#Nathaniel Hackmann

[thejagermeister]

new high quality biffgoons photos are yet to come.... not to mention official evan smith george pics!

[owlhari]

now make like a tree or whatever

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[caroleditosti]

'Back to the Future' Roars Onto Broadway, Review

Casey Likes in Back to the Future (Matthew Murphy, Evan Zimmerman) The charm and humor of the musical Back to the Future with book by Bob Gale and music and lyrics by Alan Silvestri and Glen Ballard is that the story flashes into the past minding 1955’s tropes and trends i.e. cigarette smoking is healthy, leaded gas provides a clean environment, DDT gets rid of the mosquitos and bugs with no…

[first-ex-wife]

I met Broadway’s JJ Nieman (u/s Marty McFly) AND Nathaniel Hackmann (Biff Tannen) I’m living

[broadwayworld]

Words From The Wings: Nathaniel Hackmann of BACK TO THE FUTURE Shares Backstage Moments, Must-Haves, and More! https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Words-From-The-Wings-Nathaniel-Hackmann-of-BACK-TO-THE-FUTURE-Shares-Backstage-Moments-Must-Haves-and-More-20230921

[icantrecallaskysoclear]

NOVEMBER 2nd - DAY 2: Favourite Character/Arc

 Jean Valjean ...“my soul belongs to God I know, I made that bargain long ago; He gave me hope when hope was gone. He gave me strength to journey on.”

Valjean has my favorite character in all of theatre, and he has my favorite arc as well. I love so much about Valjean. I love that he’s a good, practicing Catholic who is trying to live out his faith. I love that he is a man who started at the lowest of the low, a violent desperate thief, but by God’s grace he is able to make something of himself and be a good, honest man.

Oh, just FYI my favorite Valjean is Nathaniel Hackman who is featured in these gifs. He is AMAZING. ❤️❤️❤️ 

[womenoflesmis]

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[cometomecosette]

“Confrontation,” Broadway, 2014. Earl Carpenter as Javert, Nathaniel Hackmann as Jean Valjean.

Earl is a consummate Javert: his voice is rich, powerful and piercing, almost reminiscent of Philip Quast, and his fearsome determination and rage are appropriately frightening. Nathaniel, an understudy, looks and sounds slightly youthful for Valjean and doesn’t sound secure on every note, but he still holds his own well.

Unfortunately, they have to perform the Connor/Powell staging of the scene, which as I’ve often mentioned before, I don’t care for. I like it even less now than I did when I first saw it in 2011. First of all, having Javert whip Valjean to the floor with a chain, and then give him an extra shove too, is unnecessary and distorts his characterization. Of course police brutality is an issue that needs to be addressed, but as @secretmellowblog has repeatedly pointed out in her meta, part of the whole point of Hugo’s Javert is that he’s an unusually good, morally upright policemen, never brutal or dishonest the way others are, but is still ruthless and unjust because the law is ruthless and unjust. Then there’s the tug-of-war with the aforementioned chain, which feels overly stagy and choreographed at best, unintentionally comic and homoerotic at worst. Then, worst of all, is Valjean throttling Javert with the chain: it robs both characters of their dignity, especially Valjean, and as I’ve written before, in light of recent world events, it’s very uncomfortable to see a chokehold portrayed as a heroic act of self-defense.

Still, the actors do a fine job with the choreography they’re given and the fact that I personally don’t like it in no way detracts from their performances.

[dreamcastingbroadway]

Dreamcasting Broadway: NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812

“They say we are asleep until we fall in love; we are children of dust and ashes.”

Dreamcasting Broadway: Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812

Mikaela Bennett as Natasha Rostova

Nathaniel Hackmann as Pierre Bezukhov

Devin Ilaw as Anatole Kuragin

Eleri Ward as Sonya Rostova

Kay Trinidad as Marya Dmitryevna

Jewelle Blackman as Heléne Bezukhova

Ben Steinfeld as Fedya Dolokhov

Ari’el Stachel as Andrey Bolkonsky/Old Prince Bolkonsky

Kim Blanck as Princess Mary Bolkonskaya/Maidservant/Opera Singer

Lucas Papaelias as Balaga/Servant/Opera Singer

Aisha Jackson as Ensemble (Natasha u/s)

Alex Nee as Ensemble (Andrey/Prince Bolkonsky u/s)

Alexia Sielo as Ensemble

Allan K. Washington as Ensemble

Ari McKay Wilford as Ensemble (Dolokhov u/s)

Ashkon Davaran as Ensemble (Pierre u/s, Balaga u/s)

Erikka Walsh as Ensemble

JC Schuster as Opera Dancer/Ensemble

Jessie Shelton as Ensemble (Mary u/s)

Jordan Litz as Ensemble (Anatole u/s, Andrey/Prince Bolkonsky u/s)

José Useche as Ensemble

Kaleb Wells as Ensemble (Pierre u/s)

Khori Michelle Petinaud as Opera Dancer/Ensemble

Lauralyn McClelland as Ensemble (Marya D u/s)

Lauren Luiz as Ensemble (Sonya u/s, Mary u/s)

Marina Kondo as Ensemble (Natasha u/s, Sonya u/s)

Tamrin Goldberg as Onstage Swing/Ensemble

Vishal Vaidya as Ensemble

Warren Yang as Onstage Swing/Ensemble

Zara MacIntosh as Ensemble (Heléne u/s)

Paul HeeSang Miller as Standby (Pierre Bezukhov)

Anthony Chatmon II as Swing (Anatole u/s, Dolokhov u/s)

Billy Bustamante as Swing (Balaga u/s)

Camden Gonzales as Swing

Erica Swindell as Swing

Kim Steele as Swing (Marya D u/s, Heléne u/s)

Sam Strasfeld as Swing

[youremyonlyhope]

If someone out there has a full Les Miserables bootleg of Nathaniel Hackmann as Valjean, then I will gladly sell my soul for it.

If you have the one with Nathaniel as Valjean and Adam Monley as Javert then I’ll sell you my twin’s soul too.

[thediaryofatheatrekid]

Casting Goals: Sunday in the Park with George

“Sunday, by the blue, purple, yellow, red water.”

Katrina Lenk as Georges Seurat/George

Amber Gray as Dot/Marie

Bernadette Peters as Old Lady/Blair Daniels

Kathryn Allison as Nurse/Harriet Pawling

Jon Jon Briones as Jules/Bob Greenberg

Ellen Harvey as Yvonne/Naomi Eisen

Jordan Donica as Soldier/Alex (Georges/George u/s)

Pomme Koch as Franz/Dennis

Mia Williamson as Louise

Nikisha Williams as Celeste #1/Elaine

Marie Eife as Celeste #2/Waitress (Dot/Marie u/s)

Danny Burstein as Mr./Lee Randolph

Ann Harada as Mrs./Billie Webster (Old Lady/Blair Daniels u/s)

Dee Roscioli as Freida/Betty (Nurse/Harriet Pawing u/s, Yvonne/Naomi Eisen u/s, Mrs./Billie Webster u/s)

Nathaniel Hackmann as Boatman/Charles Redmond (Jules/Bob Greenberg u/s, Franz/Dennis u/s, Mr./Lee Randolph u/s)

Sean MacLaughlin as Louis (Solider/Alex u/s, Franz/Dennis u/s, Mr./Lee Randolph u/s)

Christopher deProphetis as Man with Bicycle/Museum Assistant (Boatman/Charles Redmond u/s, Louis u/s)

Alicia Schumway as Woman with Baby Carriage/Photographer (Nurse/Harriet Pawling u/s, Celeste #1/Elaine u/s, Celeste #2/Waitress, Frieda/Betty u/s)

Ann Sanders as Standby (Old Lady/Blair Daniels, Yvonne/Naomi Eisen, Mrs./Billie Webster)

Connie Bahng as Standby (Dot/Marie, Celeste #1/Elaine, Celeste #2/Waitress, Frieda/Betty)

Michael Maliakel as Standby (Georges/George, Jules/Bob Greenberg, Soldier/Alex)

Scott Stangland as Standby (Mr./Lee Randolph, Boatman/Charles Redmond, Louis)

Honorable Mentions: Carol Burnett as Old Lady/Blair Daniels Chelsea Emma Franko as Celeste #2/Waitress (Dot/Marie u/s) Donna Murphy as Old Lady/Blair Daniels Milika Cherée as Celeste #2/Waitress Ryann Redmond as Celeste #2/Waitress (Dot/Marie u/s) Ryan Vasquez as Louis (Solider/Alex u/s, Franz/Dennis u/s, Mr./Lee Randolph u/s)

[thejagermeister]

i love how biff's characterization can drastically change based on the way his lines are delivered. nate hackmann's biff seems more calculated and cold, while will branner's biff is more explosively angry and reckless.

both fit with biff's character, but it's really neat how you can get such a different impression of him depending on who plays him when you see the show.

i think this is most obvious in the way they deliver a particular line before "teach him a lesson," when lorraine asks "biff, can't you take a hint?"

nate's biff shrugs, casual and maybe a little self-conscious, and says, "yeah, i'll take whatever i can get." he leans closer, hoping (because he doesn't understand the saying) that she'll say yes to their date. when she walks away with her girls he seems almost confused before channeling that into anger at "calvin."

will's biff escalates right away, raising his voice to assert "i will take ANYTHING i can get!" maybe anger is just his default setting, as we see in the rest of a show with will!biff. maybe he's suddenly defensive in front of lorraine, but he still doesn't understand the phrasing so it makes him look silly. who knows!

the specific wording here, too— nate says "whatever," casual and maybe trying for an air of indifference even though he wants lorraine real bad. but will says "anything," loud and almost desperate. this difference has happened in multiple shows for both actors, so while i can't say for certain it happens all the time, it's a super interesting change regardless.

[ulrichgebert]

Genau zu Leonard Bernsteins 100. Geburtstag gab es bei den Proms einmal wieder eine konzertante Aufführung von On the Town in der Albert Hall. Dirigent John Wilson befindet, es sei konzertant sowieso besser. Das können wir jetzt bedauerlicherweise nicht beurteilen, aber es ist alles wie immer sehr niedlich, voll wunderbarer Musik, aber natürlich (noch?) nicht so legendär, wie die konzertante Aufführung, die wir wahrscheinlich ungefähr zeitgleich anschauten (siehe hier und hier). Diese ist technisch besser (was aber nicht heißen soll, daß es keine gute Idee wäre, die alte einmal abzustauben) und bietet den für sein geringes Alter schon vergleichsweise legendären liebreizenden Fra Fee, den wir hier schon in einem anderen Bernstein-Musical gesehen haben.

[emeraldskulblaka]

Nathaniel Hackmann (u/s Valjean) - Valjean’s Soliloquy

Broadway Revival

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[icantrecallaskysoclear]

Audio Ask

Okay, So I’m on a Nathaniel Hackmann kick because HIS VALJEAN IS SO GOOD. OH MY GOSH! Does anyone have a boot of Nathaniel Hackmann as the Phantom?? I know he performed as the Phantom in 2016. I think it was at the North Charleston Convention Center, SC.... but I literally can’t find out anything about the performance so I don’t know??? Anyway, I wouldn’t be surprised if a boot doesn’t exist, but if one DOES I’d love to hear some more of Nathaniel as the Phantom. I can just imagine him singing Final Lair. Literal CHILLS. I saw this video and I’d like to hear more. Even though I’m pretty sure no other audio exists. I thought I’d ask.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FhKEMR8cUw