Official JCM as Hedwig (2015 Edition) Thread — Page 28

I was there as well. I have seen JMC several times and by far last night was not a good not for him. He was over reaching when singing a lot of the songs. I am not quite sure what he was trying to do in some of them. He was much more frantic then usual and was putting his knee to quite the test. I wouldn't be surprised if he hurts it again before Sunday. Also, you were way to kind on Rebecca she is not good in this role. Her portrayal is just not strong enough and her singing especially last night was weak a shrill if you as me. Not a good replacement at all. I am not sure if the pairing of her and Darren is going to work. I guess we will see. I am a big JCM fan but I think is ready for this run to be done. Seems tired and rushing to get to the end.

Do you think he will have his brace off for the last show?

Every time I've seen JCM he bares his soul on stage for us. It's a beautiful and extraordinary thing to witness, and I'm lucky to have had the chance to see it. I'm not ready for tonight.

I'll bite and post my thoughts about tonight. I'm writing this for personal reference as much as anything else, so I apologize in advance for any rambling.

Tonight was amazing. From the moment I walked in there was a really high excitement level and I could tell that everyone really, really wanted to be there and that was really cool. I must have seen a good 10 people dressed as Hedwig.

When Tits of Clay and RNJ walked on at the start there was thunderous applause. When Yitzhak said "Ladies and Gentlemen" everyone stood up and we didn't sit back down until after TEAR ME DOWN. It was loud, everyone was sinning along and it was just perfect. There was a good two minutes of applause afterwards.

The show went on with some random bursts of clapping and a lot of laughing. By the time we got to SUGAR DADDY everyone was up again. When it got to the carwash JCM actually had to push someone down into their seat so he could carwash them. Needless to say, there was a lot of applause after that as well.

The absolute highlight of the night though was ANGRY INCH. JCM crowd-surfed. He made his way into the audience and made it about halfway through the orchestra then back. It was once again a sing-a-long and so incredible.

Speaking of sing-a-long, during WIAB, JCM just said "You know what to do" instead of telling us to sing along. I know i’m beginning to sound like a broken record, but the crowd was really into that as well.

Skipping ahead to Midnight Radio, over lots of improv and funny moments from JCM, when JCM sand “hold on to each other” the whole theatre held the hands of the people next to them and the whole entire theatre swayed in unison. It was one of, if not the coolest moment I have ever had in a theatre.

After the show, Stephen Trask came on stage and played piano while JCM sang Lou Reed’s Satellite of Love.”

Overall, tonight was everything I wanted it to be and so, so much more.

P.S Rebecca Naomi Jones did a great job!

P.P.S Darren Criss was there

P.P.P.S Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker were there too, and SJP looked really uncomfortable the whole time

P.P.P.S Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker were there too, and SJP looked really uncomfortable the whole time
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Tonight was mind blowing. Earth shattering. The sound of the cheering was almost deafening. So glad I got tickets for JCM's final show. It was a performance I'll never forget. I saw his last Jane Street performance, and now this one. Luckily I was able to get myself and the bf backstage for the afterparty. Met Darren Criss (he's tiny), talk to Trask, drink a beer. Shmooze a bit.

On and one other thing. My bf and I sat behind SJP and Matthew and they LOVED the show. They were laughing and giggling the whole time. She was even doing the "lift up your hands" part during Midnight Radio.

Partial recording of Satellite of Love on YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGF94s2Pj4E

Stephen Trask just posted the end of TEAR ME DOWN on Youtube...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iB-mBvRwXsE&feature=youtu.be

JCM is getting a special TONY!!! YAY!!!

http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/news/articles/2015-04-27/201504271430148958841.html

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Darren is really excited to start in the show. He's not hard on the eyes either! Took this backstage last night after JCM's final show.

i'm still on a high from sunday night. there are no words to fully describe the experience of the past 2 months for me, from my first JCM show the week he came back from his injury, to this past sunday night. i hope he was able to fully soak in and revel in all the love being thrown his way that night.

after seeing the film 14 years ago, i felt like i would have been satisfied just to hear him sing these songs live as himself. i never dared to dream for more, even when the show came to broadway. and i would have been satisfied with that, but only because i wouldn't have known what i was missing. to experience the one true Hedwig, in the flesh, singing these songs, saying these lines, embodying the character so fully again was a dream come true.... and to get carwashed, spanked, spit upon, hugged, and dry-humped on stage by the amazing, Tony-award winning John Cameron Mitchell, those are memories i'll cherish for a lifetime.

^Tim from the Grindr bit! Hey, Tim! You were great!

I am still processing Sunday night as well. It was probably the best night of my life. The room was so full of love and positivity. Absolutely surreal.

We completely broke the bank and got third row center seats and it was absolutely worth it to see the joy on John's face as we all held our hands together during Midnight Radio. I have been replaying everything in my head since then. I can not get over it.

Super thankful to the person on twitter who posted pictures of the crowd surfing. That was crazy awesome to watch go past me.

Definitely memories to hold on to for a lifetime.

Yay for John getting his tony!!!

Updated On: 4/28/15 at 08:24 PM

In the 19 years I've been seeing Broadway shows, I've never EVER experienced anything as special as Sunday night. Holding hands with total strangers. Some crazy dude giving me a huge Sugar Daddy before the show to wave around. The nonstop screaming and standing ovations. The Lou Reed encore. If this is the memory of live theatre that I keep at the forefront of my brain and heart for the rest of my entire life, I will be happy.

Grindr Tim! You were great! "I believe in JCM!" (So do we, Tim, so do we.)