Body

[DefyGravity777]

New HAIR Broadway Cast to Be Announced on Tuesday #45

Posted: 2/16/10 at 2:57pm

Very interesting casting. Other than Ace I think it will be great. I'm so happy that Vanessa Ray is still Crissy. I love the current cast and am sad to see them go to London but I'm gonna see these guys too. As someone said it does seem like a young cast with Diana,Kyle and Annaleigh in their early 20's.

Don't believe everything that you hear! Only the peeps involved know the truth!

[beautywickedlover]

New HAIR Broadway Cast to Be Announced on Tuesday #46

Posted: 2/16/10 at 3:03pm

It'll be intresting to see how Annaleigh plays this role. I can already see what Ace will be look and sound like in this role and it doesn't look good. I'm still intrested about what his chemistry with Diana will be like.

[rmusic11322]

New HAIR Broadway Cast to Be Announced on Tuesday #46

Posted: 2/16/10 at 3:03pm

So I wonder who is going to replace Becky Gulsvig when, or if, she leaves the Legally Blonde tour since Annaleigh Ashford is going to Hair.

[kate86]

New HAIR Broadway Cast to Be Announced on Tuesday #48

Posted: 2/16/10 at 3:06pm

well lb is becoming non-equity in august...

i like the cast. annaleigh, kyle, diana, etc are amazing.

4-11-10 Wicked (Oberhausen) ~ 8-7-10 Promises, Promises ~ 8-8-10 Next to Normal ~ 8-12-10 Bway @Bryant Park ~ 8-15-10 Jersey Boys + Sing for the Cure ~ 8-18-10 American Idiot ~ 8-19-10 Wicked Divas (Murney/Mackey) in Saratoga Springs, NY ~ 8-21-10 Next to Normal ~ 8-23-10 Natalie Weiss @Birdland ~ 8-24-10 Wicked ~ 9-4-10 Wicked (Oberhausen)

[Luv2goToShows]

New HAIR Broadway Cast to Be Announced on Tuesday #49

Posted: 2/16/10 at 3:18pm

Wonder if anyone from the non-eq open call made it into the show. Just curious.