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Old 30-11-2016, 17:48
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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.
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Old 01-12-2016, 12:42
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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.
I’ll be watching this one with the wife... having said that I thought the Greece one very enjoyable.
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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Old 01-12-2016, 13:08
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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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Old 01-12-2016, 22:47
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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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Old 03-12-2016, 20:00
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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?
This may answer that for you....spoiler alert

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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Old 03-12-2016, 22:32
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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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Old 04-12-2016, 03:29
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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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Old 04-12-2016, 18:37
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Wow I can imagine he'd be great belting out You Can't Stop the Beat.
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Old 04-12-2016, 19:10
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Wow I can imagine he'd be great belting out You Can't Stop the Beat.
Oh he was.
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Old 08-12-2016, 01:09
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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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Old 08-12-2016, 01:35
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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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Old 08-12-2016, 02:31
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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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Old 08-12-2016, 03:57
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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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Old 08-12-2016, 04:08
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Too many adverts...

Also all the OB's to different places and the annoying host..
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Old 08-12-2016, 04:28
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Too many adverts...

Also all the OB's to different places and the annoying host..
There were a lot of advertisements. I think there were 11 breaks - probably less than what would air during a typical evening in prime time.

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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Old 08-12-2016, 19:04
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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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Old 08-12-2016, 19:07
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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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Old 08-12-2016, 20:28
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just watched the whole show on YouTube i thought it was brilliant
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Old 09-12-2016, 12:28
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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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Old 09-12-2016, 23:12
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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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Old 10-12-2016, 10:07
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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
I wasn't keen on that either. NBC got the idea from FOX's live version of Grease as they had something similar. I am not interested in what goes on backstage. Well i am but not during the actual show. I think it's ruins the focus and takes you out of the story too much through doing that.
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Old 10-12-2016, 10:56
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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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Old 10-12-2016, 10:57
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I saw this last night. About ten minutes of it. What a load of rubbish.
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Old 10-12-2016, 11:02
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I saw this last night. About ten minutes of it. What a load of rubbish.
In what way was it based on 10 minutes?
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Old 10-12-2016, 17:07
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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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