HaIrSpRaY THE MOVIE AUDITION STORIES — Page 10

good luck to everyone who auditioned yesterday.
and as far as them seeing people for Amber and Penny and such I don't think it's too realistic to think they won't be hiring names for these roles or at least names in the theatre sense of the word. The casting folks have made it pretty clear that they chose the 3 roles they did to do open calls for so that the movie could offer a break to new talents and because they would be able to fill the other roles with Stars so to speak. There is talk that Mandy Moore is being looked at as well as Hilary Duff for the Amber and Penny roles. I'm just saying this so non Tracy, Seaweed, Lil' Inez do not have their hearts shattered if nothing comes of it.
Also as far as height goes... according to my inside source they are not putting the stage version height limit of 5'3" on the movie Tracy, so for you taller girls BREAK A LEG!
Also to whoever said Keala is tallere than 5'4"- Are you sure she wasn't wearing heels when you saw her? There has not been a Tracy that was over 5'3" that was not a stand-by or understudy. And I think the height requirement is bull**** anyway. There are girls who are over 5'4" who are thicker and can dance. Most of the girls who have played her are definitely not fat but put them on stage with taller girls who are thinner and because they are so short they automatically look big. Plus a lot of the height thing had to do with having short Links. Matt Morrison is only like 5'9" max.
Sorry for the tangent.

Definitely. I only sent in an application not expecting any results, but with the hope that maybe they throw it in a Male Ensemble pile or something. Even so, I wouldn't ever want to audition for Link, even if they said to me, "Please, PLEASE, audition for Link." I only want a Male Nicest Kid, if ever I could hope for an audition.

But yeah, my hopes aren't up. I just figure it can never hurt. :)

good luck to everyone who auditioned yesterday.
and as far as them seeing people for Amber and Penny and such I don't think it's too realistic to think they won't be hiring names for these roles or at least names in the theatre sense of the word. The casting folks have made it pretty clear that they chose the 3 roles they did to do open calls for so that the movie could offer a break to new talents and because they would be able to fill the other roles with Stars so to speak. There is talk that Mandy Moore is being looked at as well as Hilary Duff for the Amber and Penny roles. I'm just saying this so non Tracy, Seaweed, Lil' Inez do not have their hearts shattered if nothing comes of it.


Um yeah... I got called back for Penny, so ya never know...

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Switz, Matt Morrison is 5'11+

question... do all the girls see you audition?

I was #703, and I think Fxy2003 was #699 so we were in the first group. Looks like we just missed you, Bright.

And at these auditions, none of you have seen any white males? :P

LOL I'd take wall flower

I think a total of 5 people were called back in Chicago...4 from group 1 and 1 from group 2 and that's it!

Fxy- Did you stay until all the auditions were over? I can't believe only 5 people got called back! If that's true, then there were only 2 Tracy's that they asked to see again...

Yeah, I stayed until the end, not on purpose, but because I was waiting for a friend in Group 3 and then by the time we finished taking pictures in front of the giant hairspray sign (te he he) the last group was done and no one got called back from the last 2 groups!

looks like call backs were scarce in chicago. there was a lot of talent, it's a shame.

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"Switz, Matt Morrison is 5'11+ "


not possible- I've talked to him several times and he's never been more than an inch or 2 taller than me in non heeled shoes and I'm 5'7", plus a friend dated him back about 6yrs ago and she has always said he wasn't tall enough for her to wear heels and not be taller than him she is 5'8".

not that it matters

Updated On: 2/22/06 at 10:29 PM