#1Hairspray Tour
Posted: 1/29/08 at 6:53pmhas anyone seen it?? I bought tickets to see it on Sunday. I want to know if the cast is good.
#2re: Hairspray Tour
Posted: 1/29/08 at 6:56pmThe cast is phenomenal- just as good, if not better than the Broadway cast.
"I mean, sitting side by side with another man watching Patti LuPone play Rose in GYPSY on Broadway is essentially the equivalent of having hardcore sex." -Wanna Be A Foster.
"Say 'Goody.' Say 'Bubbi.'" ... "That's it. Exactly as if it were 'Goody.' Now I know you're gonna sing 'Goody' this time, but nevertheless..."
cannison101
Understudy Joined: 1/11/08
#2re: Hairspray Tour
Posted: 1/29/08 at 7:01pmThe cast really is top notch! I saw it last year when it came through! You will have a grand time!
#3re: Hairspray Tour
Posted: 1/29/08 at 7:02pmwell will it be the same cast you saw?? a year later??
JackSHC111
Swing Joined: 9/24/07
#4re: Hairspray Tour
Posted: 1/29/08 at 7:07pm
The touring cast from 2006 was AMAZING!! I saw the show twice, once in Kansas City and once in Niceville, FL. It was my first time seeing the show, and I saw the broadway cast in Nov. 2007. I must say I enjoyed the tour cast better.....they were spot on with the acting, singing, character traits (esp. the actors playing Link and Amber....words cannot express how amazing each was!). While the current broadway cast is definitely worth seeing, the tour cast just had a way of "gelling" with one another and it was very apparent they KNEW their characters!
Just my opinion....I hope the cast you see will be the same one!
#5re: Hairspray Tour
Posted: 1/29/08 at 7:08pm
The cast is mostly the same- with a few exceptions. Brooklyn Pulver as Tracy and Jerry O'Boyle as Edna are still in the cast. I'm sure most of the other leads are, also.
www.hairsprayontour.com
"I mean, sitting side by side with another man watching Patti LuPone play Rose in GYPSY on Broadway is essentially the equivalent of having hardcore sex." -Wanna Be A Foster.
"Say 'Goody.' Say 'Bubbi.'" ... "That's it. Exactly as if it were 'Goody.' Now I know you're gonna sing 'Goody' this time, but nevertheless..."
gypsy4
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/07
#6re: Hairspray Tour
Posted: 1/29/08 at 7:13pm
the cast is amazing. I saw it last year in eugene,oregon brooklyn pulver rocks and so does the rest of the cast except
the set has no automative track so some of the cast members move
the set around.
gypsy4
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/07
#7re: Hairspray Tour
Posted: 1/29/08 at 7:13pm
the cast is amazing. I saw it last year in eugene,oregon brooklyn pulver rocks and so does the rest of the cast except
the set has no automative track so some of the cast members move
the set around.
#9re: Hairspray Tour
Posted: 1/29/08 at 7:18pmGypsy4, I don't know how many times I've tried to clarify to to that the in bigger cities (aka not one-night-stands), the set does have an automated track.
"I mean, sitting side by side with another man watching Patti LuPone play Rose in GYPSY on Broadway is essentially the equivalent of having hardcore sex." -Wanna Be A Foster.
"Say 'Goody.' Say 'Bubbi.'" ... "That's it. Exactly as if it were 'Goody.' Now I know you're gonna sing 'Goody' this time, but nevertheless..."
#10re: Hairspray Tour
Posted: 1/29/08 at 10:19pmHave a great time! I think you'll really like the show!
"Everytime you step on that stage it is somebody's first Broadway show and somebody's last Broadway show. Make it count."
Joshua488
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/29/04
#11re: Hairspray Tour
Posted: 1/29/08 at 11:06pm
On Monday, newcomer Donell James Foreman officially takes over the role of Seaweed on the national tour.
And it just so happens that he is my best friend. 
Updated On: 1/29/08 at 11:06 PM
#12re: Hairspray Tour
Posted: 1/29/08 at 11:10pmWell, looks like you'll get to see Christian White! He is the best Seaweed I've seen.
"I mean, sitting side by side with another man watching Patti LuPone play Rose in GYPSY on Broadway is essentially the equivalent of having hardcore sex." -Wanna Be A Foster.
"Say 'Goody.' Say 'Bubbi.'" ... "That's it. Exactly as if it were 'Goody.' Now I know you're gonna sing 'Goody' this time, but nevertheless..."
#13re: Hairspray Tour
Posted: 1/29/08 at 11:27pmI absolutely love Seaweed's song. I glad he is really good :)
#14re: Hairspray Tour
Posted: 1/30/08 at 12:03amI can't wait to see this show when it comes this summer. I'm glad to hear that the cast is really good. I saw it on Broadway and I thought everybody in that cast was great especially Diana DeGarmo so I'm looking forward to a new cast.
If you hide from yourself, be someone else for someone else's sake, that would be the greatest mistake - bare
Joshua488
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/29/04
#15re: Hairspray Tour
Posted: 1/30/08 at 12:22amActually, I believe Donell may be going on earlier than expected... He was told that he will, most likely, perform on Sunday even though his official starting date isn't until Monday, so don't be surprised if you don't get to see Christian White.
Dolly_Levi
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/8/04
#16re: Hairspray Tour
Posted: 1/30/08 at 10:15amI'm sorry that you will miss the incredible Penny of Alyssa Malgeri, who recently left the tour. She was tops!
Laughter is much more important than applause. Applause is almost a duty. Laughter is a reward.
Carol Channing
starlight2
Leading Actor Joined: 11/12/03
#17re: Hairspray Tour
Posted: 1/30/08 at 10:21amI saw Kerri Brackin in the show and she is fantastic! she is usually a swing, but if you get to see her you are lucky!
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