Brooke Shields...the biggest star on Bway — Page 2

ljay - I think it's the fact that they RE-recorded the Cast album for her......

OOO, i love JLT - let's rerecord Wicked...or w/e....it is ridiculous to record an album for one person - there's something special about the OBC....

Anyway, I try to go into a show with an open mind....

Also, Brooke Shields sounds way too full of herself

Did you see her on Conan?

How tall is she?

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Anyone over 35 years of age in this forum can attest to the fact that at a point in relatively recent history, Brooke Shields was one of the most instantly recognizable celebrities on planet earth. She shared that billing with the likes of the creepy one himself Michael Jackson a stretch before the advent of "the supermodels", the Sandra Bullock's/Halle Berry's/Naomi Ryder's/Madonna's/Brittney's, Brad & Jen, Ben & Jen, etc. I also think it safe to write here that her celebrity overshadowed the tennis prowess and personality of her ex-husband Andre Agassi, a man well-heeled and easily recognizable in his own right. Finally, Brooke nearly single-handedly ushered in the fashion craze of designer jeans when she signed on to become the muse (or azz) of designer Calvin Klein. Those of you who diss her may be theatrical savvants, but you are not students of history or pop culture by all appearances. In short, Brooke's star appeal transends the Great White Way. She is a star of mythic proportions.

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Updated On: 1/30/05 at 03:11 PM

Oh boy. Here we go again. No one is dissing her as "one of the most instantly recognizable celebrities on planet earth". Or that she might be, as you put it, "a star of mythic proportions". That is not the point of this thread, which you have obviously stumbled on without reading all the way through. Celebrity and talent are two different things. And even though I admit that she has some talent, it's just not talent that should be compared to real Broadway stars of today.

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Updated On: 1/30/05 at 03:18 PM

she is a legend....an icon...and she surprised everyone who thought she is just a pretty face....doing a great show....her show closes today....and i just wanted to say im thankful for a great show....she and the whole cast was amazing...and when it comes to stars....i love idina menzel...she is awesome.....but talk about her outside of bway and no one knows who she is.....unfortunatly...becuz many people arent into bway...and that sux!!! but i am originally from south america...and i've always known who Brooke is....she was a big star...since i was born everyone talked about her...she was "the face of the 80's" and i was born in 1980...so i think she is one of the most famous people on earth...and she is the biggest star on bway...the best singer? no....but i dont think idina is the best singer either....she is amazing...but not the best....probably the best singer on bway is not famous and in my point of view ....of the ones i know...i would say jennifer hope wills....or maybe tamyra gray-not on bway right now- or kelli ohara.Im talking about how big a star is...and ask anyone...who Brooke Shields is....and anyone knows who she is.

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Granted she might have peaked in the celebrity sweepstakes, but she's still a highly effective pitcher that pushes product. I imagine that this year as she reaches the major milestone for many woman, 40, she will be tapped by some top-tier makeup manufacturer to introduce a new line of "Forty and Fierce" cosmetics. She has legions of female fans over 35 that idolized her growing up and countless men like me that think that she still is one of the most beautiful women on this planet. We all here are keenly aware of the demographic profile of the typical Broadway goer. Brooke is entering the 3rd stage of her prolific show business career. Show business entails more than Broadway, not meaning to patronize anyone. It's that as a person of Brooke's age, I become a little edgy whenever anyone discounts my 35+ yr old gods & goddesses. I'm seriously flawed in that respect.

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Updated On: 1/30/05 at 03:44 PM

"Yeah, but Brooke doesn't have death threats and a thousand screaming fan(')s throwing posters in her face....does she?"
whoever says this....u know what ? its true.....Brooke has a big following...but im not talking about this...as an actor i am....even tho i dont act becuz i want to be in the production......besides i can't sing...LOL----i would love to be in a hit such as "wicked" and be successful....do i want to have a bunch of little girls screaming outside of the gershwin theatre? NO WAY!!! i think its kinda mediocre...and i'd rather have 2 or 3 people who have a really good idea and message about the show telling me how much they enjoyed the show.i loved "wicked" but when i left i felt like i just left a concert of NSYNC more than a bway show,ugh.

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muscle,
I have no idea what that gibberish you just spat out at the computer means, but my comment was referring to ljay who said, "She [Shields] doesn't ditch the fans like ummm IDINA MENZEL. And Brooke is an even bigger star than Idina."

muscle,

no one is reading much of what you say because it doesn't make any DAMN sense....

And you save spelling, punctuation, grammar for school?

Well, there goes the future of this country....

Yeah, I think you're onto something. I just may be slightly out of orbit. It's that I personally equate the term "star" with "celebrity" and the phrase "triple threat" registers in my mind in the somewhat broader context of stage, film, and TV though I'm aware of the normal usage. Many ole timers like myself are a little peeved over certain pop singers claiming one-name celebrity (or principal of a boy/girl group) after scoring a platinum record and nabbing a best video award, e.g. Britney Spears, Usher Raymond IV, etc. These same self-proclaimed hardest working persons in "show business" are suddenly labeled "triple threats" in the traditional connotation by their PR machines, mass media picks up from there, and they along with their attendant egos and entourages land on Broadway with top-billing.

Didn't mean to be verbose. It's just many outside the context of Broadway don't apply the term "star" loosely. Please don't everyone flame me for what I write next. There are certain "stars" that have been afiliated with a certain Broadway show whose title begins with the letter "W", that have garnered megathreads devoted to their every earthly pursuit, including their last bowel movements, who are virtual unknowns outside the readership of playbill.com. Their stars pale in comparison still to that of Miss Shields in 2005.

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Updated On: 1/30/05 at 04:14 PM

bwaylover

right = correct or direction
write = put something down

Sorry, lol...