Who's Your Favorite "Edna" in HAIRSPRAY?

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 8/17/07 at 4:17pm

Sorry if this has already been posted; I searched and didnt' find anything.

For me, it would be between Harvey Fierstein and John Travolta (if he counts).

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 8/17/07 at 4:20pm

DIVINE of course!

"How about a fabulous frock just for me?"

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 8/17/07 at 4:22pm

On stage:

Harvey Fierstein
Jon Pinette
Paul Vogt

Film: Divine and John Travolta (duh!)

[shesamarshmallow]

Posted: 8/17/07 at 4:22pm

All my friends who've seen all the cast changes love Blake Hammond.

Paul is on the cover of Broadway Magazine! I was so excited.

[jess20882]

Posted: 8/17/07 at 4:23pm

you're kidding about john travolta, right? i couldn't STAND him in the movie...which is a shame because i usually love him.

if we're talking stage ednas, it has to be between harvey fierstein and (don't hate me) paul c vogt.

[SNLMedia]

Posted: 8/17/07 at 4:25pm

Stage - hard to say, I loved all the Ednas, but Paul Vogt is my current favorite.

Screen - Divine, but I'm enjoying more and more of the little things John does each time I see the film.

[purpleprince101]

Posted: 8/17/07 at 4:41pm

Harvey and Blake Hammond

I did like Travolta though

[Elphaba3]

Posted: 8/17/07 at 4:46pm

Jerry O'Boyle was wonderful.

[willact4food]

Posted: 8/17/07 at 4:46pm

is everybody forgetting Bruce Vilanch? He was my first and favorite Edna!

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 8/17/07 at 4:51pm

Who is Bruce Vilanch? Isn't he a colleague of Shaiman & Midler? That's a law firm in Long Island, is that correct?

[burnsy]

Posted: 8/17/07 at 5:06pm

Blake Hammond hands donw.

He was the only one that kicked leg in "Welcome to the sixties" and I LOVE that.

[NathanLaneStalker]

Posted: 8/17/07 at 5:16pm

Bruce Vilanch was a fantastic Edna. But, out of ALL the Ednas (Including Divine) It has to be Harvey. He was perfect.

[Mistress_Spouzic]

Posted: 8/17/07 at 5:31pm

John Pinette is my favorite with Paul Vogt and Blake Hammond very close behind.

Harvey and Bruce were probably my least favorites.

[JP2]

Posted: 8/17/07 at 5:43pm

Film: John
Stage: Paul

LOVE Paul. He's fabulous.

[JohnBoy2]

Posted: 8/17/07 at 5:47pm

Divine. Nobody comes close.

[mateo]

Posted: 8/17/07 at 5:47pm

You can't list your name JP!!

:)

[JP2]

Posted: 8/17/07 at 5:49pm

Pfft, my name is Jon. JON.

[wickedrentq]

Posted: 8/17/07 at 6:35pm

Having never seen Harvey, hands-down, it would be John Pinette.

Really did not like Bruce Vilanch.

[javertim]

Posted: 8/17/07 at 6:45pm

Favorite to least:

Harvey (perfection)
John Pinette (VERY close second)
Blake Hammond
Paul C. Vogt
Bruce Vilanch
J.P. Dougherty

I'd love to see Meaney (like that will happen) or Davidson go on, the latter of whom made an incredible Wilbur.

[alliez92092]

Posted: 8/17/07 at 7:12pm

Stage: Harvey, with Bruce Vilanch in a close second.
Film: Divine. I could not stand Travolta.

[Brave Sir Robin2]

Posted: 8/17/07 at 7:59pm

Travolta was one ugly woman. He was awful, and couldn't do anything to make me happy.

Harvey will always be #1.

[Not Barker, Todd.]

Posted: 8/17/07 at 11:10pm

Harvey Firestein

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 8/17/07 at 11:25pm

Just watched Blake Hammond's Edna. Wow! He WAS a great Edna. Another example that you didn't need to alter your male voice to make Edna "all woman".

His kick in "Welcome to the 60's" was sensational as was his addition of those glasses for Edna.

Sheer perfection!

That DiGarmo girl should have originated Penny on Broadway. Talk about fitting the role like a glove. She didn't lose ONE laugh and her line deliveries were sharp. Her vocal stylings in the "You Can't Stop the Beat" number were -- 'nuff said. Wow! Too bad Kerry Butler was around back then instead of this DiGarmo girl.

[FranzRelax]

Posted: 8/17/07 at 11:31pm

Just watched Blake Hammond's Edna. Wow!

- How'd you see it!?!

[Flaunt It]

Posted: 8/18/07 at 6:36am

Blake is currently playing Edna at Music Theatre of Wichita