Is Hairspray better than Wicked?
Is Hairspray better than Wicked?
#1Is Hairspray better than Wicked?
Posted: 11/10/06 at 9:57amOk guys here's the deal. I LOVE Hairspray. My best freind loves Wicked. I love Wicked to ,but near as much as I like Hairspray. So I want you oppions. So comment please.
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#1re: Is Hairspray better than Wicked?
Posted: 11/10/06 at 10:02amI saw both musicals on Broadway. I enjoyed Wicked more than Hairspray. It's all in opinion on what is better or worse. I liked Wicked a lot better, but I still love Hairspray.
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#2re: Is Hairspray better than Wicked?
Posted: 11/10/06 at 10:04am
Dumbest thread ever.
But I feel Hairspray's score is better.
The books are about tied.
Performances in WICKED outshine HAIRSPRAY.
WICKED's sets are better.
HAIRPSRAY has stronger choreography.
WICKED has better costumes.
The plots are a tie.
WICKED has the "wow" factor.
WICKED wins.
#3re: Is Hairspray better than Wicked?
Posted: 11/10/06 at 10:11amWICKED is much better than HAIRSPRAY.
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#4re: Is Hairspray better than Wicked?
Posted: 11/10/06 at 10:14am
You realize that this is totally a persons opinion. No one is right or wrong.
Having seen both, I have to say that I prefer Wicked but that isn't to say that I didn't love Hairspray. I think that, as someone else said, Wicked just has the wow factor. Between the sets, the costumes and the performances . . .
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#5re: Is Hairspray better than Wicked?
Posted: 11/10/06 at 10:18am
You realize that this is totally a persons opinion. No one is right or wrong.
I am always right! "Hairspray" is the better of the two shows. It has a better score by far! "Wicked" is today's "Cats".
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#6re: Is Hairspray better than Wicked?
Posted: 11/10/06 at 10:31am
"Dumbest thread ever".
Isn't that a statement that falls on its own logic? You think it's possible to compare threads but not musicals? What makes the quality of a thread less subjective?
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#7re: Is Hairspray better than Wicked?
Posted: 11/10/06 at 10:31am
I am always right! "Hairspray" is the better of the two shows. It has a better score by far! "Wicked" is today's "Cats".
In that it's extremely popular but makes me want to tear out my hair and run away? 
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#8re: Is Hairspray better than Wicked?
Posted: 11/10/06 at 11:55am
I felt so much happier when I left Hairspray.
The two times I've left Wicked, I felt dissapointed. From the make of Wicked, you expect everything to be BIG, but its, oh so small. (And I saw the show yesterday so I remember, lol)
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#10re: Is Hairspray better than Wicked?
Posted: 11/10/06 at 12:19pm"Hairspray" is 1000 times better than "Wicked" and I don't even like "Hairspray" all that much.
#11re: Is Hairspray better than Wicked?
Posted: 11/10/06 at 12:19pm
Wicked's book is dull and poorly written, with horrid character devlopment(hence why it lost the Tony to Avenue Q), Wicked's costumes are amazing, Wicked does have the "wow" factor, but there's only so much "Ohyeahhhhhwooooaaaahhhhuhhhhhyeeeahhh" that one can take. Oh and the ending is beyond ridiculous
Hairspray has better character devlopment, and you actually care about what happens to them, the score is more consistent and fun. There is not really a "wow" factor here, but it doesn't need one because it is a better written show, and it can hold it's own without soaring big belty numbers.
You can't really compare the two because they fall in two different categories, Wicked is this "dramatic" piece with bits of comedy thrown in, where as Hairspray is funny throughout. I say see Hairspray, I saw both of them, and I wouldn't see Wicked again, but I would see Hairspray again. But like NJ said, it's all opinion based.
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#13re: Is Hairspray better than Wicked?
Posted: 11/10/06 at 12:25pmIs Hitler better than Mussolini? Is Idi Amin Dada better than Slobodan Milosevic?
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#16re: Is Hairspray better than Wicked?
Posted: 11/10/06 at 1:26pm
HAIRSPRAY is a far better musical. The score is better, the book is actually coherant and smart, and it's a show with a strong message. Sublimely crafted and exquisitely executed.
WICKED can't even come close to HAIRSPRAY.
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#18re: Is Hairspray better than Wicked?
Posted: 11/10/06 at 1:38pm
Who won the Tony award?
I'm just kidding--some people don't believe that the Best Musical Tony always goes to the best musical.
I personally love both. Both are very entertaining. I love Hairspray for the energy and Wicked for the sets/special effects. If I had to choose between one or the other, I don't know which one I'd pick. They're both fun shows.
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#19re: Is Hairspray better than Wicked?
Posted: 11/10/06 at 3:31pmAnd, are you talking about the current productions or their scores/books? Because that sure makes a difference.
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#20re: Is Hairspray better than Wicked?
Posted: 11/10/06 at 3:44pmI don't like one more than the other. Two different shows but both equally enjoyable in my opinion.
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#21re: Is Hairspray better than Wicked?
Posted: 11/10/06 at 3:52pmHAIRSPRAY
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#22re: Is Hairspray better than Wicked?
Posted: 11/10/06 at 3:57pmI've had MUCH MUCH more fun when I saw Hairspray. The energy of the show and the cast was incredible.
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#23re: Is Hairspray better than Wicked?
Posted: 11/10/06 at 3:59pmHairspray by a mile in every way especially score
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#24re: Is Hairspray better than Wicked?
Posted: 11/10/06 at 4:00pm
Well, I have seen both.
Music wise, Wicked is better.
But story wise, I think that Hairspray is better because its a bit happier. :)
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#25re: Is Hairspray better than Wicked?
Posted: 11/10/06 at 5:48pm
in my personal opinion, HAIRSPRAY runs rings around WICKED
HAIRSPRAY is awesome.
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