Aaron Tveit will leave the Menier Chocolate Factory production of Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman’s Assassins on February 8. It was initially reported that the Broadway.com Audience Choice Award winner would star in the London production through March 7—when the show is set to end. Tveit bows out early due toa schedule change for his USA series Graceland (indicating his character is not dead, as last season’s cliffhanger suggested) . Michael Xavier will assume the role of John Wilkes Booth from Tveit beginning February 10.
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Aaron got rave reviews for his performance:
"Tveit’s performance as the show’s central killer, Abraham Lincoln’s assassin John Wilkes Booth), is chilling in the best possible way ... the magnetic Tveit is the center of a stellar cast in the Menier Chocolate Factory revival of Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman’s haunting musical. With élan, style and gravitas, the Broadway favorite is a memorable standout in this deeply disturbing show." SOURCE
"Tveit brings the arrogance and spontaneity of vain-glorious youth. [...] With perfect hair, teeth and beard, immaculate tailored clothing, impeccable speech, a twinkle in the eye and a nice line in jazz-hands and fancy footwork, Tveit’s matinee idol Booth is very much the actor, the performer, the manipulator. He sings beautifully too, all seduction and allure as he tempts both audience and fellow assassins into admiring him despite his slaying of Lincoln." STEPHEN COLLINS, BRITISH THEATRE
"I don’t gush easily, but Tveit’s stage presence and charisma was amazing ... vibrant with a delicious voice, completely subsuming himself into his character. You’re in for a treat."
"John Wilkes Booth, Abraham Lincoln’s assassin, is played by Aaron Tveit as a sinister godfather and inspiration to succeeding generations of president-killers.” REUTERS
"...charming and convincing, his noxious racial beliefs only evident under pressure." EXEUNT
"There’s also a sublimely elegant and stylish, yet psychotically egomaniacal, John Wilkes Booth from the amazing Aaron Tveit [...] The scene where Tveit manipulates [Parker] into picking up the gun, abetted by the chorus of assassins, is absolutely chilling.” THE TORONTO STAR
Needless to say, tumblr fandom is not happy that he will be leaving the show early:
Some people are angry at the venue, the show, and Aaron for the early departure because they bought tickets/booked travel specifically to see him. Many want to get their tickets refunded. Even more are angry at people who are angry and want to get their tickets refunded, and "disappointed in the Aaron Tveit fandom."
I can't blame them for being frustrated, but throwing a fit in public is not a good look.
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