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Jordan Catalano said: "

Hell, if this is what's considered "big" nowadays, anything is possible.

 

Wow! If Jen Hudson was the weight she was ten years ago today and she was cast as "Motormouth Maybelle" - she wouldn't have needed a "fat suit". The fact that they may have to go that route is in the end a great thing. She has really kept off that weight! She looks amazing - - - and her voice is a gift from God. I don't care if they have to use a fat suit. I'm looking forward to seeing her in this.

 

Whatever the reasons she looks great!

Valentina3 said: "Liza's Headband said: "She has to keep it off. She's being paid millions of dollars to do so. "

That's quite a stupid thing to say, even for you Liza. She won the grammy and had sold out concerts, before the weight loss. She was insecure with herself, struggled with the weight a lot, and has been an inspirational figure (no pun intended) for a lot of people. If you cannot appreciate a person's efforts to live a healthier life, don't dismiss it as something they are doing for the money.

Thank you Valentina, well said.

Updated On: 7/15/16 at 02:45 PM

smidge said: "And if Liza is referring to any weight loss contracts, I'm not aware if she has signed with anybody since leaving Weight Watchers over 2 years ago."

 

I am. Her contract terms and obligations with WW have not formally concluded. It's wonderful that she lost the weight but it's also a fact she must do so to hit incentivized 'benchmarks' ... I'm not sure why my post was taken so harshly.

 

Marie Osmond, Melissa Hart, Dan Marino and Kirstie Alley are many others who have done the same thing. No harm in doing so! 

True. Nobody (myself included) have been able to come up with a viable alternative. And it's not horrendous casting. It's not like Allison Williams is playing Motormouth.

Updated On: 7/30/16 at 03:10 AM

^Maybe she'll be one of the talent scouts at Miss Hairspray like in the 2007 movie. 

Dove Cameron will be playing Amber.

https://twitter.com/hairspraylive/status/760279063877586944

Also, Garrett Clayton is Link. 

https://twitter.com/neilmeron/status/760277741631451136

BroadwayConcierge said: "Who are either of those people?

 

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Dove's a Disney star and was in that Descendants movie with Kristin Chenowith

curel1 said: "BroadwayConcierge said: "Who are either of those people?

 

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Dove's a Disney star and was in that Descendants movie with Kristin Chenoweth

 

It seems Dove is playing Chenoweth's daughter again; they were mother and daughter in that movie too.

 

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ChildofEarth said: "I am not overly excited about any casting in this thing except for Chenoweth. Disney stars? Is that the best we can do?"

I think Ariana Grande will be interesting, but otherwise, I'm in the same camp as you.

I mean they cast a couple teenage Disney stars... as teens. They probably won't be revolutionary, but they should do at least well. It's not like the overall quality of the broadcast relays on who plays Amber. They're obviously trying to appeal to a bunch of demographics. 

Harvey Fierstein- Broadway 

Jennifer Hudson- R&B/Pop, Broadway 

Kristin Chenoweth- Broadway, television

Martin Short- SNL, Broadway, movies, etc.

Dove Cameron- Disney channel watching preteens who will tune into anything to watch her

Ariana Grande- Pop music, Nick star, Broadway 

 

With performers from such a wide range of fields, I would expect nothing less than a ratings success.