Tom Hewitt (actor)

Tom Hewitt (born c. 1957) is an American actor and Broadway stage performer, and a native of Victor, Montana.^[1]

Tom Hewitt
Born	c. 1957 (age 66–67)
Alma mater	University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Occupations	Actor singer

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

Year	Title	Role	Theater	Notes
1991	Othello	Lodovico	New York Shakespeare Festival	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
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	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	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	-	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	Broadway Revival (replacement)
2019	Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street	Sweeney Todd	Provincetown Theater	Regional
2019-20	Chicago	Billy Flynn	Ambassador Theatre	Broadway Revival (replacement)
2021	Hadestown	Hades	Walter Kerr Theatre	Broadway (replacement)
2021-22	Chicago	Billy Flynn	Ambassador Theatre	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

1. Hernandez, Ernio (September 22, 2009). "PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Tom Hewitt". Playbill. Archived from the original on 2012-10-14.
2. "Review/Theater; Mom, Dad, Meet My Boyfriend, The Doctor", The New York Times, MEL GUSSOW, October 11, 1991
3. Complete Cast Announced for Peter Pan Starring Cathy Rigby; NYC-Bound Tour Takes Flight Aug. 24 Archived 2011-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
4. "Tom Hewitt Theatre Credits". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
5. Analisa Swerczek (2010-02-12). "BWW Interviews: Tom Hewitt & Melanie Waldron of CHICAGO". Nationaltours.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
6. "Another Medea | All for One Theater Festival". www.afofest.org. Archived from the original on 9 August 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
7. Levitt, Hayley (July 18, 2023). "Betty Who and Phillip Boykin to Join Hadestown on Broadway".

External links

• Official website
• Tom Hewitt at the Internet Broadway Database
• Tom Hewitt at IMDb
• Tom Hewitt at Internet Off-Broadway Database