Megan Hilty as Amber in "Hairspray"- Page 2

[Becoz_i_knew_you21]

Posted: 8/5/06 at 1:32pm

Well how old was LBB when she did it?
If you go to the best musical theater school in the country, yes, your college credit's do mean a lot. Anyway, Megan being in the showcase got her to where she is right now.
Updated On: 8/5/06 at 01:32 PM

[donna_darko_23]

Posted: 8/5/06 at 2:13pm

About Haylie - I'm not a fan of her, although I perfer her over Hilary. I do know that Haylie was "Summer" in Napoleon Dynamite, and she had a recurring role the last season (if not previous one also) of 7th Heaven.

[bwayboi0101]

Posted: 8/5/06 at 6:55pm

Amber and the "Nicest Kids in Town" are sophmores in High School. So I am guessing they are 16. In the script Corny says "Hey Sophmores and sophmores at Heart" during the dance.

I do not think Megan Hilty would be too old for Amber, shes only 25. There have been some council girls in their late 20's early thirties. Stage Makeup can do a lot :)

So I am guessing Megan Hilty as Amber is just a rumor?

[The Distinctive Baritone]

Posted: 8/5/06 at 7:18pm

Belated reply here...I'm not saying one's college theater credits are worthless, but when you're competing against seasoned Equity actors, directors and casting directors aren't going to be terribly impressed by all of the leading roles you played in school. That said, if it is a prestigious institution like Carnegie Mellon, having leading roles from there on your resume may make it easier for you to get called in for an audition, but ultimately you're still just "a kid who just got out of college." Megan Hilty was very lucky she got seen in that showcase. Or course, it also helps that she's very talented, because ultimately it's not what's on your resume that matters, but what you can do.

[Swiftynifty15]

Posted: 8/5/06 at 7:42pm

Where did you find this information about Megan Hilty joining the Hairspray cast?

[elphaba432]

Posted: 8/5/06 at 8:52pm

OMG! Megan Hilty is such a sweetie! I hope she does Hairspray I think Glinda and Amber are similar, so she would do very well! I hope she does it.

[Matthewjames]

Posted: 8/19/06 at 5:06pm

i think megan is very talneted and loved her take on glinda and in vanities.

but she doesn't look young enough to play penny is all. jeez

i would love to see her as cathy in "The last 5 years" though

[Becoz_i_knew_you21]

Posted: 8/19/06 at 5:09pm

"i would love to see her as cathy in "The last 5 years" though"

I second that.

[Trekkie2]

Posted: 8/19/06 at 5:18pm

Haylie just did a movie with her sister that came out yesterday. Looks crapy. BTW, any other rumors on who might take over as Amber?

[VonTussleGirl]

Posted: 8/19/06 at 6:12pm

I haven't heard any rumors, but something tells me that Kate Wetherhead (u/s Olive & Logainne in Bee) could do the role justice - if she could dance it.

[Doogie]

Posted: 8/19/06 at 6:34pm

Wetherhead is doing Legally Blonde on broadway, I believe

[Becoz_i_knew_you21]

Posted: 8/19/06 at 6:40pm

"Wetherhead is doing Legally Blonde on broadway, I believe"

What role is she playing or understudying?

[alliez92092]

Posted: 8/19/06 at 7:07pm

You don't need to be a great dancer to play Amber though, because she's not supposed to be good. As long as you can master the steps your fine.

[MTVMANN]

Posted: 8/19/06 at 7:38pm

Off-topic,

but on all the Haylie Duff stuff that I've seen of her on MTV, E! and Access Hollywood where she and her sister are promoting their new movie, I've never heard them mention Hairspray even once.

[Becoz_i_knew_you21]

Posted: 8/19/06 at 8:45pm

"but on all the Haylie Duff stuff that I've seen of her on MTV, E! and Access Hollywood where she and her sister are promoting their new movie, I've never heard them mention Hairspray even once."

I was watching E! New(don't judge me) and Hilary was on Ryan Seacrest's radio show. She said she was pretty lonely because her sister was in New York doing a PLAY. I hate it when people call musical's plays.

[kenmarksnj]

Posted: 8/19/06 at 9:21pm

I don't know if Kate will appreciate me spewing this information out there but it's not a big deal...

wethergirl will be playing chutney wyndham in legally blonde and a sorority girl in act 1.

and to answer this entire post...

when haylie duff departs hairspray, becky gulsvig, who played the role before haylie, will return until she departs for legally blonde as well.

[Fosse76]

Posted: 8/20/06 at 12:11am

Amber should be 15 if she's a sophomore. And college roles mean very little to casting directors. Once when I worked for a producer my job was to review resumes for the show. I was to ignore all non-professional work. The Meg Hilty example is a bad example, because they actually saw her. If she had auditioned independently there would be no reason to think she still would not have been cast. Casting directors are generally unimpressed by college experience. Someone from Juillliard isn't any more likely to be cast than someone from Northwestern (unlike the business world, where colleges are important). It's all about the talent (theoretically).

[nibbleme]

Posted: 8/20/06 at 12:11am

SO here's a question...what has/is poor Becky doing while Haylie plays her role now? Kind of crappy of them to send her to a 'time out" while little miss comes in??

[BtMartin25]

Posted: 8/20/06 at 12:29am

Megan doesn't really LOOK like amber. you know?

[singtopher]

Posted: 8/20/06 at 12:44am

Megan reads much older than 25 on stage.

[Becoz_i_knew_you21]

Posted: 8/20/06 at 1:01am

"Megan reads much older than 25 on stage."

Megan does looks older than 25 on stage. It's like how Laura Banati could play Maria in the Sound Music at 19, that's the mature I mean.
Updated On: 8/20/06 at 01:01 AM

[balletandbroadway]

Posted: 8/20/06 at 11:39pm

"SO here's a question...what has/is poor Becky doing while Haylie plays her role now? Kind of crappy of them to send her to a 'time out" while little miss comes in??"

I was with a group in NYC a few weeks ago and she came in and talked about her role in Hairspray and talked to us about how she came to New York and auditioned for Hairspray 6 times before coming in. She said that she's taking a break before starting rehearsals for "Legally Blonde" where she's u/s Elle Woods. She also said that the likely hood of her going back to "Hairspray" soon isn't likely

[BtMartin25]

Posted: 8/21/06 at 12:03am

^ that's sad.

HAylie Duff MUST DIIIIE!

[Becoz_i_knew_you21]

Posted: 8/21/06 at 12:07am

^
I know that sound's immature but, I agree. I feel so bad for Becky.

[balletandbroadway]

Posted: 8/21/06 at 12:14am

She was really upset to have left. She left on that week's Sunday and I met her the same week Wednesday so she hadn't been gone too long but she seemed really upset that she had to leave... Damn people trying to put names on Broadway. We did get the chance to see Haylie perform later that day and I must say that she was awful... especially in "Cooties"