Paula Abdul set for In The Heights
Paula Abdul set for In The Heights
LittleBitRacist
Featured Actor Joined: 12/5/04
#1Paula Abdul set for In The Heights
Posted: 3/25/10 at 6:09pm
http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2010/03/exclusive-paula-abdul-star-broadway-show
Was this known about already?
rmusic11322
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/07
#2Paula Abdul set for In The Heights
Posted: 3/25/10 at 6:15pmDaniela? Even though she should be playing Camila, age-wise.
"Oh look at the time, three more intelligent plays just closed and THE ADDAMS FAMILY made another million dollars" -Jackie Hoffman, Broadway.com Audience Awards
#3Paula Abdul set for In The Heights
Posted: 3/25/10 at 6:16pmI wonder if she'll eventually be replaced by Ellen DeGeneres?
#4Paula Abdul set for In The Heights
Posted: 3/25/10 at 6:18pm
IdinaBellFoster, she would be Camila according to the article..Bianca something from CHICAGO is apparently rumored to be Daniela this summer
Updated On: 3/25/10 at 06:18 PM
husk_charmer
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/19/06
#5Paula Abdul set for In The Heights
Posted: 3/25/10 at 6:44pm
Bianca Marroquin.
Apparently all the other women who've played Diana were unavailable to replace Priscilla Lopez.
http://www.youtube.com/huskcharmer
TheatreFan4
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/12/09
cactusb
Chorus Member Joined: 9/14/04
#7Paula Abdul set for In The Heights
Posted: 3/25/10 at 6:58pmand one of my all time favorite Broadway musicals officially jumps the shark.
broadwaybabe1234
Stand-by Joined: 5/3/09
#8Paula Abdul set for In The Heights
Posted: 3/25/10 at 7:11pmi didn't know in the heights is closing... or going to.
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#9Paula Abdul set for In The Heights
Posted: 3/25/10 at 7:12pmUm.....did she have to sing during the audition? Paula can't sing Camilla's song. Seriously this is BAD!!!!!
"The sexual energy between the mother and son really concerns me!"-random woman behind me at Next to Normal
"I want to meet him after and bang him!"-random woman who exposed her breasts at Rock of Ages, referring to James Carpinello
#10Paula Abdul set for In The Heights
Posted: 3/25/10 at 7:28pmIs this even OKAY? What the ****?
Into the Woods, Beauty and the Beast, RENT, Mamma Mia!, Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde, Evita (with Julia Murney), Hairspray (with Paul Vogt), Peter and the Starcatchers (with Christian Borle), Lion King, Altar Boyz, Legally Blonde (with Lauren Zackrin).
#11Paula Abdul set for In The Heights
Posted: 3/25/10 at 7:31pmThis has to be a liability nightmare too. Good luck getting her to show up not under the influence.
"The sexual energy between the mother and son really concerns me!"-random woman behind me at Next to Normal
"I want to meet him after and bang him!"-random woman who exposed her breasts at Rock of Ages, referring to James Carpinello
#12Paula Abdul set for In The Heights
Posted: 3/25/10 at 7:42pmUgh. To add insult to injury in regards to such a lackluster theatre season.
ABoyLikeThat
Featured Actor Joined: 8/13/05
#14Paula Abdul set for In The Heights
Posted: 3/25/10 at 8:15pmAnd people complain about other casting news. Paula cannot sing. This is hilarious if true.
husk_charmer
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/19/06
#15Paula Abdul set for In The Heights
Posted: 3/25/10 at 8:42pmDoes Camilla's dreadful song really require much singing? I thought Lopez was wasting her talent in the show.
http://www.youtube.com/huskcharmer
#16Paula Abdul set for In The Heights
Posted: 3/25/10 at 9:08pmNOOOOO!! Hopefully, if true, she will start after I see it.
#17Paula Abdul set for In The Heights
Posted: 3/25/10 at 9:19pm
"To quote Liz Lemon...what the WHAT?"
lol
and you just know people are going to go just for the spectacle. if they can.
"it's a dirty little war"
KirbyCat
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/23/08
#18Paula Abdul set for In The Heights
Posted: 3/25/10 at 9:46pmHonestly guys, this is what everybody was saying about Bleusnavi. But he turned out to be phenomenal. Give it a chance.
#19Paula Abdul set for In The Heights
Posted: 3/25/10 at 9:56pmYes, but Paula CANT sing live. Corbin can. Plus, Paula has never acted and Corbin has. Paula always seemed messed up on pills. IF anything this will draw people in to see a possible trainwreck. I have no idea what creative team would hire her for a live stage production.
"The sexual energy between the mother and son really concerns me!"-random woman behind me at Next to Normal
"I want to meet him after and bang him!"-random woman who exposed her breasts at Rock of Ages, referring to James Carpinello
TheatreFan4
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/12/09
#20Paula Abdul set for In The Heights
Posted: 3/25/10 at 9:56pmYeah, but Paula is a proven drunken nut job who can't sing.
#21Paula Abdul set for In The Heights
Posted: 3/25/10 at 10:34pmThe show is horrible. If it wouldn't be as bad as it is, I'd go see Paula in a heartbeat.
"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one".
-Felicia Finley-
PiraguaGuy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
#22Paula Abdul set for In The Heights
Posted: 3/25/10 at 10:40pmEmbarrassing.
Formerly SirNotAppearing - Joined 3/08
#23Paula Abdul set for In The Heights
Posted: 3/25/10 at 10:46pm
"Yeah, but Paula is a proven drunken nut job who can't sing."
i am not defending the choice, but i have to say, Paula's thing is not drink. it is pills. pain pills. she was in a helicoper or plane accident with emelio estevez when they were married, and coupled with her years and years of dance and coreography she has been in constant pain. had surgeries, etc. i know she has become a joke, and i agree sometimes it is hard to take, but people don't realize what chronic pain is. i have a sister who needs needles like paula, in the stomach tissue to even block some of it out. not pretty. the pain killers she takes obviously knock her for a loop.
people forget at one time she was a sought after coreographer and thought of as a supreme talent.
she can tap dance like nobody's business as well. or at least used to.
again, i agree it is a "jump the shark" moment, but just wait. it is going to one of two ways.
"it's a dirty little war"
#24Paula Abdul set for In The Heights
Posted: 3/25/10 at 10:55pm^ How is tap dancing gonna help her in this show? The character of Camila hardly dances at all in the show. It's more of an acting role, which Paula has never done (or if you want Bruno to count).
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