Tom Hewitt (born c. 1957) is an American

actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

and

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stage performer, and a native of

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. His Broadway credits include leading roles in ''Chicago'', ''

Hadestown ''Hadestown'' is a musical with music, lyrics, and a book by Anaïs Mitchell. It tells a version of the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. Eurydice, a young girl looking for something to eat, goes to work in a hellish industrial vers ...

'', ''Dracula'', ''

Jesus Christ Superstar ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' is a sung-through rock opera with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice. Loosely based on the Life of Jesus in the New Testament, Gospels' accounts of Passion of Jesus, the Passion, the work interprets ...

'', ''The Lion King'', and ''Doctor Zhivago''.

Early life and career

After graduating from the

University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (UW–Milwaukee, UWM, or Milwaukee) is a Public university, public Urban university, urban research university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. It is the largest university in the Milwaukee metropo ...

with the Professional Theatre Training Program's first class in 1981, Tom Hewitt worked with such regional powerhouses as Minneapolis's

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, the Arena Stage in

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, and the Berkshire Theatre Festival in

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before heading to New York and the commercial stage.

Later career

While in the first part of his career he appeared primarily in

straight play A play is a form of drama that primarily consists of dialogue between characters and is intended for theatrical performance rather than mere reading. The creator of a play is known as a playwright. Plays are staged at various levels, ranging f ...

s, such as ''Beau Jest'' and '' Jeffrey'', once in New York he became better known for his performances in

musicals Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, movement ...

. On Broadway, Hewitt has appeared in ''The Lion King'', ''

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'', ''

The School for Scandal ''The School for Scandal'' is a comedy of manners written by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. It was first performed in London at Drury Lane Theatre on 8 May 1777. Plot Act I Scene I: Lady Sneerwell, a wealthy young widow, and her hireling S ...

'', ''

The Sisters Rosensweig ''The Sisters Rosensweig'' is a play by Wendy Wasserstein. The play focuses on three Jewish-American sisters and their lives. It "broke theatrical ground by concentrating on a non-traditional cast of three middle-aged women." Wasserstein receive ...

'', ''

The Boys from Syracuse ''The Boys from Syracuse'' is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart, based on William Shakespeare's play '' The Comedy of Errors'', as adapted by librettist George Abbott. The score includes swing and other contemp ...

'', ''

Amazing Grace "Amazing Grace" is a Christian hymn written in 1772 and published in 1779 by English Anglican clergyman and poet John Newton (1725–1807). It is possibly the most sung and most recorded hymn in the world, and especially popular in the Unit ...

'', and ''

''. He was nominated for a

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for his portrayal of Frank-N-Furter in the 2000 revival of ''

The Rocky Horror Show ''The Rocky Horror Show'' is a Musical theatre, musical with music, lyrics and book by Richard O'Brien. A humorous tribute to various B movies associated with the Science fiction film, science fiction and Horror film, horror genres from the 193 ...

''. Hewitt's

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credits include acting in a

New York Shakespeare Festival Shakespeare in the Park (or Free Shakespeare in the Park) is a theatrical program that stages productions of Shakespearean plays at the Delacorte Theater, an open-air theater in New York City's Central Park. The theater and the productions are ...

production of ''

Othello ''The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice'', often shortened to ''Othello'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare around 1603. Set in Venice and Cyprus, the play depicts the Moorish military commander Othello as he is manipulat ...

.'' Tom Hewitt's first above-title credit came when he played the title role of Dracula in

Frank Wildhorn Frank Wildhorn (born November 29, 1958) is an American composer of both musicals and popular songs. His musical ''Jekyll & Hyde (musical), Jekyll & Hyde'' ran for four years on Broadway. He also wrote the hit song "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" for ...

's ''

Dracula, The Musical ''Dracula, the Musical'' is a musical based on the original 1897 Victorian novel by Bram Stoker. The score is by Frank Wildhorn, with lyrics and book by Don Black and Christopher Hampton. The show had its regional premiere at the La Jolla ...

'' 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

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in the lead role. He reprised this role in the national tour, which began performances August 2011. In February 2010, he was in the National Tour of ''

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''. In October 2013, he performed in New York City in a one-person show called ''Another Medea''. For a limited time, starting in September 2021, Hewitt played

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in the reopening of the Broadway production of ''

'' after the

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, serving as a temporary replacement for

Patrick Page John Patrick Page (born April 27, 1962) is an American actor, low bass singer, and playwright. Beginning his career in classical theatre and the works of Shakespeare, he originated the Broadway roles of the Grinch in '' Dr. Seuss' How the Grin ...

. After two stints in the Broadway revival of ''

'' 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 of this stint on September 3, 2023. On January 14, 2025, Hewitt returned to ''Hadestown'' replacing

Phillip Boykin Phillip Boykin (sometimes credited as Phillip Lamar Boykin) (born November 2, 1968) is an American Tony Award nominated actor and bass-baritone singer. He is most well known for portraying Hades in the Broadway theatre, Broadway production of Hades ...

.Hailey Kilgore, Carlos Valdes, and Tom Hewitt to Join Cast of Broadway's Hadestown
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Theatre credits

References

External links

Official website
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Tom Hewitt at Internet Off-Broadway Database
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hewitt, Tom American male musical theatre actors American male stage actors Living people University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee alumni People from Victor, Montana Place of birth missing (living people) Date of birth missing (living people) 1957 births