Tom Hewitt (actor)
Tom Hewitt | |
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Born | c. 1957 (age 66–67) |
Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee |
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Tom Hewitt (born c. 1957) is an American actor and Broadway stage performer, and a native of Victor, Montana.[1]
Early life and career
After graduating from the
Later career
While in the first part of his career he appeared primarily in
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In November 2009, he began his two-month run in Peter Pan as Captain Hook/Mr. Darling at the Mansion Theater in Branson, Missouri with Cathy Rigby in the lead role. He reprised this role in the national tour, which began performances August 2011.[3][4] In February 2010, he was in the National Tour of Chicago.[5] In October 2013, he performed in New York City in a one-person show called Another Medea.[6]
For a limited time, starting in September 2021, Hewitt played Hades in the reopening of the Broadway production of Hadestown after the COVID-19 pandemic, serving as a temporary replacement for Patrick Page. After two stints in the Broadway revival of Chicago as Billy Flynn, Hewitt returned to Hadestown in June, 2022, again serving as a temporary replacement for Page. Following Page's retirement from the show in December, 2022, Hewitt was announced as his permanent replacement. Hewitt made his final performance on September 3, 2023.[7]
Theatre credits
Year | Title | Role | Theater | Notes |
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1991 | Othello | Lodovico | New York Shakespeare Festival
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Off-Broadway |
1993-94 | The Sisters Rosensweig | Geoffrey Duncan | Ethel Barrymore Theatre | Broadway (replacement) |
1995 | The School for Scandal | Charles Surface | Lyceum Theatre | Original Broadway Revival Cast |
1999-2000 | The Lion King | Scar | New Amsterdam Theatre | Broadway (replacement) |
2000-01 | The Rocky Horror Show | Dr. Frank-N-Furter | Circle in the Square Theatre | Original Broadway Revival Cast |
2002 | The Boys from Syracuse | Antipholus of Ephesus | American Airlines Theatre
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2003-04 | Urinetown | Officer Lockstock | Various | National Tour |
2004-05 | Dracula, the Musical | Count Dracula | Belasco Theatre | Original Broadway Cast |
2005 | Doctor Dolittle | Dr. John P. Dolittle | Various | National Tour |
2006-07 | Dirty Rotten Scoundrels | Lawrence Jameson | ||
2008 | Peter Pan | Mr. Darling Captain Hook |
Pittsburgh CLO | Regional |
2008-10 | Chicago | Billy Flynn | Ambassador Theatre
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Broadway Revival (replacement) |
2010 | Titanic | Thomas Andrews | The Muny | Regional |
The Sound of Music | Captain Georg von Trapp | |||
2010-11 | Chicago | Billy Flynn | Ambassador Theatre
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Broadway Revival (replacement) |
2011 | Kiss Me, Kate | Fred Graham Petruchio |
The Muny | Regional |
2011-12 | Peter Pan | Mr. Darling Captain Hook |
Various | National Tour |
2012 | Jesus Christ Superstar | Pontius Pilate | Neil Simon Theatre | Original Broadway Revival Cast |
Jekyll & Hyde | Sir Danvers Carew
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- | Concept recording | |
2013 | Chicago | Billy Flynn | Wells Fargo Pavilion | Regional |
Various | National Tour | |||
2014 | Monty Python's Spamalot | King Arthur | Pittsburgh CLO | Regional |
2015 | Doctor Zhivago | Viktor Komarovsky | Broadway Theatre | Original Broadway Cast |
Amazing Grace | Captain Newton | Nederlander Theatre | ||
2016 | Finding Neverland | Charles Frohman Captain Hook |
Various | National Tour |
Chicago | Billy Flynn | Various | National Tour | |
2016-19 | Ambassador Theatre
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Broadway Revival (replacement) | ||
2019 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Sweeney Todd | Provincetown Theater | Regional |
2019-20 | Chicago | Billy Flynn | Ambassador Theatre
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Broadway Revival (replacement) |
2021 | Hadestown | Hades | Walter Kerr Theatre | Broadway (replacement) |
2021-22 | Chicago | Billy Flynn | Ambassador Theatre
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Broadway Revival (replacement) |
2022-23 | Hadestown | Hades | Walter Kerr Theatre | Broadway (replacement) |
2023 | Another Medea | Solo Performer | Provincetown Theater | Regional |
2024 | Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil | Jim Williams | Goodman Theatre | World Premiere |
References
- ^ Hernandez, Ernio (September 22, 2009). "PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Tom Hewitt". Playbill. Archived from the original on 2012-10-14.
- ^ "Review/Theater; Mom, Dad, Meet My Boyfriend, The Doctor", The New York Times, MEL GUSSOW, October 11, 1991
- ^ Complete Cast Announced for Peter Pan Starring Cathy Rigby; NYC-Bound Tour Takes Flight Aug. 24 Archived 2011-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Tom Hewitt Theatre Credits". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
- ^ Analisa Swerczek (2010-02-12). "BWW Interviews: Tom Hewitt & Melanie Waldron of CHICAGO". Nationaltours.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
- ^ "Another Medea | All for One Theater Festival". www.afofest.org. Archived from the original on 9 August 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ Levitt, Hayley (July 18, 2023). "Betty Who and Phillip Boykin to Join Hadestown on Broadway".