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HAIRSPRAY is next NBC Musical...#200
Posted: 1/15/16 at 11:46am
So because your memory of the original cast is still fresh then that means that the best person for the job (a performance many of us didn't get to see) shouldn't get the job? That's great logic.
How about Will Ferrell for Wilburt? The casting possibilities for this one are truly exciting. Now that so many people have brought her up, I don't wanna see anyone else but Jane Krakowski as Velma. She would fit right into Waters' world. I agree with Kad that this should be cast with comedic actors all around. How about Sarah Hyland for Amber?
HAIRSPRAY is next NBC Musical...#201
Posted: 1/15/16 at 11:52am
One cool aspect of casting Ben Stiller as Edna is that his father Jerry was the only actor to appear in both Hairspray films (as Wilbur in the original and Mr. Pinky in the musical film). It's a nice tie-in. Plus I think he would be hilarious.
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HAIRSPRAY is next NBC Musical...#202
Posted: 1/17/16 at 9:13pm
I'm hoping that with this production NBC will take some tips from Grease Live and its inclusion of a live audience.
My casting choices:
Tracy- Unknown
Link- Nick Jonas or basically any current popular teenage male in his early 20's or late teens
Edna- Harvey Fierstein, James Corden, or Ben Stiller
Velma- Jane Krakowski or Kristin Chenoweth
Seaweed- Jordan Fisher
Female Authority Figure- Jackie Hoffman
Corny Collins- Matthew Morrison, Zac Efron, or NPH
Motormouth Maybelle- Patti LaBelle
HAIRSPRAY is next NBC Musical...#203
Posted: 1/18/16 at 10:46pm
I wonder if Jerry Mitchell's choreography will be used or adapted and how much of the staging- costumes, sets ect. will be like the Broadway production.
HAIRSPRAY is next NBC Musical...#204
Posted: 1/19/16 at 12:15am
What about Alec Baldwin as Edna and Steve Martin as Wilbur?
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HAIRSPRAY is next NBC Musical...#205
Posted: 1/20/16 at 11:34pm
I dread the thought of Latifah being cast in yet another musical. If they want a true gospel belt for Maybelle, they'd go with Kelly Price, Yolanda Adams or Tichina Arnold.
Updated On: 1/21/16 at 11:34 PMHAIRSPRAY is next NBC Musical...#206
Posted: 1/21/16 at 12:06am
I dread it too because Queen's performance of IKWIB Live has always been subpar, Get somebody who can really belt it out and take it to church!
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HAIRSPRAY is next NBC Musical...#207
Posted: 1/21/16 at 1:13am
Eleven more months of this thread and I already have a heard from it... There is some FOOLISHNESS on this thread. Luckily no one here is in charge of the production!
HAIRSPRAY is next NBC Musical...#208
Posted: 1/21/16 at 6:12am
Unless they can recruit Travolta to dress up in drag again, I've got zero interest in watching this production.
HAIRSPRAY is next NBC Musical...#209
Posted: 1/21/16 at 10:20pm
Dream World
Tracy - Unknown
Edna - James Corden (why has no one suggested him, he proved he can sing and he's hilarious)
Wilbur - Will Farrell?
Penny - Ariana Grande
Amber - Some Disney star
Link - Nick Jonas, Ryan McCartan
Velma - Jane Krakowski, Idina Menzel, or even Lady Gaga?
Corny - Neil Patrick Harris
Motormouth - Jennifer Hudson
Prudy - Jackie Hoffmann
(Honestly, hate on me but some of these are stretches but all this is are money grabs to try to get views and a lot of these will bring in viewers due to their star powers. But, regardless couldn't be anymore excited for this live production!)
HAIRSPRAY is next NBC Musical...#210
Posted: 1/21/16 at 10:22pm
I will watch no thing James Corden is involved in. LUCKILY he's too busy on his CBS s-itshow to go work at NBC.
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HAIRSPRAY is next NBC Musical...#211
Posted: 1/25/16 at 10:37pm
I would love to see:
John Goodman-Edna
Catherine Zeta-Jones-Velma
HAIRSPRAY is next NBC Musical...#212
Posted: 1/26/16 at 12:21am
Stop with Annaleigh Ashford. A 30-year old woman playing a teenager? I'm hoping for somehing a bit more authentic.
HAIRSPRAY is next NBC Musical...#213
Posted: 1/26/16 at 5:53am
Tracy Turnblad - Melissa McCarthy
Edna Turnblad - Harvey Fierstein
Wilbur Turnblad - Michael Douglas
Amber Von Tussell - Diane Lane
Velma Von Tussell - Faye Dunaway
Link Larkin - Matthew McConaughey
Corny Collins - Ryan Seacrest
Motormouth Maybelle - Cicely Tyson
Seaweed - Denzel Washington
Penny Pingleton - Jane Krakowski
HAIRSPRAY is next NBC Musical...#214
Posted: 1/26/16 at 7:57am
CarlosAlberto said: "Tracy Turnblad - Melissa McCarthy
Edna Turnblad - Harvey Fierstein
Wilbur Turnblad - Michael Douglas
Amber Von Tussell - Diane Lane
Velma Von Tussell - Faye Dunaway
Link Larkin - Matthew McConaughey
Corny Collins - Ryan Seacrest
Motormouth Maybelle - Cicely Tyson
Seaweed - Denzel Washington
Penny Pingleton - Jane Krakowski
"
Yeah, maybe if this was being done 15 years ago. All of those except for Corny and Edna are totally unrealistic. Melissa McCarthy certainly doesn't look like a teenager.
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HAIRSPRAY is next NBC Musical...#217
Posted: 2/3/16 at 4:19pm
After Grease Live! NBC better step it up for Hairspray. It really was cool seeing a full, 360 sets in Grease as opposed to The Wiz live's proscenium setup. Felt more like a live production. Also loved the end going into "We Go Together" with the trams. It just FELT fun. Hairspray has so much energy and I would love to see them really step it up this year and be innovative like Grease.
HAIRSPRAY is next NBC Musical...#218
Posted: 2/3/16 at 5:04pm
Emily Osmet has been approached about Amber I've been told.
HAIRSPRAY is next NBC Musical...#220
Posted: 2/3/16 at 5:27pm
The proscenium set-up for "The Wiz" made sense since the production is transferring to Broadway, and I haven't seen "Grease" yet but I could see "Hairspray" using a style more to "Grease" considering the musical is partly set on a television show.
HAIRSPRAY is next NBC Musical...#221
Posted: 2/3/16 at 5:36pm
I'm really hoping they'll start making casting decisions soon! Hopeful they choose a few more Broadway performers than The Wiz had!
HAIRSPRAY is next NBC Musical...#222
Posted: 2/3/16 at 8:36pm
This is a safe ass move. Smells to me like the execs at NBC saw FOX was doing Grease and then thought: what's the musical that's closest to Grease and they picked Hairspray...and the for Craig Zadon and Neil Merin to be so damned lazy to do it after producing the film version a mere 7 years ago?!?!?!
Lazy lazy lazy .... Doing this after Grease Live smacks of predictability and it's not pushing the envelope...:
LAME!
HAIRSPRAY is next NBC Musical...#223
Posted: 2/3/16 at 10:54pm
CarlosAlberto said: "and the for Craig Zadon and Neil Merin to be so damned lazy to do it after producing the film version a mere 7 years ago?!?!?!
Lazy lazy lazy .... Doing this after Grease Live smacks of predictability and it's not pushing the envelope...:
They are LOUSY producers, what do you expect?
Updated On: 2/3/16 at 10:54 PM
HAIRSPRAY is next NBC Musical...#224
Posted: 2/4/16 at 1:29am
CarlosAlberto said: "This is a safe ass move. Smells to me like the execs at NBC saw FOX was doing Grease and then thought: what's the musical that's closest to Grease and they picked Hairspray...and the for Craig Zadon and Neil Merin to be so damned lazy to do it after producing the film version a mere 7 years ago?!?!?! Lazy lazy lazy .... Doing this after Grease Live smacks of predictability and it's not pushing the envelope...: LAME! "
When this production airs, the movie will have been released in theaters 9 and a half years earlier.
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