CLOSE HAIRSPRAY NOW PLEASE!!!!!!!!!- Page 2

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 10/16/08 at 10:55am

Wishing for a show to close means wishing people who the same show over and over will have nowhere to go. How DARE you!

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 10/16/08 at 11:09am

I agree with Weez and co.

I bet if I searched, I could find posts from everyone one of the "How dare you wish a show to close" crowd saying they disliked a show.

As to long-running shows getting tired, I remember going with some out-of-town friends to see "Cats" really late in the run, and I was appalled. Not by the show, but by the behavior of the cast. They were clearly bored out of their minds. They could hardly be troubled to lift a foot (or paw) off the ground. They were cracking each other up and chatting ONSTAGE.

I was furious that I was wasting my time and money. If I could have fired every one of them on the spot, I would have.

[adamgreer]

Posted: 10/16/08 at 11:15am

George W. may lack the physical energy of other Ednas but he makes up for it in charm and the guy's never missed a show.

When I read that, I had this vision in my head of George W. Bush as Edna.

[Fosse76]

Posted: 10/16/08 at 11:25am

I agree 100% with Weez. The unemployment defense to keeping a show open is weaker than Sarah Palin's foreign policy experience.

"Foster, two things. One is don't call me hun. Second of all, I know that they said that they didn't want actors out of a job but they did say that the show is bad and thus they want it to close. When a show closes people are out of a job. So they were inadvertently saying that they wanted people to not have a job."

Under your logic, then, we shouldn't complain about sweatshops, since they provide jobs for people too.

[kissynose]

Posted: 10/16/08 at 11:56am

I'm sorry for starting this thread. I meant no disrespect to anyone. I just could not beleive the performance last night. Maybe because I remember what the show was in the beginning.

This show is all about the "camp" and I feel that the little things that make this show great and funny get lost through the years.

As for the unemployment issue---if that were the case Cats would still be running and there would be no new shows ever. How about everyone being concerned that great plays like Grey Gardens, Caroline, or Change, and Title of show having half the life they deserve.

[vinnylin]

Posted: 10/16/08 at 12:06pm

Would you keep open a restaurant that served bad food just so the chef and waiters can keep working? Would you keep open a clothing store that sells ugly clothes just to keep the designer and store employees employed?

That's not how the theater industry works, and from an economic standpoint it is backwards. The fact that the actors and crew of a particular show would not have jobs once the show closed (at least temporarily) is simply not an excuse for keeping a stale or bad show open. If the show stinks, let it close and let the people involved move on to new projects that contribute something to enhance the industry. That is better for the long-term health of theater, and a healthy industry means more work for everyone.

If you want to disagree with kissynose's assessment of the state of Hairspray, as some of you have, great. But talking about preventing unemployment is rather like saying that if you're against the Iraq war, you're against the troops. It misses the point, and it's not really fair to the original poster.

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 10/16/08 at 12:08pm

Well said, Vinny.

And I'd like to go on record as saying that calling someone tw@t because you disagree with them, is, um, tw@tty.

[Thesbijean]

Posted: 10/16/08 at 12:19pm

How could you have seen the the show 2 times with 3 other casts?

[gypsy4]

Posted: 10/16/08 at 1:08pm

in a blog i read on harveys myspace it said that he is returning. but Hairspray has had a healthy run.

[PiraguaGuy2]

Posted: 10/16/08 at 3:17pm

I half agree with the restaraunt metaphor, but you have to remember that there's a difference between wanting a show to close and praying for it to close. There's no reason for that, unless one of the cast members murdered someone close to you.

[DAME]

Posted: 10/16/08 at 3:27pm

Campaign to keep Hairspray open.
LMM

[TheRyanOConnorShow]

Posted: 10/16/08 at 4:49pm

Sometimes I just have to stop and tell you all how much fun it is to read your arguments! I adore all of you. Every last, caddy, bitchy one of you!!

Hahaha

[bdwaygirl]

Posted: 10/16/08 at 4:51pm

Are they playing golf in Hairspray now?

[D2]

Posted: 10/16/08 at 4:54pm

Meow

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 10/16/08 at 5:00pm

Is the RyanOShow related to the JoeyOshow?

[Kalimba]

Posted: 10/16/08 at 5:13pm

I guess I've been very lucky when I've seen Hairspray, but I will admit that a certain Dynamite looked like she couldn't have been more bored being in the show. She gives, "walking through" a new meaning. She's been like that the last three times I've seen it.

[DAME]

Posted: 10/16/08 at 5:37pm

D2 .. I knew you would like that.

[WishingOnlyWounds2]

Posted: 10/16/08 at 5:48pm

Sometimes I just have to stop and tell you all how much fun it is to read your arguments! I adore all of you. Every last, caddy, bitchy one of you!!

Hahaha

Ahh, Ryan I just laughed out loud. I absolutely agree.

[burnsy]

Posted: 10/16/08 at 5:49pm

Marissa Perry is horrendous. I've seen five different Tracys and she's definitely the worst. I don't understand why people love her so much.

[DRSisLove]

Posted: 10/16/08 at 5:51pm

I saw it last Friday. It really wasn't that good, but many there loved it. I wouldn't go as far to say CLOSE IT NOW, but I can see why it is closing in the future.

[StockardFan]

Posted: 10/16/08 at 6:58pm

Dame, I didn't click that link, but if it's what I think it is, I'll say it again.....

You are obsessed. And I mean that in the most loving way! LOL!

[JP2]

Posted: 10/16/08 at 7:13pm

burnsy. People love Marissa Perry because she's fantastic.

When I saw Hairspray in July and it was fantastic. The only cast changes since then have been Charlotte Crossley and Constantine Rousouli, so unless someone wants to tell me that Ashley Parker Angel was the glue that held that show together, I honestly can't see how the show has suddenly gone 'stale'.

Now if you want to talk about a stale show that needs to go.. *cough*Chicago*cough*

[DAME]

Posted: 10/16/08 at 7:28pm

SF.. IT IS.

[Dolly_Levi]

Posted: 10/16/08 at 7:52pm

Charlotte Crossley and Constantine Rousouli ...

Just saw them recently - thought both were GREAT!

[JP2]

Posted: 10/16/08 at 7:57pm

"Just saw them recently - thought both were GREAT!"

My point exactly!