BadKarma719 sees HAIRSPRAY 3/12

[badkarma719]

BadKarma719 sees HAIRSPRAY 3/12#0

Posted: 3/17/05 at 12:23am

ok so this will be the second time I have see the show and this NEW cast was great it was as followed

Fill-ins for that performance only
Dynamite- CJay Hardy Philip
Joshua Bergasse- Swing
Tracy T- Shannon Durig
Seaweed - Eric L. Christian
Spritzer...-JP Dougherty

all others same as listed

I thought the cast was right on, Shannon was great and high energy the whole show, better then when I saw Cathyin it. Bruce as Edna took some getting used to however I did enjoy him, it was the first time that I could listen to "you're timeless to me" and I liked it with all his little improv linesEric as Seaweed was no where near what Chester G did hte last time but he still was fun to see.
I know a lot of people have see this show so I'm not going to go on about every detail however if you have ??s post and I'll reply

In the words of the great MargoChanning "Broadwayworld.com -- Your One Stop on the Internet for All Things Broadway, Nasty Political Discussions, Meltdowns, Name-Calling and General Nonsense along with being a Premiere Pick-up Joint for Hotties, Shut-ins, Rambunctuous Teenagers With Bad Grammar, and All Manner of Bitter, Jaded Theatre Queens with WAY Too Much Time on Their Hands"?

[Unknown User]

re: BadKarma719 sees HAIRSPRAY 3/12#1

Posted: 3/17/05 at 3:37pm

Wow- FIVE people out for one performance! You can tell Harvey is gone- he NEVER would have allowed that!

I'm gla to hear you enjoyed it. Some recent posters would have you believe the show wasn't delivering.

[NJgirl]

re: BadKarma719 sees HAIRSPRAY 3/12#2

Posted: 3/17/05 at 3:46pm

I saw it the next day 3/13 for the first time. I absolutely loved the show and it delivered. I took my mom and she loved it too. The only understudy on for 3/13 3pm show was in the role of Seaweed, we had the 2nd understudy..Tommar Wilson I believe his name was. He was as fabulous as the rest of the cast!
Carly was great..Bruce was great....the show overall was one of the best Ive seen.

~Cristin
Updated On: 3/17/05 at 03:46 PM

[badkarma719]

re: BadKarma719 sees HAIRSPRAY 3/12#3

Posted: 3/17/05 at 6:44pm

a lot of people were sick too so the energy was down a bit

In the words of the great MargoChanning "Broadwayworld.com -- Your One Stop on the Internet for All Things Broadway, Nasty Political Discussions, Meltdowns, Name-Calling and General Nonsense along with being a Premiere Pick-up Joint for Hotties, Shut-ins, Rambunctuous Teenagers With Bad Grammar, and All Manner of Bitter, Jaded Theatre Queens with WAY Too Much Time on Their Hands"?

[DTBG2]

re: BadKarma719 sees HAIRSPRAY 3/12#4

Posted: 3/17/05 at 6:50pm

Shannon Durig was good as Tracy? Wow..1 point for AMDA. She's a 2002-2003 graduate. Do you have a playbill? Does she mention the academy in her bio?

[Crazy4MattMorrison52]

re: BadKarma719 sees HAIRSPRAY 3/12#5

Posted: 3/17/05 at 7:29pm

shannon is great as tracy. yeah she mentions amda in her bio

"gimme a bottle of bourbon and half a chicken and i'll conquer the world!"

[badkarma719]

re: BadKarma719 sees HAIRSPRAY 3/12#6

Posted: 3/17/05 at 9:15pm

the usher told me at the begining of the show that Shannon was almost better then Cathy

and she was

In the words of the great MargoChanning "Broadwayworld.com -- Your One Stop on the Internet for All Things Broadway, Nasty Political Discussions, Meltdowns, Name-Calling and General Nonsense along with being a Premiere Pick-up Joint for Hotties, Shut-ins, Rambunctuous Teenagers With Bad Grammar, and All Manner of Bitter, Jaded Theatre Queens with WAY Too Much Time on Their Hands"?

[badkarma719]

re: BadKarma719 sees HAIRSPRAY 3/12#7

Posted: 3/17/05 at 9:15pm

the usher told me at the begining of the show that Shannon was almost better then Cathy

and she was

In the words of the great MargoChanning "Broadwayworld.com -- Your One Stop on the Internet for All Things Broadway, Nasty Political Discussions, Meltdowns, Name-Calling and General Nonsense along with being a Premiere Pick-up Joint for Hotties, Shut-ins, Rambunctuous Teenagers With Bad Grammar, and All Manner of Bitter, Jaded Theatre Queens with WAY Too Much Time on Their Hands"?

[Yorkie1276]

re: BadKarma719 sees HAIRSPRAY 3/12#8

Posted: 3/17/05 at 9:19pm

Lord, is Carly EVER on as Tracy?

[starlight2]

re: BadKarma719 sees HAIRSPRAY 3/12#9

Posted: 3/17/05 at 9:32pm

I've seen her several times and thought she was great! I have never seen an understudy in her role, just once as Amber and twice as Penny. But I saw Kela on the Tour and thought she was great too, just played the role a little more mature, not as giddy, but both of their takes on the role worked for me.

[Yorkie1276]

re: BadKarma719 sees HAIRSPRAY 3/12#10

Posted: 3/17/05 at 9:35pm

I have a friend who tried to see it 5 times because he really liked Carly, and every time he went, she was out. That's why I raised the question. I personally didn't like the show, and have only seen Marissa Winouker as Tracy.

[Raggy Q poo]

re: BadKarma719 sees HAIRSPRAY 3/12#11

Posted: 3/17/05 at 10:33pm

Shannon as Tracy was excellent. I saw it 3/15 and really, I couldn't imagine anyone else playing the part. It really doesn't sound like Carly is there that often, but personally, I didn't mind.

People like you are the reason I'm on medication.

[badkarma719]

re: BadKarma719 sees HAIRSPRAY 3/12#12

Posted: 3/18/05 at 8:00pm

someone said that Carly misses as many shows as she does

In the words of the great MargoChanning "Broadwayworld.com -- Your One Stop on the Internet for All Things Broadway, Nasty Political Discussions, Meltdowns, Name-Calling and General Nonsense along with being a Premiere Pick-up Joint for Hotties, Shut-ins, Rambunctuous Teenagers With Bad Grammar, and All Manner of Bitter, Jaded Theatre Queens with WAY Too Much Time on Their Hands"?