WIll Swenson in Hair

[esparza 333]

Posted: 9/6/08 at 8:51am

How is he? I am very curious.

[broadwaybaby086]

Posted: 9/6/08 at 8:58am

Fantastic.

[Michael Bennett]

Posted: 9/6/08 at 9:23am

Excellent but at least ten years too old for the role.

[winter_sky]

Posted: 9/6/08 at 10:17am

He's old which makes the whole "just got kicked out of high school" amusing but he is legit amazing in the role that I really don't care.

[GatorNY]

Posted: 9/6/08 at 10:22am

I really have no idea how old he is...but I've seen him play Berger twice and never thought he was too old to pull it off. I loved everything that he did. He gives the character so much depth. I loved watching him when he wasn't the focus...seeing what choices he made...during the opening you can see his love of life, that he sees beauty in the sky, the sun, flowers..and he lets the beauty in these things fill him up...and you can see the joy. In contrast, at the end...you can see his pain, his anger, his loss. I also thought he had great chemisty with Claude....especially when they were shaing the joint.

[Smaxie]

Posted: 9/6/08 at 10:31am

I believe Swenson is 35. I think Gerome Ragni was 34 when he played Berger on Broadway, for what it's worth.

[AntonEgo]

Posted: 9/6/08 at 11:04am

For a show like Hair, I don't really think it matters how old the actors are. It's not a very linear show and not very realistic, so it doesn't bother me how old Will Swenson is because he's so amazing in the role (and sexy).

[GatorNY]

Posted: 9/6/08 at 1:27pm

I would have never guessed 35.

[wicked_beast4]

Posted: 9/6/08 at 8:16pm

He is so amazing! Love him!

[dramamama611]

Posted: 9/7/08 at 1:55am

Really wonderful...but yes, too old...but I didn't care either.

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 9/7/08 at 8:35am

Awesome!

[Hiram]

Posted: 9/7/08 at 9:58am

Fantastic Star making performance!