Haylie Duff in Hairspray?

[cubanpab]

Posted: 8/25/06 at 9:14pm

I saw Hairspray back in 2003 with the OBC, and both my wife (back then my girlfriend) and I loved the show. it was fun, it had good music, etc. We were in NYC this week and saw that Haylie Duff is now in the show?

Um... not trying to be negative... but she doesnt exactly strike me as the talented type... has anyone seen her in it? was it as bad as it would seem?

[neddyfrank2]

Posted: 8/25/06 at 9:19pm

Yes she is in it.

Yes she is awful.

[MrMidwest]

Posted: 8/25/06 at 9:23pm

Check this thread out

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardname=bway&thread=907687#2430153

[myManCape]

Posted: 8/25/06 at 9:31pm

If you search you will find many threads. Here is what I worte in the "Haylie Duff in Hairspay? Is this a joke?" thread :

Hairspray was sold out all 3 shows this weekend. Isnt that enough said? Producers are making their money, people are coming back to see the show again and young teen girls are going to theatre to see someone other than a green witch. I see nothing wrong with this. It worked on me, I went just to se Haylie and I must say, I honestly enjoyed her performance. Was she perfect? No. Was she the best possible person for the role? Probably not. Did she deliver a very good preformance? Yes. Will she get better as time goes on? Im sure. Haylie Duff is not killing Hairspary. She was no better and no worse than anyone else Ive seen in the role. Compared to some other stunt casting in recent years, I think she fit the show very well.

This is now the 3rd or 4th time i have posted the exact same thing. Try searching.

[Matthewjames]

Posted: 8/25/06 at 10:10pm

I wish people would chill
she's not that bad in the show
who pays to see amber anyway
..
..
she's not awful
not the best, but she was way better
than i thought she would be

[Aqualline2]

Posted: 8/25/06 at 10:21pm

Well think of it this way: do you pay to see Amber?

[theaterlover45]

Posted: 8/25/06 at 10:41pm

like i said on a previous thread like this, she definitely has gotten a lot better and is not all that bad.

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 8/25/06 at 10:45pm

she finally learned to sit VAGUELY still during bells and she managed to push the Vanities all the way across the stage.........


I won't touch anything else.

[JerseyScoundrel]

Posted: 8/27/06 at 6:53pm

I saw her today. To be honest, she was not that bad. She was very sweet at the stage door and took photos with people who asked. Hairspray is still a great show.

[ReNtHeAd04]

Posted: 8/27/06 at 7:35pm

i think she's absolutely adorable. i took as typical as it was, my 13 year old cousin to see it when she first started and she wasn't that bad. like everyone is saying, you don't pay to see amber. she is a talented girl, maybe not as talented as some of these other broadway stars, but she has something. she was also really sweeet at the stage door to everyone

[absolutely fabulous]

Posted: 8/28/06 at 12:23pm

I saw Haylie in last monday's peformance and I thought that she was pretty good. I went in thinking she'd be terrible but i was pleasantly surprised.