John Travolta's brush with Broadway

[HughE2030]

Posted: 12/19/07 at 11:20am

Travolta was honored last week at a party thrown by Bernadette Peters and Glenn Close to toast John Travolta's star turn as Edna Turnblad in the film version of "Hairspray" - for which he just received a Golden Globe nomination. Read more here for who else was there and why the article ended with the line "Those Broadway people can be such bitches."

http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2007/12/19/2007-12-19_john_travoltas_brush_with_broadway_.html

[South Fl Marc]

Posted: 12/19/07 at 11:36am

That is too funny. It's probably true too.I wonder which one of the two would be the top.

Personally, I thought John Travolta was the weak part of Hairspray.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 12/19/07 at 11:43am

Watch what you say- John Travolta has sued for much less.

[nmartin]

Posted: 12/19/07 at 11:46am

I don't think that article is Scientology-approved.

[uncageg]

Posted: 12/19/07 at 11:52am

Love that quip!

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 12/19/07 at 1:30pm

I heard that one of Kelly Preston's pet peeves is when John leaves Crumms on the bed.

[Calvin]

Posted: 12/19/07 at 1:34pm

Hey, the twin sex thread is back!

Wait...

[Timmer]

Posted: 12/19/07 at 5:40pm

volta has at least one Broadway credit himself: a show in the 70s (before "Kotter") called "Over Here" featuring the two then-surviivng Andrews Sisters and set in World War II. (Kind of a fun show -- I saw it.)

All the songs were written to bear some resemblance to Big Band tunes. Travolta played a drummer and he did a song called "Dream Drummin'" which sounded a good bit like "Take the A Train."

If you ever get a chance to get the album, you might enjoy it.

One of those really fun Broadway shows that nobody ever produces.