New Hedwig after JCM? — Page 4

He never directly said that, though. He said he didn't want to, that he was too old, and many things to indicate he wasn't interested... but he always stopped short of saying it wouldn't happen. Trust me, I listened very closely for him to flat out say he wouldn't do it, and he never crossed that line.

As for the producer saying JCM will extend or they will get a new Hedwig, well, sure, they may have feelers out to some people, but whether any will materialize in time? Who knows? With JCM only in for 7 weeks, though, they can't take too long to say something.

I just checked and they announced MCH as the new Hedwig 5 weeks before he was scheduled to start, which means the next Hedwig should be announced within 2 weeks, or the closing. With advance ticket sales and all, they can't put it off for too long...

Updated On: 1/26/15 at 01:05 AM

Alan Cumming would be my dream Hedwig replacement post JCM. He is available so you never know if it could happen :).

^^ And that interview was done the day before John started, so the new Hedwig has probably already started rehearsals....

JCM rehearsed for almost that long and he wasn't starting from scratch. I'm sure it's not a full time thing over the course of two months. And you also have to memorize an essentially 2 hour long monologue.

Is it possible that whomever was lined up to replace JCM fell through, which would account for his six-week extension in the role?

How about Glenn Howerton from Always Sunny. I think he would be incredible in the role.

Cheyenne would be fantastic to hear sing this. And I imagine he'd look similar (as far as the slip/girly boy aspect) to MCH.

Michael Cerveris's physique most closely matched JCM's of all the Hedwigs. In fact, none of them I've seen could be considered a beefy muscle man. I didn't see Andrew nor MCH.

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I know it's sort of similar to what he's doing right now, but I think Alan Cumming would be great in the role.

If JCM isn't too old for Hedwig, get RuPaul in there!

All her songs would have to be pre-recorded.

I totally agree. He should take a little break for a little while, and then come back with something COMPLETELY different ala his one man Macbeth that will impress us all. I wonder if he will go through with Kiss of the Spider Woman.

Billie Joe Armstrong!!!