Hairspray Dream Cast

[Broadwayguy62]

Posted: 8/28/06 at 10:29pm

Using recent and past performers who have performed in hairspray here is my list:

Tracy: Kathy Brier
Penny: Dianna DeGarmo
Edna: Harvey Firestein
Wilbur: Dick Lateresa
Link Larkin: Matthew Morrison
Amber: Tracy Jai Edwards
Velma: Leah Hocking
Motormouth: Mary Bond Davis
Seaweed: Chestor Gregory II
Corney Collins: Peter Matthew Smith
Prudy: Jakie Hoffman

Thats my dream cast with Kathy Brier being #1 She is by far the best Tracy ever!!!

[ruthiefan_felix]

Posted: 8/28/06 at 10:32pm

If it was the film, I wudve liked (dont kill me):

Edna: Jim Broadbent
Tracy: Kelly Osbourne
Link: Justin Timberlake
Seaweed: Usher
Penny: Christina Aguilera
Amber: Rachel McAdams
Motormouth: Patti LaBelle

[Corine2]

Posted: 8/28/06 at 10:41pm

Edna- Lennie Watts
Tracy- ME (Well, it is my dream)
Motor Mouth- Felicia Fields
Penny- Felicia Finley
Wilbur- Bruce Vilanch
Gym Coach- Jackie Hoffman
Prison Guard- Jackie Hoffman
Link- Matthew Morrison
Amber- Chenoweth
Her Mother- Bette Midler
Updated On: 8/28/06 at 10:41 PM

[Chanticleer148]

Posted: 8/28/06 at 10:48pm

MotorMouth: Sharon Wilkins

[Joshua488]

Posted: 8/28/06 at 10:52pm

As much as I adore Kerry Butler, I would have to put Diana DeGarmo as Penny. She just plays that role so perfectly!

[AshleyBrownFan123]

Posted: 8/28/06 at 11:41pm

Edna- Harvey Fierstein
Tracy- Alisan Porter
Motor Mouth- Felicia P. Fields
Penny- Janine LaManna
Wilbur- Norbert Leo Butz
Link- Jimmy Fallon
Amber- Kristin Bell
Velma- Cathrine Zeta-Jones
Seaweed- Chris Rock
Inez- Bianca Ryan

[COOOOLkid]

Posted: 8/29/06 at 12:05am

I'd say anyone but Haylie Duff, and Zac Efron.

[gavrochegirl]

Posted: 8/29/06 at 12:08am

Agh, I don't like this to become a Zac Efron bashing thread. He's actually pretty good. There are some improvements he could make, which will probably be made in the filming/rehearsal process of the Hairspray movie, I'm sure.

[whatyouown223]

Posted: 8/29/06 at 12:09am

"Inez- Bianca Ryan"

Are you serious?

[theaterlover45]

Posted: 8/29/06 at 8:26am

Edna- Harvey Fierstein
Tracy- Shannon Durig
Motor Mouth- Felicia P. Fields
Penny- Diana Degarmo
Wilbur- Dick Lasetta (or something like that)
Link- Matthew Morrison
Amber- Laura Bell Bundy
Velma- Leah Hocking
Seaweed- Chestor Gregory II
Prudy - Jackie Hoffman
Corny- Jim J. Bullock

[javertim]

Posted: 8/29/06 at 9:25am

I thought the OBC was pretty fantastic, but there are others I have come to prefer over their original cast counterparts ...

Tracy: Keala Settle
Penny: Lindsay Chambers
Edna: Harvey Firestein
Wilbur: Dick Lateresa
Link Larkin: Matthew Morrison
Amber: Laura Bell Bundy
Velma: Leah Hocking
Motormouth: Mary Bond Davis (Darlene Love a *very* close second)
Seaweed: Alan Mingo, Jr.
Corney Collins: Clark Thorell
Prudy: Jackie Hoffmann OR Jane Blass (cannot decide)

[EdmundOG]

Posted: 8/29/06 at 11:19am

John Goodman as Edna.

[theatrewolf]

Posted: 8/29/06 at 11:30am

Norbert as Wilbur? In about 30 years. He'd be good as Corney (but what isn't he good in?).

[AshleyBrownFan123]

Posted: 8/29/06 at 1:05pm

"Tracy: Keala Settle"

Never in 1, 000, 000 years!

And I only put in Bianca Ryan because I forgot what the 14-yr-old black girl on America's Got Talent's name was.

Norbert could when he's older, but for now, Bobby Badfingers!

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 8/29/06 at 1:36pm

Am I missing the point in this?

The movie is already cast, and by the looks of these posts, none of you are casting agents, and probably would never be by your choices.

Just sit back and see what they do with the film.

And AshleyBrownFan, don't ever knock Keala, she has more talent in her pinky than most folks.

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 8/29/06 at 1:41pm

Tracy: Carly Jibson
Penny: Amanda Bynes
Edna: Gary Beach
Link Larkin: Richard Blake
Amber: Jessica Simpson

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 8/29/06 at 1:49pm

Carly is fantabulous