I Think Tom Cruise Was At "Hairspray" Tonight

I decided to go see "Hairspray" tonight since it's closing in January and Harvey will be returning, so I would imagine tickets will become slightly harder to get. Anyways, the show was just sort of "blah." Wasn't horrible, but it just felt ... bland? I don't think it's a good sign when I found myself watching the ensemble more than the leads. The sets just seemed so boring and unimaginative - just not what I expected, I guess. At the end of the show they all came out to bow - as per usual - but one person stood up and was clapping. The man resembled Tom Cruise so much, and he was holding a little girl who resembled Suri. However, it just seemed weird that nobody was making a big hoopla over Tom Cruise being there, but maybe that's a good thing? Anyone else there tonight and notice Tom Cruise, or am I imagining this?

Wouldn't be surprised if it was him. I was at a performance a few years ago that Bruce Springsteen attended with his kids, and there was no hooplah in the theatre.

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I love Tom Cruise.

Yes, Foster, you ****ing idiot.

Seriously, Bruce Springsteen a Z-list celebrity? You really need to start curbing your willful ignorance before you blurt it out. I'm no diehard, but his concerts always sell out, he's still one of the most profitable/popular musical artists in America, and most people familiar with other facets of the Arts besides JUST theatre know who he is and what he looks like.

Granted, his blue-collar, adult, largely heterosexual fanbase may not include you (or me, for that matter), but for them, he's as huge a name as, say, Liza Minelli or Kristin Chenoweth might be for you.

Updated On: 10/25/08 at 01:16 AM

It looks like Tom and Katie are enjoying New York!

I see what you're saying, on the whole - Bruce Springsteen doesn't have a celebrity 'face' these days, i.e. is way less likely to be recognized by the general public than Tom Cruise who is a major celebrity.

That doesn't make him a Z-List celebrity at all, he's a legend, just not a 'face' of today.

Well, I didn't notice her, but I was also day dreaming, ha.

I saw Ana Ortiz from Ugly Betty, yesterday at All My Sons.

does anyone else find it completely ludicrous that a two year old is a big hairspray fan? or that she became a fan when the movie came out... when she was ONE years old?

i pity the theatregoers stuck sitting in her vicinity. i do not imagine she was quiet and attentive for the 2+ hour show.