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New Hedwig after JCM?
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/2/13
New Hedig after JCM?#125
Posted: 2/17/15 at 11:43amHedwig is one of my favorite shows on Broadway right now, and I've seen it countless times. Darren Criss is one of my least favorite TV personalities, and is completely wrong for this role. I can not fathom this casting. HE'S 28!
New Hedig after JCM?#126
Posted: 2/17/15 at 11:55amIf that's true, bad choice. He's too young. Not to mention, I've never understood his appeal.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/2/13
New Hedig after JCM?#127
Posted: 2/17/15 at 12:01pm
This article I found on Tumblr seems to be pretty conformational. Even includes a quote from JCM himself on the casting, as well as more details.
http://www.4ye.co.uk/darren-criss-to-play-lead-in-hedwig-and-the-angry-inch-on-broadway/
New Hedig after JCM?#128
Posted: 2/17/15 at 12:06pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdIDkQocKsY
Didn't his last Broadway outing show everyone how he sounds without auto tune?
New Hedig after JCM?#129
Posted: 2/17/15 at 12:08pmI'm going to blame JCM's effusiveness on his painkillers.
New Hedig after JCM?#130
Posted: 2/17/15 at 12:21pmI'm sure I'll be in the minority on this, but I actually don't think it's such a terrible choice. Yes, he's way too young, but he's not without talent and thus far the creative team have made some good casting decisions. It might not work, but I could see him turning in a respectable performance.
Leading Actor Joined: 5/11/04
New Hedig after JCM?#131
Posted: 2/17/15 at 12:52pmSo they finally succumbed to stunt casting. I guess it was an inevitability. But I was holding out hope since they'd managed to maintain the integrity of the show thus far. Sigh.
New Hedig after JCM?#132
Posted: 2/17/15 at 1:02pmI don't know who Darren Criss is but if he's as bad a choice as it seems, maybe it's because no onevbetter wanted to follow JCM. I can't blame them.
New Hedig after JCM?#133
Posted: 2/17/15 at 1:07pmHere at Broadwayworld, the phrase "stunt casting" means "as soon as they put in a performer I don't like."
New Hedig after JCM?#134
Posted: 2/17/15 at 1:08pmI like Criss, generally, but he is totally wrong for this. In pretty much every way.
New Hedig after JCM?#135
Posted: 2/17/15 at 1:17pmso this is the news he's going to announce according to his twitter.
Leading Actor Joined: 5/11/04
New Hedig after JCM?#136
Posted: 2/17/15 at 1:44pmActually, that's not true at all. There have been plenty examples of what I would call "stunt casting" that included performers I really enjoy who have ended up being great in the role. Hell, I'd say NPH was stunt casting and I worshiped his Hedwig. Conversely, there have been plenty of performers I don't like cast in roles - Kerry Butler as Audrey comes to mind - that I wouldn't classify as "stunt" but rather just "bad" casting. Actually, Darren Criss reeks of both.
New Hedig after JCM?#137
Posted: 2/17/15 at 1:53pm
WTF- Criss proved he doesn't belong on Broadway with How To Succeed- So what the hell!!! Not to mention he is completely wrong for the part
New Hedig after JCM?#138
Posted: 2/17/15 at 1:57pm
Man, this came out of nowhere
It's official
Updated On: 2/17/15 at 01:57 PM
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/24/09
New Hedig after JCM?#140
Posted: 2/17/15 at 2:05pmOh man I just don't see it. What a strange choice. Appearing too young doesn't matter for a lot of roles but it matters for this one. Just...weird. I can't believe I'm going to miss JCM and get to NYC when Darren Criss is replacing him. Now that is bad luck!
New Hedig after JCM?#141
Posted: 2/17/15 at 2:07pmI thought he was o.k. in "How To Succeed". I saw his YouTube videos only. He seemed to have a certain appeal and charm. He has been quoted as saying that his voice doesn't really translate all that well to Broadway...or something to that effect. At best, Criss has a slender voice (like a young Matthew Broderick, perhaps). His vocals, I think, will be stretched to the limit in Hedwig. Who knows? He may well surprise people who are skeptical of his casting.
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
New Hedig after JCM?#142
Posted: 2/17/15 at 2:08pmI don't think any of us who are "Skeptical" are planning on seeing him, so I guess we'll never know.
Featured Actor Joined: 6/14/11
New Hedig after JCM?#143
Posted: 2/17/15 at 2:09pm
From Darren--
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152641304679147
New Hedig after JCM?#144
Posted: 2/17/15 at 2:12pm
He just seems too young. Maybe he's amazin, but on the surface, it doesn't seem like the best casting.
He has 10.5 weeks to prepare. Get started now. It'll be a rough ride.
New Hedig after JCM?#145
Posted: 2/17/15 at 2:14pmI have no desire to see him- I had planned on seeing all the Hedwigs because i have been given the opportunity by friends but I don't think even a free ticket will get me to see him, but maybe...
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New Hedig after JCM?#146
Posted: 2/17/15 at 2:15pmI definitely do not think Darren Criss is stunt casting. Yes, he's a big name, but he is also really talented and I can certainly see him in the part.
New Hedig after JCM?#147
Posted: 2/17/15 at 2:15pmOne day in the late mid-eighties, I was in my mother's womb.
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/1/14
New Hedig after JCM?#148
Posted: 2/17/15 at 2:17pm
"WTF- Criss proved he doesn't belong on Broadway with How To Succeed- So what the hell!!!"
This from Wikipedia:
In January 2012, Criss made his Broadway debut, starring as J. Pierrepont Finch in the revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. His stint there proved to be a success: apart from Daniel Radcliffe's final week, the musical had the three most lucrative weeks of its 11-month run with Criss in the lead role, grossing more than four million dollars.
If that's true, well...
Though I don't know if they're trying to get Glee fans, because that thing is dying or essentially dead now.
New Hedig after JCM?#149
Posted: 2/17/15 at 2:18pmI can not for the life of me picture him in this role. But I actually do like his voice and I will be in NYC at that time. Might have to see him!
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