Hairspray the muscial movie — Page 2
#27
Posted: 9/18/04 at 4:54pm
im with Crazy4MattMorrison, i saw kathy brier, and aside from being so distracted by the fact that she looks SOOOO old and REALLY tired (i could see the bags under her eyes from the back of the orchestra) she was just not good. maybe she got beter toward the end of her, but i did not love her.
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#28
Posted: 9/18/04 at 5:17pm
No only does Queen Latifah not even begin to have the vocal chops to pull off Motormouth, she's waaaaaay too young for the role (34 -- Ruth Brown who created the role in the original movie was 60). How about Aretha Franklin? Or Patti Labelle?
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#29
Posted: 9/18/04 at 5:24pm
kathy brier does look old andyf and her voice was annoying.
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#30
Posted: 9/18/04 at 5:28pm
Geez some people are really mean. Stop making nasty remarks about how Kathy Brier looks! Have you nothing better to do?
"I'm a pretty girl, mama." -Penny Lou Pingleton, Hairspray
"You like football, Ed?" "Yeah..." "Good. Me too." -Chad & 'Ed', All Shook Up
"You like football, Ed?" "Yeah..." "Good. Me too." -Chad & 'Ed', All Shook Up
#31
Posted: 9/18/04 at 5:32pm
i thought she looked quite young and exuberant...and she fit the role perfectly!!! she could really relate!! she looks more like a tracy then marissa did, it depends on which way you like your tracys to look. and i thought her whiny, nasally voice added an awesome touch!
#32
Posted: 9/18/04 at 5:32pm
yeah. if you were trying to do and broadway show and a soap opera at the same time, i'm sure that you would look the same way.
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#33
Posted: 9/18/04 at 5:35pm
"i thought she looked quite young and exuberant...and she fit the role perfectly!!! she could really relate!! she looks more like a tracy then marissa did, it depends on which way you like your tracys to look. and i thought her whiny, nasally voice added an awesome touch!"
Amen! She had no bags under her eyes from my viewpoint in the FRONT ROW. Tears during the "Good Morning Baltimore (Reprise)". She was perfect.
Amen! She had no bags under her eyes from my viewpoint in the FRONT ROW. Tears during the "Good Morning Baltimore (Reprise)". She was perfect.
"I'm a pretty girl, mama." -Penny Lou Pingleton, Hairspray
"You like football, Ed?" "Yeah..." "Good. Me too." -Chad & 'Ed', All Shook Up
"You like football, Ed?" "Yeah..." "Good. Me too." -Chad & 'Ed', All Shook Up
#34
Posted: 9/18/04 at 5:37pm
i thought that AND i sat front row!!! although richard sweat way too much.lol
#35
Posted: 9/18/04 at 5:39pm
i find it fully that everyone says kathy brier is too old for tracy but no one has pointed out the same fact about the mention of kristin chenoweth as amber mentioned in the initial post.
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#36
Posted: 9/18/04 at 6:07pm
I never thought she was too old. She was a great Tracy.
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#38
Posted: 9/18/04 at 6:47pm
i do hope she does the movie! never noticed the tears...one single tear is more powerful than a bunch. like mary bond davis in i know where i've been.
#39
Posted: 9/18/04 at 6:58pm
Yeah she'd have this single tear running down her cheek and it was heartbreaking. She had more tears when she was talking about how Link Larkin could never love someone like her. I miss Kathy 
"I'm a pretty girl, mama." -Penny Lou Pingleton, Hairspray
"You like football, Ed?" "Yeah..." "Good. Me too." -Chad & 'Ed', All Shook Up
"You like football, Ed?" "Yeah..." "Good. Me too." -Chad & 'Ed', All Shook Up
Updated On: 9/18/04 at 06:58 PM
#40
Posted: 9/18/04 at 7:14pm
i dont remember her crying the only time i saw her was on matt morrisons last performance. ive seen 4 tracys and shes my least favorite, but i guess everyone has there own opition
"gimme a bottle of bourbon and half a chicken and i'll conquer the world!"
#41
Posted: 9/18/04 at 7:25pm
Whoever the other roles are going to go to, I bet they will definitely bring Harvey in as Edna. He IS Edna. It's a must. 
"i find it fully that everyone says kathy brier is too old for tracy but no one has pointed out the same fact about the mention of kristin chenoweth as amber mentioned in the initial post..."
I think the 2nd or 3rd post mentioned Kristen was too young. But another thing, who cares? If they look the part (and she does look young) and are capable of it (unsure), then why the heck not? It's not about age, it's about talent and the look!
"i find it fully that everyone says kathy brier is too old for tracy but no one has pointed out the same fact about the mention of kristin chenoweth as amber mentioned in the initial post..."
I think the 2nd or 3rd post mentioned Kristen was too young. But another thing, who cares? If they look the part (and she does look young) and are capable of it (unsure), then why the heck not? It's not about age, it's about talent and the look!
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Updated On: 9/18/04 at 07:25 PM
#42
Posted: 9/18/04 at 7:38pm
whos with me, tracys nowa days like carly jibson and vanessa olivarez are not nasally! whos with me on loving nasally tracys! its part of the role, face it, tracy is supposed to be kind of annoying!
#43
Posted: 9/18/04 at 7:45pm
carly is not nasally.but i dont like nasally tracys, and i dont think tracy is suppose to be annoying, amber is suppose to be the annoying one
"gimme a bottle of bourbon and half a chicken and i'll conquer the world!"
#44
Posted: 9/18/04 at 7:52pm
its just that, marissa made the role that way, and i've learned to love the way it is performed, i identify it as the "tracy" voice. now i don't thin kathy copied, cause she naturally has a voice sorta like that.
#45
Posted: 9/18/04 at 8:38pm
FINALLY,
SOMEONE mentions Patti LaBelle for Motor Mouth! She'd blow the roof off of the pop stand!
SOMEONE mentions Patti LaBelle for Motor Mouth! She'd blow the roof off of the pop stand!
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#46
Posted: 9/18/04 at 10:52pm
*cough* Me as Link *cough*
sorry...bad cold.
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sorry...bad cold.
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#47
Posted: 9/18/04 at 11:03pm
I'm sorry but I think that Marissa is Tracy and Kerry is Penny! I love Kerry's voice. It's so Pennyish. I think she does better than the one in the original movie.
#49
Posted: 9/18/04 at 11:15pm
Jeremy Kushiner should be Link.....or maybe even Clay Aiken could be link but I think Kathy is great but might be too old, so Carly could get the part
#50
Posted: 9/18/04 at 11:17pm
I keep thinking of thing lol Joel Grey could maybe be Wilber.....I am still brainstorming!
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