HAIRSPRAY is next NBC Musical... — Page 9

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?

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 

Updated On: 1/17/16 at 09:13 PM

What about Alec Baldwin as Edna and Steve Martin as Wilbur?

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!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1AzWdo3fZw

Unless they can recruit Travolta to dress up in drag again, I've got zero interest in watching this production.

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.

Stop with Annaleigh Ashford.  A 30-year old woman playing a teenager?  I'm hoping for somehing a bit more authentic.

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.

Yes. I was only joking. 

Emily Osmet has been approached about Amber I've been told. 

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.

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! 

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.

Updated On: 2/4/16 at 01:29 AM