Hairspray on Oprah...- Page 5

[mateo]

Posted: 5/17/07 at 1:52am

The blog should be getting authorized Oprah youtube uploads- I will let y'all know when they are posted.

It's funny - I was thinking 'Nikki is so articlate and poised' and right then, Queen Latifah said the same thing.

[Mrs.LinkLarkin2]

Posted: 5/17/07 at 1:54am

First off, I agree. It annoys me that Oprah didn't see the Broadway show first. Hairspray is by far my favorite Broadway show. I don't want people who aren't familiar with Broadway to associate the musical with the movie and completely forget the the show started as a musical on Broadway.

I loved how much Oprah pumped it up! I want it to be the next Grease! It looks sooo cute! So peppy and happy! No shocker, I'm probably going to walk out of the theater singing and dancing...all 10 times I see it!

John Travolta is going to be hilarious! Once again I think this movie is soooo perfectly casted! I was unsure about Zac Efron, but he's proved me wrong..at least so far! I'm picky about my Links cause I love them and I have a feeling I'm going to be crushing on him too! He's gorgeous!!! But he does look like a Ken (Link) doll!

Once again...I can't wait for the movie to come out! And I can't wait to buy the dolls!!!

[jimnysf]

Posted: 5/17/07 at 4:46am

Miss O didn't see the movie with the rest of the audience. She was given a DVD screener to watch at her palatial home. Guess she is too good to go to a theatre.

Posted: 5/17/07 at 5:40am

I'm no big O fan but to be fair she is pretty busy preparing each daily show, etc--a screener is much easier for her to watch, lieing in bed or whatever than the movie the audience for the show sees--most of them already on vacation

Anyone else have comments on the choreography we saw vs the Broadway's?

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 5/17/07 at 5:43am

I just downloaded the "Ladies Choice" song and video from iTunes and I want to see this movie RIGHT NOW! I was excited about it before, that video has pushed me over the edge.

[best12bars]

Posted: 5/17/07 at 8:49am

As much as I laughed at Sueleen's earlier comments, I thought Travolta was great in the clips they showed. I like his Edna a lot (so far). Different than any other Edna I've seen. Not "drag queenish" camp in any way. I think he's going to get a lot of attention for playing this role... the GOOD kind of attention, not just the bitchy kind.

I hope the movie does really well.

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 5/17/07 at 8:55am

I agree with Mrs. Link Larkin, only people who have seen the stage show should be allowed to promote this movie. How could they possibly know what they are talking about if they have never seen the "original". So I guess that leaves The View.

[Action2]

Posted: 5/17/07 at 10:22am

I so agree Sueleen. It wasn't so much about Oprah not knowing about the musical, but didn't seem to care. IT WAS ALL ABOUT MY FRIEND JOHN TRAVOLTA. As a producer of a Broadway show, she could have at least talked about the stage musical (even if she had never seen it (or heard of it?!?!?). And the original movie. There is a history of this show that came LONG before John Travolta signed on, Queen Latifa was 'given' the part, or the 17 year-old (I wish her all the best) was discovered at the ice cream shop.

When they talked about Dreamgirls and Chicago on her show, I think they at least mentioned the history. Divine, Ricki Lake, Deborah Harry, Harvey, Melissa...not to mention Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman should NOT be forgotten. Movie would have never happened without them.

AND...did they even mention John Waters???

[LouieLovesTheater]

Posted: 5/17/07 at 11:03am

Nearly every talk show host watches new movies from the comfort of their own home...they get sent DVD screeners of every thing so they will talk about it. Very rarely do they go to a theater to see a film...at least the first time.

As for Pfeiffer, she is NOTORIOUSLY famous for her stage-fright...the fact that it was live I'm sure didn't help. She's just a very shy person and always has been. She has spoken about being terrified to do talk shows because she is an introvert and isn't used to talking in response to questions like on talk shows. How people can say she came off as a b***h is beyond me...how rude people!

What annoyed me the most was Oprah's total swooning over Travlota...she was even asking the other CAST members if they thought he was great or what. Sheesh...she's really NOT that great of an interviewer...it took her nearly 4 minutes to start the interview because she was fawning over him so much.

Nikki seems to have that same verve and vigor that Marissa had when she started in Hairspray.

[theaterdude87]

Posted: 5/17/07 at 11:06am

Nikki was great. She can really hold her own on talk shows and that is a very good quality to have.

[Jyn326]

Posted: 5/17/07 at 11:20am

Nope, I don't think they mentioned Waters at all. and I think she rushed the mention of the first movie and Broadway show.

I love Michelle Pfeiffer, I can't wait to see her in this. I felt kinda awkward watching her today, she seemed so uncomfortable. I completely understand her being nervous.

Random question, Oprah kept referring to Queen Latifah as simply "Queen". And I noticed someone else on this thread, did, too. Does she go by Queen, for short? I've never heard that and was just curious. I admit to the fact it's a silly question for this board!

Anyway, I actually haven't seen the first movie yet(which I have no excuse for, other than never getting around to it) or the show so I'll be able to see this movie with no expectations. I think it looks like so much fun. The obvious lip syncing in the clips was annoying so it's good to know that that's not all finished.

I TiVo'd Oprah and for some reason it started during Link's song, so I missed Nikki perform. But I loved her flirtation with Zac during his song. I already like her character. I bet the audience will really care about her.

I also cried when she found out she got the part. That would have definately been me! Falling over and screaming in shock. Isn't there a small (or big) part of everyone that fantasizes about someone coming into your place of work and telling you that all your dreams are coming true? I would think it would give hope to other kids (and adults) that anything is possible if you just give it a shot. It's a true-life inspirational story.

I grew up on movie musicals. I live in a small town and didn't have much opportunity when I was younger to see live stage productions. I got my fix on movies like "Grease", "Grease 2", "Cry-Baby", "Bye-Bye Birdie", and "West Side Story". So I'm so excited to see a new movie musical that takes 2 stars from those movies (Travolta and Pfeiffer) and puts them in a remake of a movie by the director of another one of those movies (Waters).

OK enough of my rambling. I just can't wait to see this!

[Auggie27]

Posted: 5/17/07 at 11:49am

I'm sure it's been noted, but Oprah didn't seem to know that Edna is always a drag role. She seemed to think Travolta was breaking ground simply for presenting the role as drag. It may be startling for stayin'alive JT, but it's the device created for the character, and if not JT, another man would've played it.

I thought they were in dangerous territory bragging about the audience feedback/ratings. I remember hearing that the Bette Midler STELLA had a huge positive response in previews... Careful, careful...

[froggy2]

Posted: 5/17/07 at 2:28pm

Queen Latifah goes by 'Latifah'.

I found the show underwhelming. I feel like if Oprah (or her interns) had done some more background research she'd have done a much better job with the interviews.

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 5/17/07 at 2:53pm

"Oprah didn't seem to know that Edna is always a drag role. She seemed to think Travolta was breaking ground simply for presenting the role as drag"


True!
I forgot to talk about that. It's sad to see someone so uninformed.

[uncageg]

Posted: 5/17/07 at 3:09pm

regarding where she watches the movies...when she doesn't watch them at home, she watches them in a special screening room at Harpo Studios. She very often asks her staff to join her and it even has a "concession stand" with all the goodies they like. She has shown it several times on the show over the years.

[i.heart.link]

Posted: 5/17/07 at 3:47pm

Ok here some things:

John Travolta, looks like a guy in a fat suit, its not convincing sorry lol, and what was up with his singing voice?? It was so low and not singy, and its not edna, and I don’t like the accent hopefully we can understand him in the movie lol!

I’M DYING to hear Amanda bynes’s voice, and I was sad she wasn’t there

Queen latifah, PERFECT choice!

Michelle Pfeiffer acted like this was her first interview, what the hell? She couldn’t even talk! But she seems to be a good choice for Velma. But since when does velma like Wilbur? That makes no sense to me, so I’m not a big fan of Big Blonde Beautiful reprise

When I first heard that Zac Effron was going to be Link I was mortified! Hairspray is my favorite musical, and Link is the best character ever! But I think that he might be ok… hopefully.

I absolutely LOVE nikki! I think she will be awesome!!! And I loved her reaction to getting the part, that was so sweet!! She was so excited! I liked the fact that Oprah emphasized that 11 months earlier she worked in an ice cream shop, its inspiring, if someone told me that in a year I would be starring in something as explosive as Hairspray, I don’t even know what I would do, so I liked that she talked about it.

From what I seen from the clips… I don’t know. I don’t want to judge yet cuz I haven’t seen it, I’m hoping it’s amazing,

[Marc Shaiman]

Posted: 5/17/07 at 3:49pm

trust me...it is

[mateo]

Posted: 5/17/07 at 3:50pm

'tis!

[JasonM12480]

Posted: 5/17/07 at 4:08pm

It always makes me chuckle to myself all these judgmental people who come in here, thinking they know everything about the movie when they haven't even seen it yet....

...and then, like a messenger from God, Marc Shaiman sets the record straight - the only person to really speak the truth, and who knows what he's talking about. LOL

Thanks, Marc. Can't wait to see the movie and ENJOY it!

[wickedfan]

Posted: 5/17/07 at 4:10pm

i.heart.link., I've yet to see the movie, but in regards to "Big Blonde and Beautiful" I thought it was pretty obvious that Velma wasn't actually in lust with Wilbur. There was obvioulsy some hidden agenda she had. Looking forward to finding out what it is. Wasn't a major fan of the musical, thought that the score was great but felt that the plot was rushed too much. Hopefully this will change in the movie. I'm pretty excited for it.

[Elphaba]

Posted: 5/17/07 at 4:15pm

I really enjoyed it, and frankly the movie, I think, will be fun.
Will it be better than the Broadway (or for that matter the LA Production I saw)...No.

But it'll be fun. It's funny, but my partner really got off on John Travolta in the role, saying.....Edna acted like John Travolta, which he liked......but I had a slight problem with.

What WAS wrong with Michelle, I mean she acted like she was waiting at the dentists office with a bunch of people she did not know.

I'll see it, I'll buy it, but I'll enjoy it for what it is.....not for what the production was as there is no comparison.

What shocked me more than anything was that Oprah NEVER say the show on broadway, or anywhere else? That's just crazy.

A woman as smart and articulate as she is should have known it wasn't about hair

[BroadwayEnthusiast2]

Posted: 5/17/07 at 4:16pm

marc shaiman, you are my hero!!

[i.heart.link]

Posted: 5/17/07 at 4:21pm

i know that its probably a hidden agenda, but it still seems weird, personally my problem with it is that i just dont' want them to stray from the musical at all. But thats how it goes. and i agree with Elphaba it'll be a fun movie

[Marc Shaiman]

Posted: 5/17/07 at 4:24pm

I'm just sayin...it came out great

[Kalimba]

Posted: 5/17/07 at 4:27pm

I realize she said she never saw Hairspray on Broadway, but I also took it that she didn't want to publicize one show, when she's a producer of "The Color Purple". I noticed how she also didn't say, "currently playing on Broadway", either.