Official JCM as Hedwig (2015 Edition) Thread- Page 21
Official JCM as Hedwig (2015 Edition) Thread
Official JCM as Hedwig (2015 Edition) Thread#500
Posted: 3/10/15 at 10:59pmWhat's this talk of Michael C Hall? John's still going to be in the show on Friday, right?
Official JCM as Hedwig (2015 Edition) Thread#501
Posted: 3/10/15 at 11:34pmI saw the Friday at 10 show two days before John Cameron Mitchell took the week off.
Official JCM as Hedwig (2015 Edition) Thread#502
Posted: 3/11/15 at 11:51ami wonder if this has something to do with rebecca naomi jones taking over as yitzhak. the final friday 10pm show is lena hall's last weekend.
Official JCM as Hedwig (2015 Edition) Thread#503
Posted: 3/12/15 at 12:41am
After tonight's performance (didn't win the lotto, but got excellent 50%-off seats at the TKTS booth two hours before showtime), I am sad to report the death of Hedwig's manager, Phyllis Stein. She passed during a routine face transplant. An Altoid fell from the mouth of a surgery tech into her exposed eye socket, and her immune system had a curiously strong reaction. Hedwig still Skypes with the donor, a young Latina college student named Concepcion - they don't have much to say, but she likes seeing Phyllis's face.
Updated On: 3/12/15 at 12:41 AM
Official JCM as Hedwig (2015 Edition) Thread#504
Posted: 3/12/15 at 12:48amThe surgeon was taking a selfie when Phyllis was under anesthesia. That's what Hedwig said when I was there.
Official JCM as Hedwig (2015 Edition) Thread#505
Posted: 3/12/15 at 12:55amWas an Altoid still the cause of death? JCM was on fire, btw - he's back to 75-80% of his pre-injury mobility.
Official JCM as Hedwig (2015 Edition) Thread#506
Posted: 3/12/15 at 12:56amYes, the Altoid caused an extreme immune system response in Phyllis.
Official JCM as Hedwig (2015 Edition) Thread#507
Posted: 3/12/15 at 9:33am
I was at the show last night as well (4th row orchestra 50% off at TKTS 2 hours before the show after losing lotto, I couldn't turn it down) and was really surprised by how well JCM was moving around. I was at the performance where he injured himself a few weeks ago and he was clearly in a lot of pain by the end of that show. If he was in pain last night, it certainly didn't show. I also loved the crate puns and jokes about the brace and explanation for the injury...it really is worked in seamlessly and gives Hedwig more excuses to scream at Yitzhak.
Every time I see him there is something new and exciting about the performance and the show. I don't think it will ever get old for me.
Official JCM as Hedwig (2015 Edition) Thread#508
Posted: 3/12/15 at 10:14amAlright, so I'm going tonight. I'm gonna be row B, and I'm very hopeful all goes well.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/24/09
Official JCM as Hedwig (2015 Edition) Thread#509
Posted: 3/12/15 at 11:26amLolol 'curiously strong reaction' is amazing.
Official JCM as Hedwig (2015 Edition) Thread#510
Posted: 3/12/15 at 1:17pm
I did an illustration of the cast just for fun. Enjoy.
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Updated On: 3/12/15 at 01:17 PM
Official JCM as Hedwig (2015 Edition) Thread#511
Posted: 3/12/15 at 1:19pmThat's fun. I'd watch that cartoon!
Official JCM as Hedwig (2015 Edition) Thread#513
Posted: 3/12/15 at 3:22pm
@Rainbow Carnage - I'm not sure specifically about the Playbill, but I was told that it's fine to send fanmail to the theater. My husband was nice enough to run in to the Belasco and ask while we were on our way to the airport to fly home, and he said the guy said people do it all the time and he does receive it.
I feel you - it's something I very rarely consider doing too, but JCM was so incredible and he was so sweet at the stage door (I gave him something after the 10pm show last Friday, and he graciously took a picture with me, which I didn't find out until afterwards is apparently a very rare occurrence), and I'd really like to write him to say thank you and let him know how much it and his performance meant to me.
Official JCM as Hedwig (2015 Edition) Thread#514
Posted: 3/12/15 at 4:51pmthanks for posting the drawing, I enjoyed it immensely!
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/5/13
Official JCM as Hedwig (2015 Edition) Thread#515
Posted: 3/12/15 at 4:53pmThanks for posting Russ! That's so cool. Have you ever made those for any other shows?
Official JCM as Hedwig (2015 Edition) Thread#517
Posted: 3/12/15 at 9:42pm
Thanks all. I've never done any caricature work for any other show before, but I am a designer and illustrator as a profession. I just have adored Hedwig since I saw it on Jane Street, and being that JCM came back to perform it on Broadway, I felt like drawing him. I drew him first and got a 2 foot tall glossy print of it to him via someone I know who works on the show. I was told he loves it and it's hanging on the wall in the makeup room at The Belasco. Then I started drawing the band one by one. Then Lena Hall. Then the set. I kept adding more stuff. I'm going to print a few out for the cast.
Updated On: 3/12/15 at 09:42 PM
Official JCM as Hedwig (2015 Edition) Thread#518
Posted: 3/12/15 at 9:58pmYou even got the little blue recycling bin next to the drum kit.
Official JCM as Hedwig (2015 Edition) Thread#519
Posted: 3/12/15 at 10:29pm
Russ, is the one in the makeup room a single of the Hedwig in the drawing you posted here?
I keep looking all the details. It ridiculous how right you got it.
Official JCM as Hedwig (2015 Edition) Thread#520
Posted: 3/13/15 at 5:21am
The one in the dressing room is the upper body only with his arms up and behind his head. For the full body one, I changed the arms and added the mic and stand.
This is what's on the dressing room wall:
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Updated On: 3/13/15 at 05:21 AM
Official JCM as Hedwig (2015 Edition) Thread#521
Posted: 3/13/15 at 9:33amRuss, that illustration is great! Love all the little details.
Official JCM as Hedwig (2015 Edition) Thread#522
Posted: 3/15/15 at 10:37pmJust curious, does JCM sing the original version of Sugar Daddy or the newer version?
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Official JCM as Hedwig (2015 Edition) Thread#524
Posted: 3/16/15 at 3:14pm
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Review-Roundup-John-Cameron-Mitchell-in-HEDWIG-AND-THE-ANGRY-INCH-on-Broadway-20150316
Not that I’m complaining about all the raves JCM’s getting, but is it standard practice for so many publications to review a 3rd replacement on Broadway, or is this happening because he originated the role? Did they review AR and MCH to this extent?
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