Tom Hewitt (actor) explained

Tom Hewitt
Birth Date:c.
Alma Mater:University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

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 University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee with the Professional Theatre Training Program's first class in 1981, Tom Hewitt worked with such regional powerhouses as Minneapolis's Guthrie Theatre, the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., and the Berkshire Theatre Festival in New England before heading to New York and the commercial stage.

Later career

While in the first part of his career he appeared primarily in straight plays, such as Beau Jest and Jeffrey,[2] once in New York he became better known for his performances in musicals.On Broadway, Hewitt has appeared in The Lion King, Art, The School for Scandal, The Sisters Rosensweig, The Boys from Syracuse, Jesus Christ Superstar, Amazing Grace, and Hadestown. He was nominated for a Tony Award for his portrayal of Frank-N-Furter in the 2000 revival of The Rocky Horror Show.

Hewitt's Off-Broadway credits include acting in a New York Shakespeare Festival production of Othello. Tom Hewitt's first above-title credit came when he played the title role of Dracula in Frank Wildhorn's Dracula, The Musical on Broadway from August 19, 2004 – January 2, 2005. In 2006–2007, he headlined in the national touring Broadway production of the musical Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. He received a 2007 Touring Broadway Award.

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

YearTitleRoleTheaterNotes
1991OthelloLodovicoNew York Shakespeare FestivalOff-Broadway
1993-94The Sisters RosensweigGeoffrey DuncanEthel Barrymore TheatreBroadway (replacement)
1995The School for ScandalCharles SurfaceLyceum TheatreOriginal Broadway Revival Cast
1999-2000The Lion KingScarNew Amsterdam TheatreBroadway (replacement)
2000-01The Rocky Horror ShowDr. Frank-N-FurterCircle in the Square TheatreOriginal Broadway Revival Cast
2002The Boys from SyracuseAntipholus of EphesusAmerican Airlines Theatre
2003-04UrinetownOfficer LockstockVariousNational Tour
2004-05Dracula, the MusicalCount DraculaBelasco TheatreOriginal Broadway Cast
2005Doctor DolittleDr. John P. DolittleVariousNational Tour
2006-07Dirty Rotten ScoundrelsLawrence Jameson
2008Peter PanMr. Darling
Captain Hook
Pittsburgh CLORegional
2008-10ChicagoBilly FlynnAmbassador TheatreBroadway Revival (replacement)
2010TitanicThomas AndrewsThe MunyRegional
The Sound of MusicCaptain Georg von Trapp
2010-11ChicagoBilly FlynnAmbassador TheatreBroadway Revival (replacement)
2011Kiss Me, KateFred Graham
Petruchio
The MunyRegional
2011-12Peter PanMr. Darling
Captain Hook
VariousNational Tour
2012Jesus Christ SuperstarPontius PilateNeil Simon TheatreOriginal Broadway Revival Cast
Jekyll & HydeSir Danvers Carew-Concept recording
2013ChicagoBilly FlynnWells Fargo PavilionRegional
VariousNational Tour
2014Monty Python's SpamalotKing ArthurPittsburgh CLORegional
2015Doctor ZhivagoViktor KomarovskyBroadway TheatreOriginal Broadway Cast
Amazing GraceCaptain NewtonNederlander Theatre
2016Finding NeverlandCharles Frohman
Captain Hook
VariousNational Tour
ChicagoBilly FlynnVariousNational Tour
2016-19Ambassador TheatreBroadway Revival (replacement)
2019Sweeney ToddProvincetown TheaterRegional
2019-20ChicagoBilly FlynnAmbassador TheatreBroadway Revival (replacement)
2021HadestownHadesWalter Kerr TheatreBroadway (replacement)
2021-22ChicagoBilly FlynnAmbassador TheatreBroadway Revival (replacement)
2022-23HadestownHadesWalter Kerr TheatreBroadway (replacement)
2023Another MedeaSolo PerformerProvincetown TheaterRegional
2024Midnight in the Garden of Good and EvilJim WilliamsGoodman TheatreWorld Premiere

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Tom Hewitt . Ernio . Hernandez . September 22, 2009 . Playbill . https://web.archive.org/web/20121014083029/http://www.playbill.com/celebritybuzz/article/133086-PLAYBILLCOMS-CUE-A-Tom-Hewitt- . 2012-10-14 . dead.
  2. http://theater.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?pagewanted=print&res=9D0CE4DF1E38F932A25753C1A967958260 "Review/Theater; Mom, Dad, Meet My Boyfriend, The Doctor"
  3. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/152511-Complete-Cast-Announced-for-Peter-Pan-Starring-Cathy-Rigby-NYC-Bound-Tour-Takes-Flight-Aug-24 Complete Cast Announced for Peter Pan Starring Cathy Rigby; NYC-Bound Tour Takes Flight Aug. 24
  4. Web site: Tom Hewitt Theatre Credits . Broadwayworld.com . 2017-01-05.
  5. Web site: Analisa Swerczek . BWW Interviews: Tom Hewitt & Melanie Waldron of CHICAGO . Nationaltours.broadwayworld.com . 2010-02-12 . 2017-01-05.
  6. Web site: Another Medea | All for One Theater Festival . www.afofest.org . 17 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130809081119/http://www.afofest.org/shows/another-medea/ . 9 August 2013 . dead.
  7. Web site: Betty Who and Phillip Boykin to Join Hadestown on Broadway . Levitt . Hayley . July 18, 2023.