Vanessa Hudgens is Gigi (Officially)
Vanessa Hudgens is Gigi (Officially)
RW3
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#2Vanessa Hudgens is Gigi (Officially)
Posted: 9/10/14 at 2:33pmOh boy. The pitchforks and torches are going to be raised today!
Smaxie
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/26/05
#3Vanessa Hudgens is Gigi (Officially)
Posted: 9/10/14 at 2:38pmShe was great in the reading over the summer.
RW3
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#4Vanessa Hudgens is Gigi (Officially)
Posted: 9/10/14 at 2:42pmSmaxie, you went to the workshop? How was it?
#5Vanessa Hudgens is Gigi (Officially)
Posted: 9/10/14 at 2:45pm
I don't have any feelings on her either way.
I hate Gigi though.
#6Vanessa Hudgens is Gigi (Officially)
Posted: 9/10/14 at 2:45pmShe's going to be amazing. Hope this show will be a success!
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#7Vanessa Hudgens is Gigi (Officially)
Posted: 9/10/14 at 2:47pmTrying to see why it is being done again as it flopped years ago.
#8Vanessa Hudgens is Gigi (Officially)
Posted: 9/10/14 at 2:49pm
""My mom's name is Gina, her nickname's been Gigi. We have a dog named Gigi. Gigi is very prevalent in our lives," she says, laughing."
Well, there you go.
#9Vanessa Hudgens is Gigi (Officially)
Posted: 9/10/14 at 2:55pmI really hope I'm proven wrong. After all, Corbin Bleu was in IN THE HEIGHTS and he was really good in that. Maybe Hudgens is hiding something from us that we never knew before when it comes to her singing.
#10Vanessa Hudgens is Gigi (Officially)
Posted: 9/10/14 at 3:05pmLet this be a great surprise like Keke...
#11Vanessa Hudgens is Gigi (Officially)
Posted: 9/10/14 at 3:05pmLet this be a great surprise like Keke...
Sutton Ross
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#12Vanessa Hudgens is Gigi (Officially)
Posted: 9/10/14 at 3:16pmHas anyone ever seen her perform live? If so, how was she?
Owen22
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/24/11
#13Vanessa Hudgens is Gigi (Officially)
Posted: 9/10/14 at 3:20pmOddly, the press release leaves out her biggest musical theatre stage role, Mimi in "Rent" at the Hollywood Bowl opposite Aaron Tveit. I liked her very much, she had a natural ability that I thought, with work, she might be a contender sometime soon. Maybe that time has come...
#14Vanessa Hudgens is Gigi (Officially)
Posted: 9/10/14 at 3:22pmI'll probably see this when it's at the Kennedy Center, but I don't particularly care for the show.
#15Vanessa Hudgens is Gigi (Officially)
Posted: 9/10/14 at 3:24pmIf they've officially cast her she must not be that bad. Maybe her previous work just never let on the extent of her talents.
#16Vanessa Hudgens is Gigi (Officially)
Posted: 9/10/14 at 3:27pm
#17Vanessa Hudgens is Gigi (Officially)
Posted: 9/10/14 at 3:42pm
Oddly, the press release leaves out her biggest musical theatre stage role, Mimi in "Rent" at the Hollywood Bowl opposite Aaron Tveit.
No, it doesn't. Paragraph 8.
I thought she was quite good in Thirteen (the film, not the musical). Haven't seen or heard her sing in the last 9 years since High School Musical, so I can't really judge her qualifications on that. I can only guess people want to hate her because she was in High School Musical, but I consider it pretty irrelevant to this casting.
Add me to the anti-Gigi clan. I've seen the film several times hoping it will suddenly click with me, but it never has. Not sure how it won Best Picture over Auntie Mame. I also much preferred South Pacific and Damn Yankees, neither of which were nominated for Best Picture.
blaxx
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
#18Vanessa Hudgens is Gigi (Officially)
Posted: 9/10/14 at 3:43pmI'd be more concerned about producers and investors putting in millions in a show like Gigi than who plays the title role.
#19Vanessa Hudgens is Gigi (Officially)
Posted: 9/10/14 at 3:45pm
If they've officially cast her she must not be that bad. Maybe her previous work just never let on the extent of her talents.
But, then why did they hire Carly Rae Jepsen in Cinderella or Wendy Williams in Chicago?
Vanessa has a pretty voice, but idk if it's strong enough for a classic show like this.
Ranger Tom
Leading Actor Joined: 7/6/14
#20Vanessa Hudgens is Gigi (Officially)
Posted: 9/10/14 at 3:45pm
I'm sorry. Just can't go there. This has been a slippery slope. I'm waiting for them to announce Mylie Cyrus and Taylor Swift in the Wicked movie. Of course, by the time they get that done, those two will be too old. Sorry, just feeling very cynical today.
Sutton Ross
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#21Vanessa Hudgens is Gigi (Officially)
Posted: 9/10/14 at 3:46pmWow, a lot of people seem to hate Gigi. I don't know anything about it. What are people's issues with the show?
Smaxie
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/26/05
#22Vanessa Hudgens is Gigi (Officially)
Posted: 9/10/14 at 3:52pm
This blog post elucidates some of the usual objections to Gigi, and provides a compelling defense.
http://selfstyledsiren.blogspot.com/2014/02/gigi-1958-defense.html
#23Vanessa Hudgens is Gigi (Officially)
Posted: 9/10/14 at 3:53pm
^^^^^^
It's kind of a boring story, and not exactly in line with modern progressive thinking. There are some gorgeous songs though, and the original film was very sumptuous, so much so that that pretty much became the sole purpose of the movie (to give the Freed-unit style musicals a grand going out picture). I still say the best parts are the settings/costumes and the arrangements by Andre Previn.
The stage score also has some wonderful additions that I love but I don't think anyone else cares for.
Owen22
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/24/11
#24Vanessa Hudgens is Gigi (Officially)
Posted: 9/10/14 at 4:09pm
Wow, either we are looking at different releases but I see nothing about Rent in paragraph 8 I would say I was wrong as I can't believe they'd leave that out, but I honestly don't see that in what I'm looking at...
We're talking about the Bway World release,right?
Updated On: 9/10/14 at 04:09 PM
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