I know Page Six isn't always a reliable source, but figured this was worth a mention. Would he be Bloom or Bialystock?


http://www.nypost.com/seven/11022006/gossip/pagesix/we_hear_______pagesix_.htm

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for obvious reasons

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I just puked in my mouth, then I cracked up laughing

heehee that makes me laugh

He's playing Roger De Bris.

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I am suprised that Oscar is back into Max, I would think they would have tried to get a 'big' name

Yikes.

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*cough, cough*

Man, Hasselhoff needs a straightjacket and about a bazillion quaaludes, he's just all kinds of crazy.

Vegas and Hasselhoff seems like a natural fit. I wonder if he is hoping to get a role in Mamma Mia?

Hasselhof has one distant connection with the ABBA guys. He had a hit with "Hooked on a feeling" in the 80's/90's. His version is for some reason one of the most viewed videos on the unmentionable site. This version of the song was a big international hit for swedish singer Björn Skifs in the 70's, although it was a cover of a 60's song. Björn Skifs sang the part of the arbiter on the concept album for Chess. Ok quite distant.

Updated On: 11/4/06 at 12:39 PM

I heard from one source "The Producers" is only going to be 70 mins. not 90 min. They are starting off wtih 7 shows. That way they do not have to double cast the show. If they do two shows a night they have to double cast the show. Since David H. is considered the star of the show he will be expected to do every show. From the way the press release was worded, David H. is premiering the show in Las Vegas. Then they will probably go with two shows and not have a big name star as the lead.

As for Phantom, they got approval from equity to go 95 mins. The main reason it needed the extra 5 mins, I believe is due to the chandelier which takes a while to assemble. I have not timed it, but I would guess maybe 3 mins. or more.

I think they asked David H. to star in the show, because he is very popular in Europe, specially Germany. This is a tourist town and that is why the shows are in the hotels. Our Performing Arts Center is not supposed to be completed until 2012.

I think they may be using "The Producers" like a headliner show. So that is why 70 min. Only time will tell if it is 70 or 90 mins. Just my thoughts. :)


Yours,

Carolyn

I realize the choice of David Hasselhoff might seem odd at first, but I think it's a perfect fit for Las Vegas.

If they had cast Hasselhof as Edna, "Hairspray" might still be running at the Luxor. I also think DH would have been fabulous portraying the monkey music box in the Venetian's Phantom.

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Mamma Mia is and always has been the full version...