Hairspray, 7/23 Review - Haylie was good! — Page 2

You just said you haven't even seen her yet, how do you know she's "bad" casting? Are you simply judging by a video of her FISRT performance ever?

i will judge when i see her. true, i havent heard a single good thing about her, and i am not judging by the video. i simply making a point that GOOD starcasting is fine to boost sales, but I don't approve of casting people who cant do it.


as far as producing, I am wanting to expend into that actually.

to fans at a stage door, i should hope so.

now, where did i put my alcoholic beverage?

Updated On: 7/23/06 at 11:07 PM

im assuming you've never made a typo then?

I would reply to you the same I replied to the woman who got snotty with several important people at the Neil Simon one day, but I don't think Rob would approve....

wow, this thread is just... wow.


let's just let opinions be opinions. if someone thought haylie was good... great. that's what the producers wanted, i'm sure. get people to see the show, at least out of curiosity for this new casting choice. now whether or not "she looks like a seasoned veteran" is not up to this one poster to decide, but it is how he/she feels. no need to get all pissed about it.

threads that end up like this just blow my mind... merely bc i dont understand what ppl think will be achieved by argueing with each other over opinions. maybe i'm missing something, though.

as for my opinion... well i'm assuming most know how i feel about haylie. but shannon. hands down, shannon is the best damn tracy that has ever been on that stage. marissa acted the crap outta that role, but she couldn't sing. carly sang great and was a good actress, but she just didn't "look" it to me, if you know what i mean. shannon... she is a beautiful girl, fits the tracy shape perfectly (yes, they pad her to get the right shape. and don't you think she's bound to shed some lbs. doing all that dancing?), speaking of... the girl is one HELL of a dancer. i kid you not, no one can hold a candle to her. she's also acts it brilliantly, and her voice is simply amazing. so powerful, and she takes great care of it, and knows how to sing properly, as opposed to screaming around that stage.
just my .02.

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Updated On: 7/23/06 at 11:23 PM

on tour, it is staged. on broadway, it isn't staged. the fact that they play a bit is known and expected.. what they do, however, is not, and it is genuine.

the adlibs were started on tour as a schtick with Bruce and was carried over for John Pinnette and became much "officially" scripted when JP wtook over. It started on Broadway when Bruce took over and it has pretty much taken hold here and isn't scripted... they are allowed to play there and aren't punished for it.

the same applies..

with todd susman, it was a character choice.. him being endeared by Edna. With John Pinnette and Stephen deRosa, it was genuine laughter.. and with Blake Hammond and Stepehan deRosa, it is genuine if they laugh.. it boils down to them knowing how to make the other crack up. With JP Dougherty and Jim j Bullock, it is staged.

That's what I thought. There's no sense trying to make it come off as if it's not Broadwayguy, I'm not saying it's bad, just saying we know that it's gonna happen.

i HAVE seen shows where they havent cracked up... IF they want to adlib, it has a designated spot where the MUSIC and structure of the song allows it. If you know the song, you know the ONLY place that it COULD happen. The only instance where it has been discussed and intentionally staged is with JP Dougherty and Jim J Bullock..