#1
Posted: 8/3/04 at 11:38am
Dick Latessa's final bow at Hairspray
#2
Posted: 8/3/04 at 11:41am
We'll all miss him! He was amazing!
#3
Posted: 8/3/04 at 11:44am
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just gotta spread the love for my boy Serge... If you have the chance to see him as Link... DO IT!
just gotta spread the love for my boy Serge... If you have the chance to see him as Link... DO IT!
#4
Posted: 8/3/04 at 11:47am
Dick was amazing when I saw the show.
David walked into the valley
With a stone clutched in his hand
He was only a boy
But he knew someone must take a stand
There will always be a valley
Always mountains one must scale
There will always be perilous waters
Which someone must sail
-Into the Fire
Scarlet Pimpernel
#5
Posted: 8/3/04 at 12:47pm
All the best to Dick Latessa! He was terrific as Wilbur Turnblad.
#6
Posted: 8/3/04 at 12:51pm
I remember seeing him in "They're Playing Our Song" a number of years ago in Philly, loved him then, love him still...he's a real actors actor.
And having had the honor and pleasure of spending an evening with him I can say he's just as wonderful off-stage, and very skilled at "Running Charades"!
All the best and congrats to an AMAZING run in Hairpray, he was inspired.
And having had the honor and pleasure of spending an evening with him I can say he's just as wonderful off-stage, and very skilled at "Running Charades"!
All the best and congrats to an AMAZING run in Hairpray, he was inspired.
Updated On: 8/3/04 at 12:51 PM
#7
Posted: 8/3/04 at 12:51pm
I'm really gonna miss him. He was so great. Was anybody at his last show? -Penny
"I'm a pretty girl, mama." -Penny Lou Pingleton, Hairspray
"You like football, Ed?" "Yeah..." "Good. Me too." -Chad & 'Ed', All Shook Up
"You like football, Ed?" "Yeah..." "Good. Me too." -Chad & 'Ed', All Shook Up
#8
Posted: 8/3/04 at 1:39pm
Congrats on an awesome run, Dick!
CCM '10!
#9
Posted: 8/3/04 at 1:46pm
yes, congraduations dick!! I was honored to witness his performance! =D
"Chicago is it's own incredible theater town right there smack down in the middle of the heartland. What a great city! I can see why Oprah likes to live there!" - Dee Hoty :-D
#10
Posted: 8/3/04 at 2:14pm
Aww I'm really going to miss him! He was wonderful in the role, such a sweet Wilber! Congrats on the great run and the show will never be the again.
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#11
Posted: 8/3/04 at 2:36pm
I too was at his last show (and didn't even know it until Jackie Hoffman made a comment during her little improvised moment!) It was a very nice ending and it was great to see Scott and Marc come out as well as his "first wife," Harvey! He had some very nice final words and then the orchestra gave him an official Italian send-off (though at this moment I cannot for the life of me remember the song they were playing!) It was a great show! Interestingly, I also was at Harvey and Kathy's last show. The only 2 times I've seen Hairspray there's been a special ending!
"Let's admit one thing right upfront: With the possible exception of Bernadette Peters, not everyone stays young and cute forever." (NYPost 2/2/05)
#12
Posted: 8/3/04 at 2:50pm
What was Jackie's comment? -Penny
"I'm a pretty girl, mama." -Penny Lou Pingleton, Hairspray
"You like football, Ed?" "Yeah..." "Good. Me too." -Chad & 'Ed', All Shook Up
"You like football, Ed?" "Yeah..." "Good. Me too." -Chad & 'Ed', All Shook Up
#13
Posted: 8/3/04 at 3:04pm
I dont remember it exactly...I just know she came up the steps and said something about it being Dick Latessa's last show. I think I lot of people were confused because a few people clapped but more people seemed more even confused by the comment than realized what she was talking about.
"Let's admit one thing right upfront: With the possible exception of Bernadette Peters, not everyone stays young and cute forever." (NYPost 2/2/05)
#14
Posted: 8/3/04 at 3:09pm
awww i'm going to miss dick! he was soo awesome and such a sweet man. all the best to him!
"People asking questions, lost in confusion. Well I tell them there's no problems, only solutions."
~The one and only John Lennon
#15
Posted: 8/3/04 at 7:11pm
Tears for Poppo, he was the best to grace the stage, the heart and soul of Baltimore.
Ciao Bambino!
Ciao Bambino!
"Why can't you see inside to the man I am?!"
#16
Posted: 8/3/04 at 11:36pm
No more Dick at Hairspray. 
"I'm learning to dig deep down inside and find the truth within myself and put that out. I think what we identify with in popular music more than anything else is when someone just shares a truth that we can relate to. That's what I'm searching for in my music." - Ron Bohmer
"I broke the boundaries. It wasn't cool to be in plays- especially if you were in sports & I was in both." - Ashton Kutcher
"I broke the boundaries. It wasn't cool to be in plays- especially if you were in sports & I was in both." - Ashton Kutcher
#17
Posted: 8/4/04 at 11:31am
Latessa may be gone.. but there will ALWAYS be plenty of THAT at the Neil Simon, Phanty!
Dick will always be a part of Hairspray, whether or not he is in the show.
Dick will always be a part of Hairspray, whether or not he is in the show.
#18
Posted: 8/4/04 at 2:14pm
I just got a dirty joke out of that, lol. -Penny
"I'm a pretty girl, mama." -Penny Lou Pingleton, Hairspray
"You like football, Ed?" "Yeah..." "Good. Me too." -Chad & 'Ed', All Shook Up
"You like football, Ed?" "Yeah..." "Good. Me too." -Chad & 'Ed', All Shook Up
#19
Posted: 8/4/04 at 2:22pm
the new wilbur is peter solri(sp)right?
"gimme a bottle of bourbon and half a chicken and i'll conquer the world!"
#20
Posted: 8/4/04 at 4:21pm
Peter Scolari.
Thank you Saddle Shoe
Thank you Saddle Shoe
#21
Posted: 8/4/04 at 9:39pm
How classy of Mr Shaiman to fly back for this! Just falls in line with every thing we know about him!
#23
Posted: 8/5/04 at 2:51am
broadwayguy2, I feel really dumb for that one, lol.
Yeah, Peter Scolari of "Bosom Buddies" (1980)is taking over the role of Wilbur Turnblad. Break a leg Peter! -Penny
Yeah, Peter Scolari of "Bosom Buddies" (1980)is taking over the role of Wilbur Turnblad. Break a leg Peter! -Penny
"I'm a pretty girl, mama." -Penny Lou Pingleton, Hairspray
"You like football, Ed?" "Yeah..." "Good. Me too." -Chad & 'Ed', All Shook Up
"You like football, Ed?" "Yeah..." "Good. Me too." -Chad & 'Ed', All Shook Up
#24
Posted: 8/5/04 at 9:39am
Hey, hey, hey, I started it!
"I'm learning to dig deep down inside and find the truth within myself and put that out. I think what we identify with in popular music more than anything else is when someone just shares a truth that we can relate to. That's what I'm searching for in my music." - Ron Bohmer
"I broke the boundaries. It wasn't cool to be in plays- especially if you were in sports & I was in both." - Ashton Kutcher
"I broke the boundaries. It wasn't cool to be in plays- especially if you were in sports & I was in both." - Ashton Kutcher
#25
Posted: 8/5/04 at 11:24am
yes you did Mr Gorgeous Phanty! All i did was pick IT up and carry on.....
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