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BIO

Broadway: Includes Amazing Grace, Doctor Zhivago, Jesus Christ Superstar, Chicago, Dracula, Boys from Syracuse, Rocky Horror Show (Tony, Drama Desk nominations), The Lion King, Sisters Rosenswieg. National tours: Urinetown, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Peter Pan. Off-Broadway: Another Medea, Treasure Island, Jeffrey, Beau Jest (Outer Critics nomination). Recent Regional Credits: Amazing Grace (Broadway in Chicago), Irma Vep (BTG), Spamalot (PCLO, TUTS, Starlight), Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (La Jolla Playhouse), Travesties (Long Wharf, CT Critics Award). Film and TV: Law and Order, All My Children, Julie Taymor's Fool's Fire.

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STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2019
Hades [Replacement]

Hades [Replacement]

[Off-Broadway]
Off-Broadway Revival, 2018
Hector Hushabye

[Milburn, NJ (Regional)]
World Premiere at Paper Mill Playhouse, 2018
Doyle Lonnegan

[US Tour]
First US National Tour, 2016
Captain James Hook

Charles Frohman

[Chester, CT (Regional)]
Long Wharf Production, 2016
Papa (Alphonse)

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2015
Captain Newton

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2015
Viktor Komarovsky

[Chicago]
World Premiere Production, 2014
Performer

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2012
Pontius Pilate [Replacement]

[US Tour]
Touring Revival, 2011
Captain Hook

Mr. Darling

[Off-Broadway]
Encores! Concert, 2008
Howard Benedict

[US Tour]
National Tour, 2006
Lawrence Jameson

[San Diego, CA (Regional)]
World Premiere, 2006
Performer

[New York]
Reading, 2006
Performer

[US Tour]
Touring Revival, 2005
Dr. Dolittle

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2004
Dracula

[New York]
Workshop, 2003
Dracula

[US Tour]
National Tour, 2003
Officer Lockstock

[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 2002
Antipholus of Ephesus

[Regional (US)]
World Premiere, 2001
Dracula

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2000
Performer

Frank 'N' Furter

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1998
Serge (Understudy)

Yvan (Understudy)

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1997
Scar [Replacement]

[Milburn, NJ (Regional)]
Paper Mill Production, 1997
Performer

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1996
Billy Flynn [Replacement]

Billy Flynn [Replacement]

Billy Flynn [Replacement]

Billy Flynn [Replacement]

[Broadway]
1995
Charles Surface

[Broadway]
1993
Geoffrey Duncan [Replacement]

[Off-Broadway]
1993
Steve/Man in Bed

[Off-Broadway]
1992
Steve/Man #6 in bed

[Off-Broadway]
1991
Bob

[Off-Broadway]
1991
Lodovico

[Off-Broadway]
1990
Archbishop of Cantebury/Third Citizen/Ensemble

[Regional (US)]
Regional Production, 1990
Ensemble

Maitre D'

Scotty

[Off-Broadway]
1983
Damis/M. Loyal/Police Officer (Understudy)

[Off-Broadway]
1983
Pericles

Movies

A/S/L: Age Sex Location
[ 2008 ] Sam Jacobs
Commentary
[ 2012 ] Roy deBell

Awards and Nominations

Tony Awards - 2001 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

Tom Hewitt, The Rocky Horror Show


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2000 - Outstanding Actor - Musical

Tom Hewitt, The Rocky Horror Show

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1992 - Best Debut Performance

Tom Hewitt, Beau Jest

Helen Hayes Awards - 1989 - Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Production

Tom HewittRing Round the Moon

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News


Ali Louis Bourzgui and Myra Molloy to Join HADESTOWN on Broadway
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 1, 2025

Ali Louis Bourzgui and Myra Molloy will join the cast of Hadestown on Broadway. Learn more about the cast and see how to purchase tickets to the production here!
Video: Hailey Kilgore Performs 'Wait For Me II' in HADESTOWN on Broadway
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 27, 2025

You can now get a first look at Tony Nominee Hailey Kilgore as ‘Eurydice’ performing “Wait For Me II” in Hadestown on Broadway. See the footage here!
Video: Merle Dandridge Performs 'Living It Up on Top' as Persephone in HADESTOWN
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 20, 2025

You can now get a first look video of Merle Dandridge as ‘Persephone’ performing ‘Living It Up on Top’ in Hadestown Broadway. Check out the video here! 
Video: Daniel Breaker as 'Hermes' Performs 'Way Down Hadestown' in HADESTOWN
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 7, 2025

You can now get a first look at Daniel Breaker as ‘Hermes’ performing ‘Way Down Hadestown’ in Hadestown on Broadway. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets!
Photos: See Hailey Kilgore, Carlos Valdes and More in HADESTOWN
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 3, 2025

You can now get a first look at photos of the new Broadway cast of Hadestown, starring Haley Kilgore, Carlos Valdes and more. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.
Video: Carlos Valdes Performs 'Epic II' as Orpheus in HADESTOWN
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 27, 2025

You can now get a first look of Carlos Valdes as ‘Orpheus’ performing ‘Epic II’ in Hadestown on Broadway. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.
Video: Watch Merle Dandridge Sing 'We Raise Our Cups' in HADESTOWN
by Michael Major - Feb 25, 2025

Watch a first look at Merle Dandridge singing 'We Raise Our Cups' in Hadestown on Broadway. She joined the cast as Persephone last week, alongside Daniel Breaker as Hades. See the video now!
Charles Busch, Jennifer Cody, Annie Golden and More to Star in HAY FEVER at Gingold Theatrical Group
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 24, 2025

Gingold Theatrical Group has revealed the cast for Nöel Coward’s Hay Fever, the second presentation of the 20th Season of Project Shaw. See who is starring and learn more!
Video: HADESTOWN Star Hailey Kilgore Sings 'Wait for Me (Reprise)'
by Blair Ingenthron - Jan 25, 2025

Watch Hailey Kilgore celebrate her return to Broadway in Hadestown by singing 'Wait for Me (Reprise)' with a glass of champagne in hand in the video here!
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld January 14, 2025
by - Jan 14, 2025

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is January 14, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Photos: Hailey Kilgore, Carlos Valdes, and Tom Hewitt in HADESTOWN Rehearsals
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 13, 2025

Get a first look at photos of the newest leads of Hadestown - Hailey Kilgore, Carlos Valdes, and Tom Hewitt in rehearsals for Hadestown on Broadway!
Daniel Breaker & Merle Dandridge Will Join HADESTOWN on Broadway
by Joshua Wright - Jan 9, 2025

Tony Award nominee Daniel Breaker and BAFTA winner and SAG Award and Grammy Award nominee Merle Dandridge will join the cast of the Tony® and Grammy Award-winning Best Musical, Hadestown, on Broadway beginning Tuesday, February 18, 2025.
Video: Swing Tara Jackson Answers HADESTOWN Fan Questions
by Blair Ingenthron - Dec 14, 2024

Hadestown swing Tara Jackson is responding to audience-submitted questions. Watch her answers and tips for playing at Fate in the video here!
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld December 4, 2024
by - Dec 4, 2024

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is December 4, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Hailey Kilgore, Carlos Valdes & Tom Hewitt to Join HADESTOWN on Broadway
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 3, 2024

Hailey Kilgore, Carlos Valdes, and Tom Hewitt will join the cast of Hadestown on Broadway beginning in January! Learn more about the cast and see how to purchase tickets to the production.
What We Know So Far About MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL on Broadway
by Sidney Paterra - Oct 6, 2024

Taylor Mac and Jason Robert Brown's MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL, is coming to Broadway in 2025. What do we know so far about the new musical?
Taylor Mac and Jason Robert Brown's MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL Will Open on Broadway in 2025
by Stephi Wild - Sep 30, 2024

MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL, the new musical from Taylor Mac and Jason Robert Brown, is headed to Broadway next year!
Tom Hewitt to Star in ANOTHER MEDEA at Red Bull Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 27, 2024

Red Bull Theater has revealed the next Revelation Reading: Another Medea by Aaron Mark, starring Tom Hewitt. At once ancient and contemporary, this provocative mono-thriller is Grand Guignol horror in the style of Spalding Gray. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Red Bull Theater Unveils 2024-25 Season Featuring Productions, Readings & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 26, 2024

Red Bull Theater has revealed its 2024-25 season with a lineup of productions, readings, and special events available both in-person and online.
Video: Sierra Boggess in a Scene from MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL at Goodman Theatre
by Joshua Wright - Aug 1, 2024

Watch Sierra Boggess​​​​​​​ in a scene from from the Goodman's Theatre world premiere of Garden of Good and Evil, the stage musical adaptation of John Berendt’s iconic non-fiction book brought to life by creators MacArthur “Genius” Grantee Taylor Mac (book), Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown (music and lyrics) with choreography by Tanya Birl-Torres.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Tom Hewitt been in?

Tom Hewitt has appeared on Broadway in 12 shows.

How many West End shows has Tom Hewitt been in?

Tom Hewitt has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Tom Hewitt been nominated for?

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for The Rocky Horror Show, Outstanding Actor - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for The Rocky Horror Show, Best Debut Performance (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Beau Jest and Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Production (Helen Hayes Awards) for Ring Round the Moon.

What awards has Tom Hewitt won?

Tom Hewitt has won the Outstanding Actor in a Musical award at the Drama Desk Awards for his performance in The Rocky Horror Show.

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