The Search for the Next Elle Woods: The Spoiler thread — Page 41

I don't know if this has been posted yet or not so forgive me if this is redundant. I have been reading this thread all season but never signed up but just joined so I could share this with all of you. Again, if it's redundant, I'm sorry.

There's a great article confirming some of the stuff people have been speculating about all season long (like people joining the tour and playing understudies and such). I'm really excited for all the girls, the top 4 all got something out of this. Just read it here:

http://www.theatermania.com/content/news.cfm/story/13642

Again, sorry if it's redundant. (Ok, not I'M being redundant, sorry!) Hope you guys enjoy this.

I was an Autumn fan but am SO proud of Bailey, she came a long way, and it looks like Autumn is getting something out of this as well. Break a leg to both!

Please, Autumn is clearly the better actress. Autumn is natural, while Bailey is a CLOWN. They obviously went with looks when choosing Elle, not acting or singing ability. If they went for the latter, Autumn would have won, hands down.

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i wouldn't be surprised.

and it wouldn't be bad thing either... he looks a LOT older than Bailey.

We need a Jerry Mitchell interview discussing why he chose Bailey. lol.

I'm referring the votes on Legallyblondethemusical.com. Lauren was WAY ahead.

Oh, I knew that. It was Bailey for a while, then Lauren, then after Lauren was eliminated it was Bailey again.

I actually loved Bailey tonight. The only thing Autumn can do better than Bailey is sing. I think Bailey outshone her in the acting, singing and plain old charisma department tonight.

That made no sense. You just contradicted yourself.

Sorry...I meant to say dancing. I corrected it!

If Bailey is so awful, why would the director and choreographer of the show choose her?

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These same "Broadway professionals" so to speak said that Rhiannon didn't have the vocal chops to play Elle, yet she is an Elle understudy on tour, that Lauren looked too young to play Elle, yet she is the first Elle understudy on tour, and that they didn't see Autumn as Elle Woods, yet she too, will be playing Elle Woods when Bailey needs to take a day off because she has never had this experience before. So that was not exactly a valid argument.

Also, these same "professionals" cast Jason Gillman as a Warner understudy, which makes no sense seeing as he is not even a little bit "hunky" and is way too old, and Gaelen as Vivienne understudy, who also looks too old, Andy Karl as Callahan understudy, who I hear did a PHENOMENAL job, but as people have pointed out before, who would resist being kissed by someone as hott as Andy Karl? Granted, they're all understudies, but on the days the leads call out, people are still paying 100 dollars plus to see a show where at least the actors don't look like they could be the character's mom or dad, or in Andy's case, son.

Updated On: 7/22/08 at 01:21 AM

So what's your point? Broadway professionals suck?

No, that's not my point at all. My point is that even the professionals aren't always correct in their decisions. I for one, hope she proves me wrong and think she does have potential, I was just making a point that your argument about them being professionals, therefore not making a mistake in casting, was not correct.

No I never said that. I was just agreeing that this time Broadway professionals chose instead of the American public, so people really can't complain as much.