Why did Patrick Levis replace Hadley Fraser on the fresh beat band?

Answer 1

Hadley left to do performing on the West End. He left to playEl Gallo in The Famtasticks.He later played Grantaire in the 25th Anniversary of Les Miserables and Raoul in the 25th Anniversary of Phantom of the Opera. As much as I miss Reed.... He moved on and is now a well respected West End performer. I do wish there was more Reed to go around.

He is proud to have been a part of FBB and on his website mentions his contribution. He refers his webpage viewers to the iTunes page of FBB and says that it is a valuable expeience to " learn how the pros would wear a green jumper". In recent photographs he has been seen to wear Reed's hat which shows the true passion he felt towards the character and continues to embody his spirit to this day.

So to answer your question, Hadley is still Reed. He has moved out into the world, beyond the Good Notes Music Store and is sharing his joy with the rest of the world. Patrick Levis had to fill the void for the children who could not bare a world without Reed on their TV screens. Reed lives among us now. He will always be with us. He is sharing his purple guitar music with the world now.