Whats up with hairspray's Velmas (not april fools)
Whats up with hairspray's Velmas (not april fools)
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Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/04
#1Whats up with hairspray's Velmas (not april fools)
Posted: 4/1/08 at 12:35pmI just read on broadway.com that karen mason is taking over as Velma von tussle next week. I could have sworn that Mary Birdsong JUST started in the role, and before her michelle pawk also had a fairly short run. Whats going on?
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#2re: Whats up with hairspray's Velmas (not april fools)
Posted: 4/1/08 at 12:41pmCrabs.
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"I haven't left this building since Windows 3.1!"
"Celebrating a birthday this week: Rene Descartes is 412! Do you know who he is? Then why are you watching this show? You could probably get into college and even get one of those job things. As for the rest of us; Amanda Bynes is 22! Yay!"
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#2re: Whats up with hairspray's Velmas (not april fools)
Posted: 4/1/08 at 8:37pmThat shouldn't be as funny as it is.
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#3re: Whats up with hairspray's Velmas (not april fools)
Posted: 4/1/08 at 9:19pm
From Playbill.com
Bow and Exalt: Karen Mason is Hairspray's Next Velma Von Tussle
By Adam Hetrick
and Andrew Gans
28 Mar 2008
Karen Mason will earn the title of "Miss Baltimore Crabs" when the MAC Award-winning performer joins the Broadway company of Hairspray April 8.
Mason assumes the role of the dementedly devious Velma Von Tussle in the Broadway production (Mary Birdsong is the current Velma; she exits April 6).
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