Hairspray dosen't seem to be holding up well.- Page 2

[Horton]

Posted: 11/2/05 at 4:07pm

where can I find the review

-Horton The elephant

[got-a-light]

Posted: 11/2/05 at 5:31pm

JoeKv99 chill out. why so angry? i do like hairspray and have seen it twice. just discussing that i thought it would be doing better. sorry if that offends you!

[chealion313]

Posted: 11/2/05 at 5:45pm

Funny, but I was at Hairspray twice in the last two weeks and didn't see an empty seat in the house.

I don't think there are any problems there whatsoever.

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 11/2/05 at 5:58pm

I can see where people are coming from. I haven't seen the show, but will when the tour comes here later in the season. When I think of shows I want to see on Broadway, I alwasy forget Hairspray is running. I think its just getting out shined by the newer shows, which is alwasy the case. I would suspect the Producers to close before Hairspray, however. Its hard to compare anyones performance to Matthew and Nathan.

[442namffug]

Posted: 11/2/05 at 6:52pm

Yeah chealion, but I saw BKLYN and that particular performance was sold out.

You can't take ONE performance to be an indication as to what the trend is like.

[MissNY]

Posted: 11/3/05 at 9:41am

Rumor has it that Aaron Carter is in talks to come in as Link

[best12bars]

Posted: 11/3/05 at 10:18am

When I saw HAIRSPRAY very early in the run, the main thing I came a way thinking was "this show has an incredible, infectious energy." Absolutely everyone, down to the very last chorus member seemed to have endless amounts of it. They all "burst" off the stage.

If this production is in any way tired now from a long run, or lacking in any of that full-steam-ahead approach, this would actually remove a lot of its appeal.

And I agree with Michael Bennett---People KNOW who Harvey Fierstein is. Middle America knows. They know him from "Independence Day" and other sidekick roles in A-list movies. They don't know him from Torch Song or La Cage, outside of New York. But he is a draw as a name, more than they originally thought. The minute he left, the show started to lag a bit. So did the box office sales. They have yet to find a replacement with a combination of his "wattage" AND ability. They realize it NOW, of course... and have offered him half of Nevada to come star in the Vegas production.

There is enough good stuff going on outside of Harvey to keep the show running (mostly the appealing score). But the music alone won't keep it afloat forever. This show needs some major "Red Bull" infused in it now.

Updated On: 11/3/05 at 10:18 AM