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#51

Vanessa Hudgens is Gigi (Officially)

Posted: 9/12/14 at 10:39am

Wow, I'm surprised so many people hate Gigi. I worked on it in college and loved the role and the show.

I agree that it is set in a certain time period and yes, perhaps not in line with modern thinking. However, she was progressive and strong minded, certainly at least for her time.

I think the show is charming, romantic and sweet. Not that familiar with Vanessa Hudgens but I wish the team lots of success.

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#52

Vanessa Hudgens is Gigi (Officially)

Posted: 9/12/14 at 6:32pm

I'm excited for this show! I love the movie, music, and the sets/costumes of the film. The songs written for the Broadway adaptation weren't that great, but I loved "The Contract."

#53

Vanessa Hudgens is Gigi (Officially)

Posted: 9/14/14 at 9:19am

For those that haven't heard Vanessa Hudgens sing before, here you go


Vanessa Hudgens singing

#54

Vanessa Hudgens is Gigi (Officially)

Posted: 9/14/14 at 11:29am

I also don't get the appeal of Gigi. I adore Auntie Mame. There were lots of greats films in 1958, but Gigi is near the bottom of my list. I've tried to watch the film again several times in recent years and always lose interest. Hopefully, this broadway version will change my opinion.

#55

BuVanessa Hudgens is Gigi (Officially)

Posted: 9/14/14 at 11:55am

She has a great voice, but can she sing classically?

#56

BuVanessa Hudgens is Gigi (Officially)

Posted: 11/19/14 at 10:07am

First photo of Vanessa as Gigi
People First Look

#57

BuVanessa Hudgens is Gigi (Officially)

Posted: 11/19/14 at 10:10am

This previously flopped on Broadway. Add to that the fact that this piece is obviously aimed for an older demographic than Broadway wants now. The question is Why Do It?

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#58

BuVanessa Hudgens is Gigi (Officially)

Posted: 11/19/14 at 10:25am

Looks more Breakfast At Tiffany's than GIGI to me. Surely that isn't a costume from the show?

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#59

BuVanessa Hudgens is Gigi (Officially)

Posted: 11/19/14 at 11:53am

Maybe it is. Maybe the show has been brought into the 21 st Century. Wouldn't that be something Maxines could become a chic nightclub.

The beat goes on

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#60

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Posted: 11/19/14 at 12:01pm

Colette was a fascinating person, a woman who broke all manner of conventions, openly never in the closet bisexual, an author, actor, acrobat, gymnast, music hall performer, who was, at various times, both astonishingly independent and under the yoke of several of her husbands (including Villars, for whom she, like a great many other writers, ghost wrote, and whose labors made him a huge success) and lovers (both male and female), and, who, at a certain point in an apparent provocative mood as was her wont, vocally criticized feminism though her entire life was a struggle to live her life exactly how she pleased even at the risk of grand scandal and social ostracism.

All that on top of being a literary genius.

#61

BuVanessa Hudgens is Gigi (Officially)

Posted: 11/19/14 at 12:19pm

Saw the "Gigi" poster at the Kennedy Center on Sunday. I like the look of it! Didn't get a photo, but I found this one online:

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/70439181647865533/

#62

BuVanessa Hudgens is Gigi (Officially)

Posted: 11/19/14 at 2:02pm

Like the poster a lot! Although Gigi looks so much like Leslie Caron in it (not that that's nec. a bad thing)

#63

BuVanessa Hudgens is Gigi (Officially)

Posted: 11/19/14 at 2:56pm

If she changes the style and sings in her "pop" voice, I'll cry.

#64

Vanessa Hudgens is Gigi (Officially)

Posted: 11/19/14 at 3:08pm

#65

Vanessa Hudgens is Gigi (Officially)

Posted: 11/19/14 at 3:34pm

I love that artwork. I sincerely hope that the new book doesn't try to make the show "modern" and just sticks to the movie's style with the added songs. It's a beautiful movie with some of the best scenic design I've ever seen, and I would love to see it on stage.

#66

Vanessa Hudgens is Gigi (Officially)

Posted: 11/19/14 at 5:05pm

Well it's a lovely illustration of a ball gown from the 1950's. With a little tweaking it could even be from the 1860's (think hoop skirts from THE KING AND I). But no-one in the 1890's when Gigi is set wore a crinolined skirt like that (unless they were Queen Victoria stuck in the fashion of 30 years before). What was the correct silhouette for couture fashion in the 1890's? Well Cecil Beaton got it right in the movie GIGI. As did Freddy Wittop in the original HELLO DOLLY.

Here's hoping the costume designer for the actual show knows the difference.

#67

Vanessa Hudgens is Gigi (Officially)

Posted: 11/19/14 at 5:15pm

The poster looks more Funny Face (the movie) than GIGI.

Lovely but not reflective of the period at all.

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#68

Vanessa Hudgens is Gigi (Officially)

Posted: 11/19/14 at 5:22pm

Relax, literalists. Catherine Zuber's costumes for the production are spot-on.

#69

Vanessa Hudgens is Gigi (Officially)

Posted: 11/21/14 at 12:24pm

Heidi Thomas talks to EW.com about her adaptation for Gigi, and working with Vanessa Hudgens.
Heidi Thomas talks Vanessa Hudgens and reworking 'Gigi'

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#70

Vanessa Hudgens is Gigi (Officially)

Posted: 11/21/14 at 1:16pm

Great interview with Thomas. This appears to be in very smart hands.

#71

Vanessa Hudgens is Gigi (Officially)

Posted: 11/21/14 at 11:32pm

Seems like this is in very good hands. I'm digging the new changes. Sounds promising!

#72

Vanessa Hudgens is Gigi (Officially)

Posted: 11/22/14 at 8:04pm

Bringing Gigi into the 21 st century as opposed to turn of the century (20th) beggars the question: Why?

Why not redo Titanic and change the ending to avoiding the iceberg and arriving in NY today?

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#73

Vanessa Hudgens is Gigi (Officially)

Posted: 11/22/14 at 11:45pm

Mr Roxy, that's not what I got from the article, unless I misread. I think by 21st century, she meant making the story contemporary and comprehensible by a modern day audience.

#74

Vanessa Hudgens is Gigi (Officially)

Posted: 11/23/14 at 12:32am

This Gigi is still set in Paris near the turn of the 20th century.

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#75

Vanessa Hudgens is Gigi (Officially)

Posted: 12/19/14 at 1:11pm

First Look at Catherine Zuber's costumes, via the NY Times.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Catherine-Zuber-Previews-Costumes-from-Broadway-Bound-GIGI-20141219

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