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NBC's Hairspray Live (December 7th)
It's that time of year again when NBC put together a musical. This year it is Hairspray
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hairspray_Live! Looking forward to this. I loved last year's The Wiz. ITV2 are airing it December 9th. |
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It's that time of year again when NBC put together a musical. This year it is Hairspray
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hairspray_Live! Looking forward to this. I loved last year's The Wiz. ITV2 are airing it December 9th. It’s good that ITV2 are airing it just 2 days after the US (no doubt with repeats over the Christmas period). Wasn’t it this time last year ITV did their own, with The Sound of Music? I haven’t heard of them doing another this year, and they seem to by pushing Hairspray Live on ITV2 quite a lot, so maybe they’ve just decided to stick with a US import, but boost its profile a bit. |
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Yes they did and it rated well. Shame ITV never did another one this year.
I wasn't keen on the grease one. The production style bugged me. In fact, out of all the US live musicals, i have only ever liked The Wiz. But i am confident about this one due to the cast. Most of them all come from musical theatre backgrounds ( the guy who is playinh Edna actually won a tony for his work on hairspray a few years ago) so they haven't just cast a bunch of people for name sake. |
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Looking forward to this. It seems like they're sticking very close to the stage version - albiet it dropping 'Big Dollhouse'.
I do wonder though, will the Van Tussle's get their redemption at the end, or will they remain out of You Can't Stop the Beat as they do in the film? |
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Looking forward to this. It seems like they're sticking very close to the stage version - albiet it dropping 'Big Dollhouse'.
I do wonder though, will the Van Tussle's get their redemption at the end, or will they remain out of You Can't Stop the Beat as they do in the film? ![]() https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzpDWMDnlmw Travolta will be a tough act to follow for me. Looking forward to it. |
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Thanks for that. Good to see they're using that version. The tweak for the movie was fine - it worked in its own right, but I think I prefer the stage version (with the Von Tussles being included.)
As for the Edna's... well Travolta did a good job, and Harvey is no slouch - should be fun. BTW I saw Brian Conoly in the role - just as good.
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[quote=LudwigVonDrake;84783892]Thanks for that. Good to see they're using that version. The tweak for the movie was fine - it worked in its own right, but I think I prefer the stage version (with the Von Tussles being included.)
As for the Edna's... well Travolta did a good job, and Harvey is no slouch - should be fun. BTW I saw Brian Conoly in the role - just as good. [/QUOTE]I saw Michael Ball do it in. He was great as well |
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Wow I can imagine he'd be great belting out You Can't Stop the Beat.
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Wow I can imagine he'd be great belting out You Can't Stop the Beat.
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I am watching it live now
Already been a few cock ups with the lead actress's mic. Production is gorgeous though. |
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Here's a Facebook live stream by NBC showing different camera angles as they are being broadcast on the network.
https://www.facebook.com/HairsprayLi...8658363307730/ |
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It really is proving to be a great event
and some of the casting and performances is even better than the movie. The movie was too guilty of stunt casting. |
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Everything was great from start to finish.
But boy was I disappointed in YCSTB That dialogue right in between it before Edna's and Maybelle's solos. Why? It just ruined it, it got hype, then died down, then expect to be all hype again. Dissapointed in that really, is my favourite song as well
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Too many adverts...
Also all the OB's to different places and the annoying host.. |
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Too many adverts...
Also all the OB's to different places and the annoying host.. I think the OB's were done to extend the time of the broadcast and they had connection to the show such as Baltimore (my hometown and doesn't need explanation), Houston (the actress was from there), Atlanta (I think the director was from there and was a fundraiser) and Philadelphia (where a national dance show was based). Early this week they sent out a notice telling stations that the production was scheduled to air from 8-10:55pm. They were going to give the time back to affiliates to do what they want. Still the show came in a minute short. It was a good show. |
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Watched some of the clips on Youtube. Jennifer Hudson was incredible on "I Know Where I've Been".
Did anyone who watched it spot Ricky Lake? Look forward to seeing the whole thing. I see they've announced next year's show as "Bye Bye Birdie" with J-Lo! That'll be interesting.
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Yeah, Bye Bye Birdie was announced a little while ago. I was never really keen on the movie with Ann Margaret. But i will still check it out. But it's not got me bursting at the seams.
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just watched the whole show on YouTube i thought it was brilliant
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I'm looking forward to this even though nothing will ever beat the John Waters version I LOVED that film and used to watch it every day as a kid!
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I really enjoyed it, technically excellent again and well cast and I just love how much fun it is- Never get bored of watching it
The only thing that ruined it was the ridiculous interludes from the random presenter-Not needed and best suited to a backstage show imo but otherwise really entertaining |
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I really enjoyed it, technically excellent again and well cast and I just love how much fun it is- Never get bored of watching it
The only thing that ruined it was the ridiculous interludes from the random presenter-Not needed and best suited to a backstage show imo but otherwise really entertaining |
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I was really disappointed with Hairspray Live. I loved Grease Live, but this one wasn't as enjoyable. Too many people with annoying voices (like Edna). The only things I really enjoyed was Jennifer Hudson and Derek Hough who surprised me.
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I saw this last night. About ten minutes of it. What a load of rubbish.
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I saw this last night. About ten minutes of it. What a load of rubbish.
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I thought it was very disappointing. There was a huge gap between the talent of Jennifer Hudson and Kristen Chenoweth and the rest of the cast. The new discovery playing Tracy gave it a good go but wasn't really up to scratch (or up to the right level of fitness as she was out of breath halfway through the first number!). I found Link very wet and Ariana Grande totally miscast as Penny. The staging was messy and the big numbers lacked punch. Much as it was great to see Harvey Fierstein reprise Edna, I got the impression he was phoning it in a bit.
Think I'll stick to seeing my theatre live on stage! |
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That'll be interesting.