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[gypsy101]

Posted: 8/22/16 at 4:12pm

neonlightsxo said: "Did I miss who's playing Seaweed?"

no, for some reason that has yet to be announced.

As for all the talk about which recent live musical has been the best, I actually think they've all been pretty mediocre. The Wiz only came to life in its musical numbers, all the scenes fell completely flat for me. It succeeded in spite of itself in my opinion. I haven't rewatched Peter Pan or Sound of Music since they aired (why haven't they put them on streaming like Fox cleverly did with Grease Live?) but I remember enjoying PP more than SOM. Last year's ITV production of The Sound of Music was better than any American live television musical so far.

[Theater_Nerd]

Posted: 8/22/16 at 4:25pm

gypsy101 said: "neonlightsxo said:  Last year's ITV production of The Sound of Music was better than any American live television musical so far.

Yes. It put the NBC Live version to shame. 

 

 

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 8/22/16 at 4:36pm

Did I miss who's playing Seaweed?

 

Zadan & Meron favorite Queen Latifah was confirmed for Seaweed.  Harvey Fierstein is reinventing the role for her as he did for THE WIZ: Live!    

Updated On: 8/22/16 at 04:36 PM

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 8/22/16 at 4:38pm

BrodyFosse123 said: "Did I miss who's playing Seaweed?

 

Zadan & Meron favorite Queen Latifah was confirmed for Seaweed.  Harvey Fierstein is reinventing the role for her as he did for THE WIZ: Live!    

 

Okay, this made me almost pee in my pants! 

 

[Valentina3]

Posted: 8/22/16 at 5:05pm

Perfect casting! That means Mary J Blige would play Little Inez, right?

[Hairspray0901]

Posted: 8/22/16 at 6:27pm

I would LOVE to see Adrienne warren as little Inez

[teddy1996]

Posted: 8/22/16 at 7:15pm

I would love to see jordan fisher as seaweed. He can sing and dance and he did a fantastic job in grease live

[gypsy101]

Posted: 8/22/16 at 9:47pm

Hairspray0901 said: "I would LOVE to see Adrienne warren as little Inez"

Adrienne is wonderful but she's about 15-20 years too old to play Little Inez.

teddy, i thought you work for NBC? Don't you have any leads as to who will play Seaweed?

[teddy1996]

Posted: 8/22/16 at 10:59pm

gypsy101 said: "Hairspray0901 said: "I would LOVE to see Adrienne warren as little Inez"

Adrienne is wonderful but she's about 15-20 years too old to play Little Inez.

teddy, i thought you work for NBC? Don't you have any leads as to who will play Seaweed?

 

"i do not work for NBC and i do not know who will play seaweed. All i know is that todrick hall auditioned to play the part. 

 

[CindersGolightly]

Posted: 8/23/16 at 11:57am

Jacob Artist would be a great Seaweed.

[ACL2006]

Posted: 8/23/16 at 12:04pm

everytime this thread gets bumped, I'm thinking someone has posted who Seaweed is.

[gypsy101]

Posted: 8/23/16 at 12:47pm

ah I could have sworn that was a thing last year during the Wiz, you always had the hot gossip. did you work for NBC at the time?

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 8/23/16 at 1:06pm

CindersGolightly said: "Jacob Artist would be a great Seaweed.

 

That's actually not a bad suggestion it's more realistic than say, Adrienne Warren as "Little Inez"! 

[smidge]

Posted: 8/23/16 at 1:46pm

CindersGolightly said: "Jacob Artist would be a great Seaweed.

I  wonder if Artist is returning to Quantico on ABC. He was only recurring last season, so probably not. If not, he could do a great job.

 

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 8/23/16 at 1:52pm

I'm not understanding why people on this board think that if you star on a show on for example NBC you can't appear on a special or an episode of a show on a rival network. 

That is simply not true. The actor has a contract with the producers/production company of the show....not the actual network itself. 

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 8/23/16 at 1:56pm

That's not always true (see: Disney and Nickelodeon, which self-produce about 90% of their programming). 

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 8/23/16 at 2:00pm

Liza's Headband said: "That's not always true (see: Disney and Nickelodeon, which self-produce about 90% of their programming). 

 

Yes, but if the contract doesn't expressly say so then the actor can appear on a program airing on a rival network. 

How do you account for some of the actors promoting those programs on talk shows that air on the rival networks, etc. 

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 8/23/16 at 2:03pm

Huh? Because talk shows need guests and if they limited to their respective networks, they would run out of guests to invite...


Promoting a series/project/whatever on a "rival" network is far different from participating in a "rival" network's broadcast, especially if it could conflict in any way with the actor's previous obligations. Disney and Nickelodeon are only two examples because they're the most notorious for essentially controlling what their talent can and cannot do while production is dark. 

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 8/23/16 at 2:05pm

I'll use Jennifer Lopez as an example. She was on "American Idol" which aired on FOX and starred on "Shades of Blue" which aired on NBC. 

See how that works?

End of story.

Buh-bye.

Updated On: 8/23/16 at 02:05 PM

[smidge]

Posted: 8/23/16 at 2:15pm

CarlosAlberto said: "I'm not understanding why people on this board think that if you star on a show on for example NBC you can't appear on a special or an episode of a show on a rival network. 

That is simply not true. The actor has a contract with the producers/production company of the show....not the actual network itself. 

 

I actually was just wondering if he would have production conflicts, not network issues. I agree with Carlos that it would be rare nowadays for a network to have exclusive control over an actor.

 

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 8/23/16 at 3:56pm

Aside from Harvey Fierstein, Derek Hough and Jennifer Hudson, many in the cast are heavily linked to NBC: Sean Hayes, Rosie O'Donnell, Kristin Chenoweth, Martin Short, Andrea Martin, including Ariana Grande, who hosted SNL a few months ago.  

 

[neonlightsxo]

Posted: 8/23/16 at 4:00pm

So the answer is no, I didn't miss who's playing Seaweed. Thanks.

[Oak2]

Posted: 8/23/16 at 4:07pm

And then we learned that the real Seaweed was in our hearts all along.

[Kad]

Posted: 8/23/16 at 4:56pm

Well, I imagine that Disney or Nickelodeon are more controlling when it comes to making sure their young, unknown talents stick around for a while.

[teddy1996]

Posted: 8/23/16 at 5:50pm

gypsy101 said: "ah I could have sworn that was a thing last year during the Wiz, you always had the hot gossip. did you work for NBC at the time?

 

"i never worked for NBC. I am a student who goes to community college.