DANG!!!! HAIRSPRAY LOOKS GOOD — Page 2

I too am rather iffy about seeing John as Edna; but I think he'll do a good job.

(FYI: Whenever anyone asks me who Harvey is, I always say "the dude with the scratchy voice from Mulan" and they instantly go "I remember him from Ms. Doubtfire!" )

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I am glad you are doing better allofmylife!

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Specify on that NLS, because her look isn't her fault.

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I think John Trovolta is too pretty for the role.

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Honestly, how many people are going to see this film because of John Travolta?

Hollywood always does this. They automatically go with the big names cause they think folks will see the movie BECAUSE of them. Like these musicals don't have a fan base or back history. SMH. I could care less about Queen Travolta wearing a dress and playing this part. The trailer itself looked exciting to me and I can't wait to see the film. I hope Latifah does justice to her part cause she's not exactly a vocal fit for the part.

Updated On: 4/22/07 at 02:56 AM

Thanks Mateo. Three bouts of pancreatitus, an incredibly painful and debilitating disease, three surgeries including removal of the gallbladder, (and the second attack was nearly fatal) THEN when I had fully recovered, the docors tell me they found kidney cancer. But all is now well and I am back in Hollywood, cranking out garbage for the great sucking void that ruins wonderful stage plays, er, the film biz...

On my off time, I went looking for Hairspray. I saw the shoots at the school on Spadina, which BTW is very small. It looks bigger in the film (just down the road from my place), saw most of the cast including Nikki and Zack (who is, BTW also very small) and went to the Roncey street shoot and the studio.

Wonderfulwizard11, I have no problem with stars and I even initially had no problem with Travolta, but now, I'm a bit worried that what has been lost is the pantomime feeling of having a big gay (or at least fey) man playing Edna. Travolta seemed to be rather small in the role, both physically and metaphorically. Harvey F and many of the "ladies" who followed him dominated the scene. Travolta is big a la fatsuit but seems small in personality.

I am realy going to be pulling for this one. It's not too late to add a few feet of over-the-top John Travolta. You go girl!!!

And BTW, The Producers and Rent didn't fail because they used original cast members. They failed because THEY WERE SH*T!!!!!

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I didn't know that Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Roger Bart, Will Ferrell and Uma Thurman were all no names! That's news to me!

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Oh come on, Broderick is A list. Lane is B (on Broadway he's A though) and I would say Bart is B or C. People know Bart now with The Stepford Wives and Desperate Housewives. He a well known face at least.

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Amanda Bynes is my biggest concern. Hope she doesn't 'showboat' for screentime.

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I am so glad you are doing better allofmylife. That sounds so painful. I wish you continued health.

as far as 'A List'

If you mention an actor by last name and EVERYONE knows whom you are referring to- then they are 'A-list.'If you have to mention their first name- they are just not 'A.'

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Updated On: 4/23/07 at 03:50 AM

NLS- you've got to be kidding me. A lot of people don't know who Broderick is and you have to say "He played Ferris Bueller" for them to remember him. Lane is falls somewhere on the bottom of the B-list. And Roger Bart?! Roger Bart does not even fall on the radar. I'm sorry, but Desperate Housewives and The Stepford Wives did nothing to boost his fame level.

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I'll say this for Travolta: he's a very, VERY talented actor, singer/dancer. That being said, he's not exactly a funny guy, Vinnie Barbarino and Chilli Palmer aside, but in both roles, he played it straight for laughs which were very deserved. Edna really is a sly pantomime role and I was hoping they'd get a man who understands drag. Harvey was so knowing in his performance. John Travolta not so much.

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