Kevin Cahoon (who I have a sneaking suspicion will headline the tour)
"Grease," the fourth revival of the season, is the worst show in the history of theater and represents an unparalleled assault on Western civilization and its values. - Michael Reidel
I know this is a really random thread bump haha, but:
I happened to come across a youtube video yesterday of Darren Criss talking with the Speech and Debate cast after their BroadwayCon panel, and Austin McKenzie mentioned that he would like to play Hedwig, and now I can't stop thinking about how fantastic he could be as Hedwig!
I'd give it a few years since he still looks like a baby, but if there is still some production of the show going on in maybe 5-10 years, I'd absolutely love to see him take on the role :)
I don't need a life that's normal. That's way too far away. But something next to normal would be okay. Something next to normal is what I'd like to try. Close enough to normal to get by.
I loved Lucas Steele's version. Midnight Radio, for me, is the most meaningful song in Hedwig, and ties it all together. Therefore, I loved Steele's over the top histrionics. He felt what he was singing. Bravo!
I enjoyed it. Of course, I cried every night when Michael Cerveris sang it (I liked his even better than JCM's!) But Steele gave it a whole new interpretation. I don't care where it was on his vocal range. The way he felt about the song is the way I feel about it.
Oh I don't know. That was actually painful for me to watch and listen to. I like Lucas Steele but I wouldn't want to see him in the Hedwig role. Not unless he brought the key down... way down...
I still maintain that Jonathan Groff would have been a great Hedwig. I'd love to hear him cover Midnight Radio or The Origin of Love. maybe we'll get that one day..... sigh...
I don't think that performance was anything like Michael Cerveris'. I always loved how he would sing the verse... Here's to Patti and Tina, Yoko, Aretha, and ME and hammer home the "ME" part. Loved that.