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Posted: 3/14/08 at 1:23am
So this evening I saw the Hairspray tour, I have to say that I was really blown away by the cast. Now I have seen the show on Broadway many times, and I usually don't see any shows on tour but my grandmother want to see it so I took her.
Brooklynn Pulver ( Tracy Turnblad) She really was amazing, she is definitely one of the best Tracy's I have ever seen. She looked like she was having so much fun. I really loved her!
Sharon Malane (Penny Pingleton) She is definitely an amazing singer. She did really well with the comedy part of the role as well. She is my second favorite Penny after Diana DeGarmo. I would love to see her on Broadway doing this role!
Constantine Rousouli (Link Larkin) HANDS DOWN THE BEST LINK I HAVE EVER SEEN! Honestly this guy is amazing!
Angela Birchette (Motormouth Maybelle) I really enjoyed her. I love and hate Motormouth at the same time because I cant stand the way all of her lines rhyme (which I know is not the actors fault) but I love all of her songs. Angela is an amazing singer!
Edna was played by someone not listed in my "Onstage Magazine" an announcement was made prior to the show, but I do not remember the actors name, which I greatly regret. He was honestly amazing, I loved his "Welcome the the 60's" Another person i would love to see in this role on Broadway. If anyone knows his name, please let me know!
the rest of the cast was really great as well but these are just the stand outs to me.
Now as for the actual production I think it was good, I liked the sets and the costumes. They are not as spectacular as the Broadway counterparts, but I understand that this have to be scaled down for the tour. I really didn't like the lighting, there were a few missed/late cues and it was a bit sloppy in my opinion. There were some sound issues like some people were really loud while others could barely be heard. That usually was not an issue except for in the big company numbers because Penny would usually drown out the rest of the cast (it was not that bad though because she was really good LOL)
Overall this was a really good production. I'm glad that I got the opportunity to see this cast. As far as I could tell by looking at the schedule the tour is only running for like another two weeks, but if you get the chance go see it, I don't think you will be disappointed.
-Jeremy
Brooklynn Pulver ( Tracy Turnblad) She really was amazing, she is definitely one of the best Tracy's I have ever seen. She looked like she was having so much fun. I really loved her!
Sharon Malane (Penny Pingleton) She is definitely an amazing singer. She did really well with the comedy part of the role as well. She is my second favorite Penny after Diana DeGarmo. I would love to see her on Broadway doing this role!
Constantine Rousouli (Link Larkin) HANDS DOWN THE BEST LINK I HAVE EVER SEEN! Honestly this guy is amazing!
Angela Birchette (Motormouth Maybelle) I really enjoyed her. I love and hate Motormouth at the same time because I cant stand the way all of her lines rhyme (which I know is not the actors fault) but I love all of her songs. Angela is an amazing singer!
Edna was played by someone not listed in my "Onstage Magazine" an announcement was made prior to the show, but I do not remember the actors name, which I greatly regret. He was honestly amazing, I loved his "Welcome the the 60's" Another person i would love to see in this role on Broadway. If anyone knows his name, please let me know!
the rest of the cast was really great as well but these are just the stand outs to me.
Now as for the actual production I think it was good, I liked the sets and the costumes. They are not as spectacular as the Broadway counterparts, but I understand that this have to be scaled down for the tour. I really didn't like the lighting, there were a few missed/late cues and it was a bit sloppy in my opinion. There were some sound issues like some people were really loud while others could barely be heard. That usually was not an issue except for in the big company numbers because Penny would usually drown out the rest of the cast (it was not that bad though because she was really good LOL)
Overall this was a really good production. I'm glad that I got the opportunity to see this cast. As far as I could tell by looking at the schedule the tour is only running for like another two weeks, but if you get the chance go see it, I don't think you will be disappointed.
-Jeremy
"I'd rater be nine peoples favorite thing, than a hundred peoples ninth favorite thing"
