And as of August 14th, the next Corny Collins is......

NY Daily News...

Lance Bass in orbit over B'way gig

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Friday, July 6th 2007, 4:00 AM


He never made it to space, but Lance Bass is going to Broadway.

The former member of 'N Sync is set to join the cast of the musical "Hairspray" next month, the Daily News has learned.

Bass, a wanna-be astronaut who tried to buy his way onto a Russian Soyuz space mission in 2002, will take over the role of Baltimore dance show emcee Corny Collins when he joins the Tony-winning musical on Aug. 14, the day before "Hairspray" celebrates its fifth anniversary on Broadway.

Bass' cast mates will include Jerry Mathers, who starred in the classic 1950s sitcom "Leave It to Beaver," pop singers Darlene Love and Tevin Campbell, and fellow former boy-bander Ashley Parker Angel of O-Town...


Lance Bass

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actually...this is a very welcome news to me :P Anybody know how long he is gonna be there?

Updated On: 7/6/07 at 05:09 AM

How did the News get that scoop before Riedel?

I think he'll be a good fit for the role.

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Good for him. We know he can dance, we know he can sing (deep sexy voice actually), and he's rather easy on the eyes. Joey Fatone has done well in theatrical ventures and I personally would love to see him in this.

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"actually...this is a very welcome news to me :P Anybody know how long he is gonna be there?"

Lance will be in until January 6th, 2008.

Updated On: 7/6/07 at 08:29 AM

I am pretty excited about this....NSync was my life back in the day.....like yesterday! LOL

"Wow, am I the only one who thinks this is kind of sad?"

The only thing sad about it is the fact that half the "kids" in the show look older than he does. I think this will, at the very least, be interesting. Corny Collins isn't exactly Jean Valjean.

It's completely inappropriate to bash someone for their sexual preference.

Wow. I'm kind of glad I'm reading the edited version, then. And count me in on the side of those who think this might work.

"Stunt casting has a negative connotation it would seem and implies that the person is being cast for no other reason than their name regardless of talent."

I didn't read the previous thread - what does the term "stunt casting" have to do with Lance's sexual orientation?

I have to slightly disagree about the term "stunt casting." I believe that actors are sometimes cast solely because of their name even if their singing/acting/dancing skills are mediocre at best. I'm not saying Lance is "stunt casting"; it's not fair to judge before you saw him perform in the role.

For some reason, I immediately thought Lance was going to play Link when I saw the thread title. He was always in the background during his 'NSYNC days, so I can't wait to hear him in the spotlight for once. I'm considering a trip to see the show.

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Okay, I get that. I was a little confused by your post for some reason.

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Why Corny Collins though? Seems like a weird choice for Bass.

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This is going to be one star-filled show if Alexa Vega, Ashley Parker, and Jerry Mathers are around when Lance is!

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