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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

Hadestown Hadestown
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2019
Hades [Replacement]
Hades [Replacement]
Heartbreak House Heartbreak House
[Off-Broadway]
Off-Broadway Revival, 2018
Hector Hushabye
The Sting The Sting
[Milburn, NJ (Regional)]
World Premiere at Paper Mill Playhouse, 2018
Doyle Lonnegan
Finding Neverland Finding Neverland
[US Tour]
First US National Tour, 2016
Captain James Hook
Charles Frohman
My Paris My Paris
[Chester, CT (Regional)]
Long Wharf Production, 2016
Papa (Alphonse)
Amazing Grace Amazing Grace
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2015
Captain Newton
Doctor Zhivago Doctor Zhivago
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2015
Viktor Komarovsky
Amazing Grace Amazing Grace
[Chicago]
World Premiere Production, 2014
Performer
Jesus Christ Superstar Jesus Christ Superstar
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2012
Pontius Pilate [Replacement]
Peter Pan Peter Pan
[US Tour]
Touring Revival, 2011
Captain Hook
Mr. Darling
Applause
[Off-Broadway]
Encores! Concert, 2008
Howard Benedict
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
[US Tour]
National Tour, 2006
Lawrence Jameson
Zhivago
[San Diego, CA (Regional)]
World Premiere, 2006
Performer
Princesses
[New York]
Reading, 2006
Performer
Doctor Dolittle
[US Tour]
Touring Revival, 2005
Dr. Dolittle
Dracula Dracula
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2004
Dracula
Dracula
[New York]
Workshop, 2003
Dracula
Urinetown
[US Tour]
National Tour, 2003
Officer Lockstock
The Boys from Syracuse
[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 2002
Antipholus of Ephesus
Dracula
[Regional (US)]
World Premiere, 2001
Dracula
The Rocky Horror Show
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2000
Performer
Frank 'N' Furter
Art
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1998
Serge (Understudy)
Yvan (Understudy)
The Lion King The Lion King
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1997
Scar [Replacement]
Man of La Mancha
[Milburn, NJ (Regional)]
Paper Mill Production, 1997
Performer
Chicago Chicago
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1996
Billy Flynn [Replacement]
Billy Flynn [Replacement]
Billy Flynn [Replacement]
Billy Flynn [Replacement]
The School for Scandal
[Broadway]
1995
Charles Surface
The Sisters Rosensweig
[Broadway]
1993
Geoffrey Duncan [Replacement]
Jeffrey
[Off-Broadway]
1993
Steve/Man in Bed
Jeffrey
[Off-Broadway]
1992
Steve/Man #6 in bed
Beau Jest
[Off-Broadway]
1991
Bob
Othello
[Off-Broadway]
1991
Lodovico
The Tragedy of Richard III
[Off-Broadway]
1990
Archbishop of Cantebury/Third Citizen/Ensemble
Merrily We Roll Along
[Regional (US)]
Regional Production, 1990
Ensemble
Maitre D'
Scotty
Tartuffe
[Off-Broadway]
1983
Damis/M. Loyal/Police Officer (Understudy)
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
[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


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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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Phillip Boykin and KC Dela Cruz to Join HADESTOWN Tonight Photo
Phillip Boykin and KC Dela Cruz to Join HADESTOWN Tonight
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 22, 2025

Phillip Boykin will rejoin the cast of the Tony Award-winning Best Musical as ‘Hades’ and current ensemble member KC Dela Cruz will take over the role of ‘Eurydice,’ in Hadestown on Broadway. Learn more about the cast here!
Photos: Noel Coward's HAY FEVER at Gingold Theatrical Group Photo
Photos: Noel Coward's HAY FEVER at Gingold Theatrical Group
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - Apr 15, 2025

Gingold Theatrical Group presented Nöel Coward’s Hay Fever, the second presentation of the 20th Season of Project Shaw, a series of plays presented monthly offering George Bernard Shaw’s activist humanitarianism. Check out photos here!
Ali Louis Bourzgui and Myra Molloy to Join HADESTOWN on Broadway Photo
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 Photo
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 Photo
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 Photo
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 Photo
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 Photo
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 Photo
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 T Photo
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)' Photo
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 Photo
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 Photo
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 Photo
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 Photo
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 Photo
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 Photo
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 Photo
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 Photo
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 Photo
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.
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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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