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HAIRSPRAY is next NBC Musical...#700
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.
HAIRSPRAY is next NBC Musical...#701
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.
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HAIRSPRAY is next NBC Musical...#702
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!
HAIRSPRAY is next NBC Musical...#703
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!
HAIRSPRAY is next NBC Musical...#704
Posted: 8/22/16 at 5:05pm
Perfect casting! That means Mary J Blige would play Little Inez, right?
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/29/08
HAIRSPRAY is next NBC Musical...#705
Posted: 8/22/16 at 6:27pm
I would LOVE to see Adrienne warren as little Inez
HAIRSPRAY is next NBC Musical...#706
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
HAIRSPRAY is next NBC Musical...#707
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?
HAIRSPRAY is next NBC Musical...#708
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.
HAIRSPRAY is next NBC Musical...#709
Posted: 8/23/16 at 11:57am
Jacob Artist would be a great Seaweed.
HAIRSPRAY is next NBC Musical...#710
Posted: 8/23/16 at 12:04pm
everytime this thread gets bumped, I'm thinking someone has posted who Seaweed is.
HAIRSPRAY is next NBC Musical...#711
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?
HAIRSPRAY is next NBC Musical...#712
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"!
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/06
HAIRSPRAY is next NBC Musical...#713
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.
HAIRSPRAY is next NBC Musical...#714
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.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/13
HAIRSPRAY is next NBC Musical...#715
Posted: 8/23/16 at 1:56pm
That's not always true (see: Disney and Nickelodeon, which self-produce about 90% of their programming).
HAIRSPRAY is next NBC Musical...#716
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.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/13
HAIRSPRAY is next NBC Musical...#717
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.
HAIRSPRAY is next NBC Musical...#718
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.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/06
HAIRSPRAY is next NBC Musical...#719
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.
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
HAIRSPRAY is next NBC Musical...#720
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.
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
HAIRSPRAY is next NBC Musical...#721
Posted: 8/23/16 at 4:00pm
So the answer is no, I didn't miss who's playing Seaweed. Thanks.
HAIRSPRAY is next NBC Musical...#722
Posted: 8/23/16 at 4:07pm
And then we learned that the real Seaweed was in our hearts all along.
HAIRSPRAY is next NBC Musical...#723
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.
HAIRSPRAY is next NBC Musical...#724
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.
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