Bailey After Blonde?- Page 2

[Drunk Chita Rivera]

Posted: 9/3/08 at 10:41am

Well megs1122, Think about people who have played those roles.

Laura Bell Bundy- Glinda, Amber, Elle

Becky Gulsvig- Amber, Elle, and wants to play Glinda.

Megan Hilty- Glinda, 9 to 5 role.

and many more, people seem to play the same roles.

[TooDarnHot]

Posted: 9/3/08 at 10:46am

Megs - it's called TYPE CASTING. one of the biggest, most popular trends in the casting process of Broadway. Is that concept new to you???

We have some naive people on this board!

[cudramacat]

Posted: 9/3/08 at 10:48am

I agree that Bailey is definitely talented. I actually didn't watch the MTV show so when I saw LB the other week I had no expectations for Bailey and I have to say I was very impressed. I definitely think she has the talent to make a career on Broadway and I hope she does.

Plus, she's from a town in SC that is only about 45 minutes from where I am from (I don't live there now, I just moved to NYC) so it's kind of fun to see a local girl go big but that's not why I am routing for her, it's just a bonus.

[megs1122]

Posted: 9/3/08 at 11:05am

Aw, thanks TooDarnHot for you very predictable negative answer!
Have a great day!

[blondebaby589]

Posted: 9/3/08 at 11:35am

I can see her getting a lot of offers partially because of her name. I'm not saying that she isn't talented, because she is. But she's recruited a lot of fans through the tv show and they'll come see whatever she's casted in. So part of her casting will probably be based on publicity.

[WithoutATrace]

Posted: 9/3/08 at 12:07pm

Didn't Hilty do Glinda in WICKED for years? If 9 TO 5 last for 5 years, Hilty will probably do the entire run of the show!

[adamgreer]

Posted: 9/3/08 at 2:17pm

Hilty's association with Wicked began when she replaced Laura Bell Bundy as the standby for Glinda in the Broadway company. She ended up replacing Jennifer Laura Thompson around June 2005, did a stint with Shoshana Bean on the tour, and then opened the L.A. company, which she only just left this past winter. So, she has been involved with Wicked for quite some time.

[WithoutATrace]

Posted: 9/3/08 at 2:21pm

Yes, like Marian Seldes and Brenda Braxton, Megan Hilty obviously has no problem doing long runs in shows...and keeps it fresh too! Saw her in LA in November 2007 and she was even better than when I had seen her on Broadway.

...and now back to Bailey (who won't be replacing Megan in 9 TO 5)

[Hanna from Hamburg]

Posted: 9/3/08 at 2:42pm

I LOVE this whole "name recognition" thing . . . no one except a few people who watched this casting show will know who she is. A couple of weeks in a reality show (1 out of about 500 of them, at that) doesn't equal "name recognition." It's like saying that Adrianne Curry is the same as Nicole Kidman . . . sorry, not the same.

EDIT: Just for the record . . . not trying to say that Bailey isn't talented . . . just on record regarding name recognition.

Updated On: 9/3/08 at 02:42 PM

[James885]

Posted: 9/3/08 at 2:52pm

I hardly think she's going to be getting offered roles based on name recognition. In fact, I wouldn't hold my breath expecting her to be headlining a show after Legally Blonde closes. She'll probably be either be in the ensemble of a show or a replacement in a featured role, and there's nothing wrong with that. I think she'd make a wonderful Dainty June in Gypsy and she'd also be good as Inga in Young Frankenstein.

Updated On: 9/3/08 at 02:52 PM

[Elphie3]

Posted: 9/3/08 at 3:05pm

I could see her doing something like going into "Hairspray" as Amber - even becoming a Disney girl... after all they had Ashley Spencer take on Amber

[DefyGravity777]

Posted: 9/3/08 at 5:34pm

How would Bailey be stunt casting in Wicked?

[acrocksyo]

Posted: 9/4/08 at 4:08pm

I saw her last night. She was okay, perfectly capable in the role, but she didn't really bring anything new or special to it, her comic timing wasn't as good as LBB and her singing was okay. She did well for someone who hasn't done a lot of theater in the past, but she needs some more training if she's going to get cast in anything else and be a star in any other capacity.

[ErinDillyFan]

Posted: 9/4/08 at 4:43pm

There won't be an after, she will play the part until she is 49, breaking all broadway records. Problem solved.

[winston89]

Posted: 9/4/08 at 5:18pm

I agree with her about having another job after Legally Blonde is over.

I remember reading the list of shows that she was in some inteview somewhere. Some of her roles were sopranos so she could have the voice for Glinda.

I am sure that there are other things that she can do. I agree that if she creates some space between her and the reality show that she can go a little farther then if she held onto being the winner of the reality show.

[Hanna from Hamburg]

Posted: 9/4/08 at 5:29pm

She will ONLY get invited to take over another role if the producers think she's going to be able to POSITIVELY impact the box office. You can't say that the box office for Legally Blonde has THAT much to do with Bailey . . . that show as a weekly, 1-hour nationally televised commercial for that show. I'm sure some people are coming to see Bailey, I think it's more likely they are coming to see something they caught on television.

I don't believe in a million years Bailey is going to be viewed as that 'IT' girl for producers of other shows. Unless she makes MAJOR connections during her time in the show, she's going to have to audition and do what every other starving actor does . . . I'm not saying it won't happen that she'll be in another show. I'm just saying it's expecting a lot to think people will be fighting over her.