Hunter Parrish To Be Part of Spring Awakening

Some may know him as Silas on Showtime’s Weeds, but Hunter Parrish will make his Broadway debut in Spring Awakening starting in August.  He was quoted in Playbill as saying, “I have always hoped that my passion for the theatre would eventually lead me to Broadway. Spring Awakening is a truly one-of-a-kind show with its timeless story, commanding music and innovative imagery. I am elated to have the opportunity to become a part of it.”

Parrish may be recognized for other roles besides Weeds.  He was also in the movies Freedom Writers and RV with his next film, 17 Again, to come out soon.  He will play the role of Melchior, a young man struggling with what the adult world won’t explain to him and new, ill-fated love.  The show was first a play written by Frank Wedekind in 1891.  The musical won eight Tony Awards in 2007 and has numerous hit songs like “The Dark I Know Well,” “The Guilty Ones” and “The Word of Your Body.”  The actor Parrish is replacing, Kyle Riabko, is leaving to join the vast of Spring Awakening’s national tour.

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