Um....John Travolta as Edna, Anyone?- Page 5

[Corine2]

Posted: 2/24/05 at 4:21pm

Dame Edna- BARRY Humphries is married with kids.
He would be so funny.
Just not as funny as Harvey.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 2/24/05 at 4:27pm

Wow! Could it be that Mr. Opening Night himself, Munkustrap, is approximately nowhere near as connected and plugged-in as he has tried to make us believe???? Say it isn't so! He was such a role model for the gay children!

And seriously, Corine, I don't think they're likely to want to take Edna T in a septuagenarian direction.

[Corine2]

Posted: 2/24/05 at 4:31pm

Just no one better diss Musto!
The man is the king of laughs.

[WISHIHADATONY]

Posted: 2/24/05 at 4:41pm

huh? Sorry but Charles Busch and Musto are not draws at the film box office. Neither is Fierstein. I suspect you were joking. :)

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 2/24/05 at 4:52pm

Neither is Travolta, a fact you seem to be willfully ignoring.

[newyorkuniq]

Posted: 2/24/05 at 5:56pm

He is more so than two no names.

[jonartdesigns]

Posted: 2/24/05 at 6:04pm

ya know newyorkuniq makes a good point kiddies. Lets face it one of the reasons that Chicago was so successful was the "all star cast" aspect. compared to say Phantom

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 2/24/05 at 7:10pm

Why do you people refuse to acknowledge that Travolta's presence has NOT been guaranteeing asses in movie theater seats? In fact, since the year 2000, it has been guaranteeing the opposite.

[Matt_G]

Posted: 2/24/05 at 7:15pm

I do think Travolta is a good actor. Those saying his name will get people to see the movie clearly don't know much about movies. Travolta's voice is fine and if he wants to do musicals than more power to him. But Edna is just not a role for him.

[newyorkuniq]

Posted: 2/24/05 at 7:43pm

Namo- Why do you refuse to acknowledge that any known film actor would get more people to see the movie than some unheard of washed up broadway star?

[magruder]

Posted: 2/24/05 at 7:54pm

It's true that he's had a string of not very good and not very successful movies of late. Still, I do think that there would be an audience for him in a film where he sings and dances, even as an overweight housewife. Part of the success, I think, of the terrific Pulp Fiction and the rather lousy Michael, were those dance scenes that figured heavily in the coming attractions for both movies.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 2/24/05 at 7:55pm

Not sure a person can be unheard of and washed up at the same time. BUT, if people stay away BECAUSE of the presence of a person (and some producers would argue was the common link in mr. travolta's stream of recent flops) then it could easily be argued that putting in no names and promoting the MOVIE instead of "X in Hairspray: The Musical" would pull in more people.

But you keep believing that somebody whose last several movies have hemmorhaged cash is a better bet than somebody nobody has ever heard of. Remember, the thing that was going to put asses in seats at A Chorus Line: The Movie, was the names. Your Landers Sister, your Michael Douglas.

[Matt_G]

Posted: 2/24/05 at 7:56pm

Speaking of the Landers Sisters....Velma & Amber, maybe?

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 2/25/05 at 9:59am

Okay, on the morning radio show I listen to, they were discussing this this morning - it's a mix station, not a group of Broadway experts by any means, but even they were saying it should be Harvey.

[sipos]

Posted: 2/25/05 at 10:40am

Yeah, it should.

Posted: 2/25/05 at 6:31pm

Personally, Im having a hard time *envisioning* John Travolta as a convincing woman, though I think its an interesting choice and Id love to see him attempt it. (maybe ill make a graphic! ha) It does say that this is just talks though, so it could be someone completely different by the time they settle on a cast.

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 2/25/05 at 6:45pm

Namo: What do you mean by:

"Wow! Could it be that Mr. Opening Night himself, Munkustrap, is approximately nowhere near as connected and plugged-in as he has tried to make us believe???? Say it isn't so! He was such a role model for the gay children!"

That doesn't make and sense and was completely uncalled for. All I said was that I wasn't aware that there were gay rumours surrounding Travolta. I don't see that your point is.

[playbill_signer_05]

Posted: 2/25/05 at 6:54pm

Urgh- I think it should be Harvey, or at least not John Travolta.... Not that he's a bad actor, I just think he is not good for the role of Edna. Just my opinion. Maybe he could be great at the role.

And sipos, I looove your icon.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 2/25/05 at 6:56pm

Count me out

This is as ridiculous as Hasselhoff playing the role

Posted: 2/26/05 at 1:45am

thanks 2 craig for having a decent size pic of harvey on Marissa's site for me to play with.

[Plum]

Posted: 2/26/05 at 1:46am

That's...terrifying. And I mean that only in the nicest way possible. :)

Posted: 2/26/05 at 1:50am

thanks.. i think? i wasnt doing it to be wonderful, its just supposed to be funny...

anyway, this is the original btw and the picture of John Travolta is in my fan photos if anyone wants to see that too.
Updated On: 2/26/05 at 01:50 AM

[zepka102]

Posted: 2/26/05 at 2:16am

hehe so that's what my possible costar is gonna look like...




good job mistress... you rock

Posted: 2/26/05 at 2:21am

do you want me to turn you into tracy?

[zepka102]

Posted: 2/26/05 at 2:22am

HAHAHA


i think i'll pass... you can turn me into link though