H2$ - Hedy La Rue
H2$ - Hedy La Rue
Lucifer
Stand-by Joined: 8/26/04
#0H2$ - Hedy La Rue
Posted: 9/15/04 at 10:10pmI just got the part of Hedy La Rue in "How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying" and I just wanna see if anyone has done the part before and if there are any suggestions
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TheGirlinTheFrock
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/26/04
#1re: H2$ - Hedy La Rue
Posted: 9/15/04 at 10:13pmMy sister played her. Its a great part. Have fun with it is my best suggestion!
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Dolly_Levi
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/8/04
#2re: H2$ - Hedy La Rue
Posted: 9/15/04 at 10:50pm
Congrats on your role. A great supporting part. Hedy is quite the sexpot. All of the men are immediately taken with her upon her first entrance (complete w fantastic entrance music). She is fooling around with JB Biggley, the big (married) boss. They share a fun duet "Love from a Heart of Gold." You will have a blast running around in just a towel in one scene.
It's been a few years, since I played Biggley, if I think of more I will post.
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Dolly_Levi
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/8/04
#3re: H2$ - Hedy La Rue
Posted: 9/15/04 at 10:53pm
found this on-line:
Hedy LaRue -
VOICE: Mezzo (low C to C)
PART SIZE: Supporting
DANCING: N/A
AGE RANGE: 21 - 35
The beautiful, simple-minded young mistress of Mr. JB Biggley who gains a secretarial job due to her influence.
Laughter is much more important than applause. Applause is almost a duty. Laughter is a reward.
Carol Channing
jonartdesigns
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/04
#4re: H2$ - Hedy La Rue
Posted: 9/16/04 at 1:06amwhen i directed a production of this show i had my hedy play it as a cross between marilyn monroe and velma kelly...it worked out pretty well like that...just a suggestion
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#5re: H2$ - Hedy La Rue
Posted: 9/16/04 at 3:20pmMaureen Arthur in the movie got her about right.
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WOSQ
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/18/03
#6re: H2$ - Hedy La Rue
Posted: 9/16/04 at 4:02pm
Play it as big as your chest.
That sounds a bit vulgar I realize, but Hedy is in a word, stacked. Overly stacked. A bit of a cliche, but true.
She is as dumb as a box of rocks, but good-hearted and cannot lie.
Go for the joke every time.
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#7re: H2$ - Hedy La Rue
Posted: 9/16/04 at 4:03pm
Congratulations on getting Hedy! She's a great part, and so much fun to play!
Play her over the top, and she's bound to get tons of laughs from the audience!
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Derek2
Broadway Star Joined: 8/10/04
#8re: H2$ - Hedy La Rue
Posted: 9/16/04 at 7:07pmHey! Good job! I just played Bud Frump last year! This show is so much fun. My friend played Hedy and was so affraid she wouldnt play it well. In the end she stole the show! She played the part being really stupid, but thinking she was really smart. Like she was so sure of herself even though she was always wrong (with pernunciations and stuff). That would always get a laugh! All in all, u should play it how u think it should be played. The great thing about Hedy is she can do and act like just about anything. Make this sexy, ditzy part yours! :)
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