#1
Posted: 11/27/08 at 10:45am
So Apparently HAIRSPRAy 2 is Happening...
#2
Posted: 11/27/08 at 10:48am
The British Invasion? Dear Sweet Jesus.
EXPLAIN!
EXPLAIN!
#3
Posted: 11/27/08 at 10:53am
So is it opening with Good Morning Liverpool this time?
"There's nothing good on. The media hates Christmas. The media loves vampires, though. Maybe they will show a Twilight Christmas."
-Danmeg's 10 year old son.
-Danmeg's 10 year old son.
#4
Posted: 11/27/08 at 10:56am
What? They are continuing the story with a natural progression in history!?!?!?!?
#5
Posted: 11/27/08 at 11:44am
I think with the original team on board...I feel some relief that it's in good hands
#6
Posted: 11/27/08 at 11:49am
I am glad it involves the original creative team, but I honestly think a sequel is not necessary. Some things are just better without the sequel!
"We like to snark around here. Sometimes we actually talk about theater...but we try not to let that get in our way." - dramamama611
#7
Posted: 11/27/08 at 12:45pm
As much as I agree that sequels don't tend to work, I just love Hairspray. The music and the characters are so great! I could stand a little more hairspray action in my life. This could be good!
#8
Posted: 11/27/08 at 1:01pm
I agree a sequel is unnecessary, but two things in that article made me hopeful for the production for once:
1) the involvement of John Waters
2) Naturally progressing the time period to the late 60's
think of the time period Across the Universe had and what they did with it, in the hands of Waters and the Hairspray crew I think it's possible to make something really good out of this. First it was the Baltimore Teens against segregation, now it's them vs. the Vietnam War. The late 60's was a moment in time that provides a lot of material: hippies, british invasion, counterculture, sexual revolution, feminism, the summer of love, sociopolitical upheval and antiwar protests. I think Tracy, Link, Penny and Seaweed would fit right in!
1) the involvement of John Waters
2) Naturally progressing the time period to the late 60's
think of the time period Across the Universe had and what they did with it, in the hands of Waters and the Hairspray crew I think it's possible to make something really good out of this. First it was the Baltimore Teens against segregation, now it's them vs. the Vietnam War. The late 60's was a moment in time that provides a lot of material: hippies, british invasion, counterculture, sexual revolution, feminism, the summer of love, sociopolitical upheval and antiwar protests. I think Tracy, Link, Penny and Seaweed would fit right in!
You're reminding me of people you hear at the movies asking questions every ten seconds, "Who is that? Why is that guy walking down the street? Who's that lady coming up to him? Uh-oh, why did that car go by? Why is it so dark in this theater?" - FindingNamo on strummergirl
"If artists were machines, then I'm just a different kind of machine...I'd probably be a toaster. Actually, I'd be a toaster oven because they're more versatile. And I like making grilled cheese" -Regina Spektor
"That's, like, twelve shows! ...Or seven." -Crazy SA Fangirl
"They say that just being relaxed is the most important thing [in acting]. I take that to another level, I think kinda like yawning and...like being partially asleep onstage is also good, but whatever." - Sherie Rene Scott
"If artists were machines, then I'm just a different kind of machine...I'd probably be a toaster. Actually, I'd be a toaster oven because they're more versatile. And I like making grilled cheese" -Regina Spektor
"That's, like, twelve shows! ...Or seven." -Crazy SA Fangirl
"They say that just being relaxed is the most important thing [in acting]. I take that to another level, I think kinda like yawning and...like being partially asleep onstage is also good, but whatever." - Sherie Rene Scott
Updated On: 11/27/08 at 01:01 PM
#9
Posted: 11/27/08 at 1:44pm
well it sounds like it has the potential to be interesting
it shall be interesting to see who they choose to play Edna, since Travolta already said he is NOT going to do it
it shall be interesting to see who they choose to play Edna, since Travolta already said he is NOT going to do it
#10
Posted: 11/27/08 at 2:38pm
So MrSweetNAwful, it'll be like Hairspray without the spray?
The Best Thing Right Now: Hair Revival!
#11
Posted: 11/27/08 at 2:46pm
Hairbraids!
Hairflowerdecor!
Hippiehairthathasn'tbeenwashedinmonths!
It'll be Hair, but with the lightheartedness of Hairspray
Hairflowerdecor!
Hippiehairthathasn'tbeenwashedinmonths!
It'll be Hair, but with the lightheartedness of Hairspray
You're reminding me of people you hear at the movies asking questions every ten seconds, "Who is that? Why is that guy walking down the street? Who's that lady coming up to him? Uh-oh, why did that car go by? Why is it so dark in this theater?" - FindingNamo on strummergirl
"If artists were machines, then I'm just a different kind of machine...I'd probably be a toaster. Actually, I'd be a toaster oven because they're more versatile. And I like making grilled cheese" -Regina Spektor
"That's, like, twelve shows! ...Or seven." -Crazy SA Fangirl
"They say that just being relaxed is the most important thing [in acting]. I take that to another level, I think kinda like yawning and...like being partially asleep onstage is also good, but whatever." - Sherie Rene Scott
"If artists were machines, then I'm just a different kind of machine...I'd probably be a toaster. Actually, I'd be a toaster oven because they're more versatile. And I like making grilled cheese" -Regina Spektor
"That's, like, twelve shows! ...Or seven." -Crazy SA Fangirl
"They say that just being relaxed is the most important thing [in acting]. I take that to another level, I think kinda like yawning and...like being partially asleep onstage is also good, but whatever." - Sherie Rene Scott
Updated On: 11/27/08 at 02:46 PM
#12
Posted: 11/27/08 at 2:48pm
Light-hearted Hair? That would suck.
The Best Thing Right Now: Hair Revival!
#13
Posted: 11/27/08 at 2:53pm
Yeah, I mean when I watch Hairspray I'm like, "Man, if only this wasn't so light-hearted."
#14
Posted: 11/27/08 at 2:54pm
Well Hairspray's plot wasn't always fluff and comedy, the subject matter was pretty serious and they knew it, but it wasn't as dramatic as other segregation stories and I think they could use the same subject matter as Hair and Across the Universe, put the bizarre John Water/Hairspray spin on it, but also treat it seriously at some points.
Case in point: I Know Where I've Been
Case in point: I Know Where I've Been
You're reminding me of people you hear at the movies asking questions every ten seconds, "Who is that? Why is that guy walking down the street? Who's that lady coming up to him? Uh-oh, why did that car go by? Why is it so dark in this theater?" - FindingNamo on strummergirl
"If artists were machines, then I'm just a different kind of machine...I'd probably be a toaster. Actually, I'd be a toaster oven because they're more versatile. And I like making grilled cheese" -Regina Spektor
"That's, like, twelve shows! ...Or seven." -Crazy SA Fangirl
"They say that just being relaxed is the most important thing [in acting]. I take that to another level, I think kinda like yawning and...like being partially asleep onstage is also good, but whatever." - Sherie Rene Scott
"If artists were machines, then I'm just a different kind of machine...I'd probably be a toaster. Actually, I'd be a toaster oven because they're more versatile. And I like making grilled cheese" -Regina Spektor
"That's, like, twelve shows! ...Or seven." -Crazy SA Fangirl
"They say that just being relaxed is the most important thing [in acting]. I take that to another level, I think kinda like yawning and...like being partially asleep onstage is also good, but whatever." - Sherie Rene Scott
#16
Posted: 11/27/08 at 10:28pm
More Elijah Kelley?
I'm in.
I'm in.
#17
Posted: 11/27/08 at 10:33pm
I think it'd work if they don't sterilize it the way they took all of the bite off of the original film. Hell, the film version of the musical was even tamer than the Broadway version.
I guess it's good because where else can Nikki Blonsky get work?
I guess it's good because where else can Nikki Blonsky get work?
"[Gore] was widely perceived as arrogant. If you know something, you're not smart. You're a smarty-pants. It's annoying. People get annoyed with your knowledge. It goes back to high school, to not doing your homework ... 'There's something I should know, I don't know why I should know it but someone knows it and I don't. So I'm going to have to make fun of him now.'"
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