'Hairspray' in Finland Production Photos
'Hairspray' in Finland Production Photos
#1'Hairspray' in Finland Production Photos
Posted: 6/3/07 at 11:11pm
I came across these photos of the Finnish production of 'Hairspray' on the lighting designer's website!
http://www.pallelight.com/images.php?val=171
Take a look. Some of the designs are actually pretty interesting!
Anyone understand the bears? 
Updated On: 6/3/07 at 11:11 PM
mateo
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/8/06
#2re: 'Hairspray' in Finland Production Photos
Posted: 6/3/07 at 11:14pm
the jail sets are neat.
-Adam Shankman.
"I haven't left this building since Windows 3.1!"
"Celebrating a birthday this week: Rene Descartes is 412! Do you know who he is? Then why are you watching this show? You could probably get into college and even get one of those job things. As for the rest of us; Amanda Bynes is 22! Yay!"
-E!'s "The Soup"
#2re: 'Hairspray' in Finland Production Photos
Posted: 6/3/07 at 11:14pmHaha I love Tracy's jail cell. I don't know what's up with the bears either. Maybe it's from "Good Morning Baltimore?" Or they changed "I Can Hear The Bells" to "I Can Hear The Bears."
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#3re: 'Hairspray' in Finland Production Photos
Posted: 6/3/07 at 11:17pmthe sets are neat, there are vids on youtube, and it looks like they completely destroyed the point of the show. tracy and motormouth are each about 120 pounds. seaweed's not even really black...it just goes on and on.
#4re: 'Hairspray' in Finland Production Photos
Posted: 6/3/07 at 11:18pmTry finding a black person in Finland!
TheatreDiva90016
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#6re: 'Hairspray' in Finland Production Photos
Posted: 6/3/07 at 11:18pm
The bears are for Good Morning, Baltimore.
The whole thing is kind of freaky as they hardly have any actors of color in Finland, and their MMM was quite thin, and their Edna was quite frightening.
There are clips SOMEWHERE on the site that I've linked, but I can't seem to find them. But you can here Welcome to the 60's in Finnish!
Finnish Hairspray
mateo
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/8/06
#7re: 'Hairspray' in Finland Production Photos
Posted: 6/3/07 at 11:19pm
It's not as bad as some illegal production from italy...
I saw production photos and they use Black Face.
-Adam Shankman.
"I haven't left this building since Windows 3.1!"
"Celebrating a birthday this week: Rene Descartes is 412! Do you know who he is? Then why are you watching this show? You could probably get into college and even get one of those job things. As for the rest of us; Amanda Bynes is 22! Yay!"
-E!'s "The Soup"
TheatreDiva90016
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#8re: 'Hairspray' in Finland Production Photos
Posted: 6/3/07 at 11:20pm
Now I know why Tracy looks so shocked on the logo.
Black face?!
mateo
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/8/06
#9re: 'Hairspray' in Finland Production Photos
Posted: 6/3/07 at 11:22pm
http://www.delfo.forli-cesena.it/aqaos/HAIRSPRAY/foto.htm
click cast
-Adam Shankman.
"I haven't left this building since Windows 3.1!"
"Celebrating a birthday this week: Rene Descartes is 412! Do you know who he is? Then why are you watching this show? You could probably get into college and even get one of those job things. As for the rest of us; Amanda Bynes is 22! Yay!"
-E!'s "The Soup"
BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#10re: 'Hairspray' in Finland Production Photos
Posted: 6/3/07 at 11:23pm
Horrid design. Too busy -- how did anyone follow any of the action taking place in front of all that focus-pulling set design?
It simply looks like a waste of budget. Too much.
#11re: 'Hairspray' in Finland Production Photos
Posted: 6/3/07 at 11:23pmyeah Black Face?! i think there was an illegal production in mexico? ill post the link somewhere. it was from TMUIC or something. or is that the one in italy?
#12re: 'Hairspray' in Finland Production Photos
Posted: 6/3/07 at 11:23pmI just really don't understand why Tracy is so skinny.
#13re: 'Hairspray' in Finland Production Photos
Posted: 6/3/07 at 11:24pmHas anyone heard about this movie version they are coming out with?!?
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mateo
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/8/06
#14re: 'Hairspray' in Finland Production Photos
Posted: 6/3/07 at 11:26pm
The italian Edna Tonnarelli looks like Liam Kyle Sullivan in the "Muffins" video.
-Adam Shankman.
"I haven't left this building since Windows 3.1!"
"Celebrating a birthday this week: Rene Descartes is 412! Do you know who he is? Then why are you watching this show? You could probably get into college and even get one of those job things. As for the rest of us; Amanda Bynes is 22! Yay!"
-E!'s "The Soup"
#15re: 'Hairspray' in Finland Production Photos
Posted: 6/3/07 at 11:27pmmateo, that web-site you posted will haunt my dreams forever. it reminds me of a scary clown movie. is black face when they put black makeup on whit people? yeahhh....that's politically correct...and whats up with the same person playing motormouth and velma!? jeez....
BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#16re: 'Hairspray' in Finland Production Photos
Posted: 6/3/07 at 11:32pm
Alessandra Catania plays Motomouth
Alessandra Cucchi plays Velma
Though they are both named Alessandra, they are both different women.
#17re: 'Hairspray' in Finland Production Photos
Posted: 6/3/07 at 11:33pm
is black face when they put black makeup on whit people?
Oh god. What are they teaching you kids these days?
(Besides not enough grammar.)
millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#18re: 'Hairspray' in Finland Production Photos
Posted: 6/3/07 at 11:34pm
If you scroll down to the bottom:
Gwen, la prostituta...
MARGHERITA PERSIANI
When was there a prostitute in the show? Is she replacing the "flasher who lives next door"?
#19re: 'Hairspray' in Finland Production Photos
Posted: 6/3/07 at 11:35pmi actually have great grammar, it's just easier to write in short-hand on the computer, and that's what most people do.
TheatreDiva90016
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#20re: 'Hairspray' in Finland Production Photos
Posted: 6/3/07 at 11:43pmThe prostitute is in the Big Doll House.
#21re: 'Hairspray' in Finland Production Photos
Posted: 6/3/07 at 11:47pmDoes anyone know if the 'Hairspray' creative team flew out to see this production? I wonder what their thoughts were!
TheatreDiva90016
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#22re: 'Hairspray' in Finland Production Photos
Posted: 6/3/07 at 11:50pm
MMM in Finland... SKINNY!
wicked4life51
Broadway Star Joined: 6/20/04
#23re: 'Hairspray' in Finland Production Photos
Posted: 6/4/07 at 12:00ami love the set , really creative i like the costumes to
wicked4life51
Broadway Star Joined: 6/20/04
#24re: 'Hairspray' in Finland Production Photos
Posted: 6/4/07 at 12:03amthis guys work is amazing if you look at the gallery and the other shows he has done i love it
Boq101
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/20/06
#25re: 'Hairspray' in Finland Production Photos
Posted: 6/4/07 at 12:12amBoth productions look illegal to me, I just think that if you were to put up Hairspray somewhere else it would be like Wicked, each one the same, and if this were done with the same people in charge of it here, they could have someone here learn to show in Finnish and then perform there, it's not a new idea at all. Besides, if it took this long for Hairspray to go to London, I doubt they already opened officially in Finland.
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