Posted: 4/11/15 at 3:36pm
I completely agree. At the time I remember thinking during the transformation I was watching the monster from Alien. A monster that will pick up the mic and break your heart into countless little pieces.
He was genius. And therefore listed in the Playbill as the star of Hurt Locker: The Musical.
Posted: 4/11/15 at 3:49pm
YES, he looked like an alien. And that was the first time I had ever seen M. Cerveris so I was in total shock and awe. I will let you know if I can find my tape of him as Hedwig. I may have thrown it out. I'm dying to see him do that transformation.
Posted: 4/11/15 at 3:51pm
I'd love to see that tape, Jane! The first time I ever saw Michael Cerveris live was in Sweeney, so it's always been hard to picture him in something as different as Hedwig, but I can't imagine his performance was anything less than great.
Posted: 4/11/15 at 3:53pm
I recall that the mic wire was taped to his back with strips every couple of inches along his spine. It really looked like an exo-skeleton.
Posted: 4/11/15 at 4:00pm
^ yes, that! check your pjs
Posted: 4/11/15 at 4:51pm
He looked like a lot of fun :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xV2hZO0qZVI
Posted: 4/12/15 at 10:56am
"YES, he looked like an alien. And that was the first time I had ever seen M. Cerveris so I was in total shock and awe. I will let you know if I can find my tape of him as Hedwig. I may have thrown it out. I'm dying to see him do that transformation."
Michael Cerveris is my favorite Broadway actor/singer. I think he has the best voice and I find him super cute. And he loves dogs. OK, I have an MC crush... I just think JCM is Hedwig. Anyway, Michael Cerveris did seem alien during his transformation... That bald head, the way he contorted his body. It was all other worldly.
He is my 2nd fav Hedwig. It's hard to say he's my 2nd fav of anything. I love him.
There was one tiny thing I always liked that MC did. It was the line in "Midnight Radio". "Here's to Patti and Tina, Yoko, Aretha, Nona, Nico and ME." He just belts out "ME" with such authority and confidence. Just owning it. I always liked that.
I am going to the Fun Home matinee on Wednesday. I am so excited. And since I'll be in the city, I picked up a couple tix to Hedwig. (Have to see JCM one more time before he leaves) I'm a little worried though. I picked up the Hedwig tix on TDF. My money's a little tight right now. Has anyone gotten tix for Hedwig from TDF? Were they any good? I've never used TDF before because I like to pick my seats. I figured I'd give it a shot.
Posted: 4/13/15 at 3:52pm
JCM posing in front of a print of one of my Hedwig illustrations last night before a performance. A friend from the show took the pic. Made my night!!!!!
Updated On: 4/13/15 at 03:52 PM
Posted: 4/13/15 at 3:57pm
That is absolutely gorgeous.
Posted: 4/13/15 at 4:27pm
That's incredible! Both he and your illustration look beautiful. I'm FINALLY getting my chance to see John this weekend, and I'm ecstatic.
Posted: 4/13/15 at 4:32pm
Seeing JCM this weekend for what will be my seventh time at Hedwig ... I don't want him to leave and never want this show to close!!!!! I haven't bought my tickets to see Darren Criss yet but I will definitely do that as soon as I get home on Saturday... My husband doesn't know it yet though 
Listening to Midnight Radio right now...I could cry thinking about JCM leaving... Ugh...
Posted: 4/13/15 at 4:47pm
Glittr,
We got our tickets through TDF. My friend had a choice mezz or balcony, went with balcony which was cheaper. Last row balcony, crappy bad. Go with mezz if you get a choice.
Posted: 4/13/15 at 7:36pm
Anyone know what happened...?
https://instagram.com/p/1Zs5WoPO3b/?taken-by=lenarockerhall
Posted: 4/13/15 at 7:39pm
anyone see the show this past week with Shannon Conley as Yitzhak??
Posted: 4/13/15 at 7:45pm
Lena made some pretty ugly comments about a young fan dressed as Yitzhak at her last show. This was a fan she'd interacted with before and she actually says in the interview that she knew the fan. I appreciate that she apologized, but it was a pretty crappy thing to do. She knew the fan, and she knew (or should've known) she'd listen to the interview.
http://masterofpossimpible.tumblr.com/post/116330993355/lena-halls-interview-on-siriusxm-radio
I haven't listened to the interview but she apparently also called the audience member who was called up for the grindr bit stupid. That part isn't included in the partial transcript above.
Posted: 4/13/15 at 7:57pm
"Glittr,
We got our tickets through TDF. My friend had a choice mezz or balcony, went with balcony which was cheaper. Last row balcony, crappy bad. Go with mezz if you get a choice.
Thanks Sally. I figure bad seats Hedwig is better than no Hedwig at all.
Posted: 4/13/15 at 8:00pm
"JCM posing in front of a print of one of my Hedwig illustrations last night before a performance. A friend from the show took the pic. Made my night!!!!!
"
Wow. What an amazing piece of artwork! You are so talented. Seeing JCM beside it makes me ache. That is so awesome.
Posted: 4/14/15 at 8:23am
Russ I just saw that picture floating around Twitter and was coming over here to post it. It's stunning! How wonderful to have a photo of your gorgeous illustration with JCM in full regalia. Would you ever consider selling prints of the drawing?
And yeah the Lena thing was not cool. She mocked a 19 year old kid and called another fan "stupid" for bring his drink up when JCM called him up on stage. Sorry, but if John called me up on stage in front of 1000 people I might do something stupid like forget to put down my drink.
I get that fans can be weird and scary, but vent to your friends, not in a radio interview. Disappointing.
Posted: 4/14/15 at 9:59am
from having seen her at the stage door after the show a couple times, and reading her interviews and seeing her speeches, two things i think i can say about lena hall are 1) i don't think she has an intentionally mean bone in her body, and 2) she has no filter, and often seems to speak before she thinks. that is part of her endearing charm, but it can also get you in trouble sometimes. some of the things she said were thoughtless and hurtful, and i can understand the fan for being hurt by it, but i don't think she meant to be insulting or even realized it at the time. framed a different way, some of her comments could even be seen as a compliment ("her yitzhak costume was so good it made me angry and helped fuel my performance") but i think the way she said it that it came off more hurtful and can't blame anyone for taking it that way, and the "flailing about like a girl" comment was a bit much. i hope she contacts the fan personally to make it up to her, if she's the kind of person she seems to be i think she will.
Posted: 4/19/15 at 7:19pm
I went to the show last Wednesday night. I had to see JCM one last time and it's still not enough. I need to go back. Maybe...
Anyway, I got my tix from TDF (my first time ever) and they were so good! 3rd row dead center mezzanine. I've only seen the show from the orchestra, but this was a perfect view. It feels louder and more immersive in the orchestra, but I can't complain, I only spent $39 for each ticket. Huzzah!
I knew he'd be in the leg brace, but I was still shocked when I first saw him. I think it makes Hedwig more endearing. JCM did a great job working the injury and the crate into the show. I'm such a sucker for puns, so I loved it. The crate white way. Zing!
The show goes too fast. I blink and it's over. I miss her already.
Who's going the last weekend?
Posted: 4/20/15 at 4:24pm
All this talk of Michael Cerveris as Hedwig.. I would love a way to hear his performance... if anyone has a way to do that. 
Posted: 4/21/15 at 2:44pm
My bf and I are going to JCM's last performance. The official Hedwig Instagram and Facebook has been posting my artwork for the last 2 days.
Posted: 4/21/15 at 3:15pm
I saw that! Well deserved, Russ! I'll be there on Sunday, too. So not ready for him to leave but so grateful he came back at all.
i responded to your PM. Did you receive?
Posted: 4/21/15 at 3:45pm
Just so y'all know, there's a buzzfeed article about Hedwig right now that just got posted, but it's pretty good. Check it out here
Updated On: 4/21/15 at 03:45 PM
Posted: 4/22/15 at 9:02am
