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[Broadway Flash]

Posted: 9/9/24 at 11:19am

Hairspray Stars Marissa Jaret Winokur, Kerry Butler and Laura Bell Bundy Reunite for New Off-Broadway Show.  
New World Stages November 2 - December 8

https://people.com/hairspray-stars-marissa-jaret-winokur-kerry-butler-laura-bell-bundy-reunite-for-new-off-broadway-show-exclusive-8708077

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 9/9/24 at 11:26am

Ah, sir. Times is hard.

[Dan6]

Posted: 9/27/24 at 3:05am

Saw this tonight in LA and my wife and I both had an absolute blast. It's kind of all over the place in trying to create a (very loose) narrative structure, and it could definitely use a director, but it's still a treat seeing these three women...whose close friendship and connection over 20+ years feels very genuine...rattle off show tunes, joke with each other, and tell stories for 90 minutes. And Kerry Butler in particular sounds fantastic. Overall a very fun and unexpectedly moving evening.  

Updated On: 9/27/24 at 03:05 AM

[darquegk]

Posted: 9/27/24 at 11:12am

I say this not as a put-down but as a genuine thought: this seems more sustainable and ultimately profitable as a podcast than as a cabaret.

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 9/27/24 at 11:20am

darquegk said: "I say this not as a put-down but as a genuine thought: this seems more sustainable and ultimately profitable as a podcast than as a cabaret."

A live cabaret show generates ticket sales which equals to profit so the ladies made some money. A podcast, unless enormously successful and sponsored, generates zero income. Any podcast that has zero sponsors mentioned, is generating zero money. 

[SongandDance2]

Posted: 9/27/24 at 12:33pm

It seems not too dissimilar from something like The Midtown Men, collectively capitalizing on their association with one particularly beloved show to book gigs around the country. Another example would be Broadway Princess Party that became the Disney Princess concerts. This sounds a little more like a "3-for-1-woman show" (to attempt to coin a phrase), using their joint and individual experiences and relationship to give it more story to hang onto than a typical concert. Assuming a relatively small cost to run the show, I could imagine a few of these each month paying the bills and giving some nice exposure to some very talented performers. Nice work if you can leverage your resume to get it (to fail at coining another phrase).

[KJisgroovy]

Posted: 9/27/24 at 1:39pm

I saw them do this and thought it was pretty delightful. I will say... seeing all three on stage sort of makes one of them look a good deal less talented than the other two... even as all three are lovely stage presences.

[degrassifan]

Posted: 9/27/24 at 5:31pm

I saw this last night. It wasn't what I was expecting, but I had fun! All three women were amazing, but when you put them together, you can definitely tell two are more talented than one. Again, all three were incredible! 

[RippedMan]

Posted: 9/27/24 at 5:52pm

We're all wondering who the third is...

But in all fairness, I think this a great idea. If people can still pimp out the success of Jersey Boys, why not this?

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 9/27/24 at 6:42pm

Let’s just say, 2 are seasoned vocalists and one just likes to sing. Nothing wrong with that. 

[VintageSnarker]

Posted: 9/27/24 at 7:35pm

Do they only do the post-show meet and greet for those with VIP tickets? I was curious but not enough to drop $300 for those seats.

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 9/30/24 at 5:51pm

 

[Listener]

Posted: 9/30/24 at 10:00pm

Does Kerry sing anything from Xanadu?

This looks fun. Wish it were starting in NY earlier though.

[blaxx]

Posted: 9/30/24 at 11:28pm

BrodyFosse123 said: "Let’s just say, 2 are seasoned vocalists and one just likes to sing. Nothing wrong with that."

Yeah, but she has a Tony.

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 10/1/24 at 12:16am

blaxx said: "BrodyFosse123 said: "Let’s just say, 2 are seasoned vocalists and one just likes to sing. Nothing wrong with that."

Yeah, but she has a Tony."

So did Rex Harrison. What’s your point? 

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 10/1/24 at 12:29am

blaxx said: "BrodyFosse123 said: "Let’s just say, 2 are seasoned vocalists and one just likes to sing. Nothing wrong with that."

Yeah, but she has a Tony."

Tony Awards are for the best actor, not the best singer.

[Dan6]

Posted: 10/1/24 at 12:30am

Listener said: "Does Kerry sing anything from Xanadu?

She does a bit of "Suddenly," but not the whole song.  

[Listener]

Posted: 10/1/24 at 9:20am

That's all?

Booo. I never got to see Xanadu live and was excited at the thought of hearing her fun take on ONJ. Her vocals were perfect in that show.

Wonder why she'd shy away from it?

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 10/1/24 at 10:20am

Listener said: "That's all?

Booo. I never got to see Xanadu live and was excited at the thought of hearing her fun take on ONJ. Her vocals were perfect in that show.

Wonder why she'd shy away from it?"

The show is shared by 3 performers. All 3 ladies don’t sing entire songs but samplings as there is a large amount of dialogue that takes place. It’s not a full-on concert of just songs - they share stories and sing a short bit of a song connected to the show they’re referencing.  

[Hairspray0901]

Posted: 11/11/24 at 1:45pm

This was a BLAST. Seeing the three of them on stage together was such a treat. I didn’t discover Hairspray (or a love of Broadway for that matter) until 2006 so the OBC was long gone. I still listen to the OBCR often so it was just such a surreal moment to see the three of them in those role, together, 20+ years later.   

It was full of joy, energy, and a lot of laughs. It was just what I needed after these past few days. I highly recommend theatre fans see this - especially if you like Hairspray, Legally Blonde, Wicked, or any of Kerry Butler’s several shows. 
 

Also  - they all came out of the stagedoor afterward and couldn’t have been any kinder. 

[Jonathan Cohen]

Posted: 11/11/24 at 2:55pm

BrodyFosse123 said: "blaxx said: "BrodyFosse123 said: "Let’s just say, 2 are seasoned vocalists and one just likes to sing. Nothing wrong with that."

Yeah, but she has a Tony."

So did Rex Harrison. What’s your point?"

It's at least 34 years too late, but a night with Harrison alternating between singing and telling stories about people like Elizabeth Taylor, Audrey Hepburn, and Laurence Olivier actually sounds pretty amazing. 

[Producer2]

Posted: 11/12/24 at 4:34pm

What a delight to hear Marissa sing the Hairspray catalog again as fantastic as ever!!!  Kerry and Laura Bell are fabulous as ever!!!  They get to sing all the songs they’re known for that you want to hear and all the songs they’ve ever wanted to sing on stage.  Got to enjoy Legally Blonde, Xanadu, Little Shop, Ruthless, Grease, and the rest of their repertoire all over again!!!  Nostalgic and heart warming.  Meeting them after is the cat’s pajamas!!!!

[verywellthensigh]

Posted: 11/12/24 at 8:14pm

Jonathan Cohen said: "BrodyFosse123 said: "blaxx said: "BrodyFosse123 said: "Let’s just say, 2 are seasoned vocalists and one just likes to sing. Nothing wrong with that."

Yeah, but she has a Tony."

So did Rex Harrison. What’s your point?"

It's at least 34 years too late, but a night with Harrison alternating between singing and telling stories about people likeElizabeth Taylor,Audrey Hepburn, and Laurence Olivieractually sounds pretty amazing."

Or a one-person show by someone who worked on Doctor Doolittle.  It could be titled "Rex Harrison is a Massive C**t and Here's Why."

 

[Theater3232]

Posted: 11/13/24 at 6:58pm

Updated On: 11/13/24 at 06:58 PM

[BoringBoredBoard40]

Posted: 11/13/24 at 8:43pm

Producer2 said: "What a delight to hear Marissa sing the Hairspray catalog again as fantastic as ever!!! Kerry and Laura Bell are fabulous as ever!!! They get to sing all the songs they’re known for that you want to hear and all the songs they’ve ever wanted to sing on stage. Got to enjoy Legally Blonde, Xanadu, Little Shop, Ruthless, Grease, and the rest of their repertoire all over again!!! Nostalgic and heart warming. Meeting them after is the cat’s pajamas!!!!"

so what do you do on the show?