#51
Posted: 4/18/16 at 10:47am
^Isn't she a little too young for the role?
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#53
Posted: 4/18/16 at 8:26pm
Why is everyone casting 800 year old Edna's? Seeing a fifty-sixty year old man in drag from the balcony is a lot different than HD close-ups on TV. Tracy is in high school. Edna can very easily be forty and played by a younger than that actor.
#54
Posted: 5/1/16 at 3:32pm
My revised dream casting...
Tracy Turnblad - An Unknown
Edna Turnblad - Harvey Fierstein (CONFIRMED)
Wilbur Turnblad - Martin Short (CONFIRMED)
Motormouth Maybelle - Jennifer Hudson (CONFIRMED)
Corny Collins - Derek Hough (CONFIRMED)
Link Larkin - James Maslow
Velma von Tussle - Jane Krakowski
Amber von Tussle - Emma Roberts
Penny Pingleton - Dove Cameron
Seaweed J. Stubbs - Jordan Fisher
Prudy Pingleton - Cindy Williams
Updated On: 5/1/16 at 03:32 PM
#55
Posted: 5/1/16 at 9:57pm
okay besides Jane Krakowski that casting disgusts me
#56
Posted: 5/1/16 at 11:35pm
I was just thinking that Selena Gomez might be a good Penny. She's a big enough name to draw in viewers and she can sing and act.
Updated On: 5/1/16 at 11:35 PM
#57
Posted: 5/2/16 at 8:40am
she does not have the vocal chops. Penny is a more difficult character to sing than most people realize. you've really gotta have a strong, steady belt. selena doesn't have that. at all.
#58
Posted: 5/2/16 at 8:51am
Ariana Grande really should be Penny. She was fantastic on SNL, and would be great here. Hailee Steinfeld could play Amber.
"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg."
-- Thomas Jefferson
#59
Posted: 5/2/16 at 8:58am
Steinfeld is no Amber but Grande as Penny is a very good idea. I can't imagine she will be available, though. What other "pop star" has participated in any of these broadcasts? Ne-Yo is not as popular as Grande and Carly Rae Jepson is NOT a "star," she's a one-hit wonder. I just don't see any MAJOR pop star participating in this....
#60
Posted: 5/2/16 at 9:06am
"What other "pop star" has participated in any of these broadcasts?"
Carrie Underwood
"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg."
-- Thomas Jefferson
#61
Posted: 5/2/16 at 9:15am
she is a major country star but she is not a pop star. believe it or not, there is a huge difference.... i would also suggest that her being THE star of the broadcast and the lead role is quite different than someone like Grande playing a supporting role. it's not even comparable...
#62
Posted: 5/2/16 at 8:10pm
Jane Krakowski PLEASE
Updated On: 5/2/16 at 08:10 PM
#63
Posted: 5/2/16 at 9:50pm
It would be nice to see Morrison in it again
#64
Posted: 5/2/16 at 11:44pm
Morrison playing what role? All the male roles are taken except for Link and Seaweed.
#65
Posted: 5/5/16 at 7:15pm
here are my dream casting for the rest of the cast:
Velma Von Tussle: Jane krakowski or kristen chenoweth
Amber Von Tussle: Dove Cameron
Link Larkin: James Maslow or Grant Gustin
Penny Pingleton: Ariel Winter
Prudy Pingleton: Jane Lynch
Little Inez: Newcomer
Seaweed: Elijah Kelley, Trevor Jackson, or newcomer
The Dynamites: Newcomers or a famous R&B girl group
#66
Posted: 5/11/16 at 8:31am
Need. More. Info.
Caption: Every so often there was a rare moment of perfect balance when I soared above him.
#67
Posted: 5/11/16 at 8:37am
A lot of the men I thought could go for Link are starting to fill up their schedules, Nick Jonas and Darren Criss included.
I wonder if they will go with a newcomer for him as well?
#68
Posted: 5/11/16 at 8:39am
Grant Gustin could play Link.
"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg."
-- Thomas Jefferson
#69
Posted: 5/13/16 at 10:52pm
I hope we hear some more casting soon. I also can't wait to see what they do with the costumes and sets. I would love to see Idina Menzel as Velma
#70
Posted: 5/13/16 at 11:22pm
madbrian said: "Grant Gustin could play Link."
But won't. He'll be in Vancouver shooting Season 3 of the The Flash. Which isn't on NBC.
#71
Posted: 7/10/16 at 12:07am
let's bring this **** back please
MY Hairspray LIVE! Dream Cast:
TRACY: MADDIE BAILLIO (CONFIRMED)
EDNA: HARVEY FIERSTEIN (CONFIRMED)
PENNY: ARIANA GRANDE (CONFIRMED)
PRUDY: JACKIE HOFFMAN OR JANE LYNCH
AMBER: LEA MICHELE
INEZ: BOBBI MACKENZIE
SEAWEED: JORDAN FISHER OR BYSHIRE GRAY
VELMA: KRISTIN CHENOWETH (CONFIRMED)
WILBUR: MARTIN SHORT (CONFIRMED)
LINK: IDK HELP
MOTORMOUTH MAYBELLE: JENNIFER HUDSON (CONFIRMED BUT I WANTED ALEX NEWELL)
CORNY: DEREK HOUGH (CONFIRMED)
DYNAMITES: (LEAD) CYNTHIA ERIVO
#72
Posted: 7/10/16 at 12:11am
Or Carrie Compere, Rema Webb, and Bre Jackson (Church Ladies) as the dynamites
#73
Posted: 7/10/16 at 11:16am
I love CYnthia Erivo as a Dynamite!
I know it would never happen, but Nick Rashad Burroughs (currently an Angel in Kinky Boots) would be an absolutely PERFECT Seaweed.
#74
Posted: 7/10/16 at 3:06pm
They could get to that because Alan Mingo Jr has done it everywhere.
#75
Posted: 7/10/16 at 4:52pm
ChildofEarth said: "A lot of the men I thought could go for Link are starting to fill up their schedules, Nick Jonas and Darren Criss included.
I wonder if they will go with a newcomer for him as well?"
What does Nick Jonas have going on that could get in the way? It seems that he'll be currently doing concert tours through September 17th...
http://www.nickjonas.com/events/
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