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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2016 11:35:53 GMT
Kerry Ellis would be insane as Velma! Or Hilary O'Neil would be good. Evelyn Hoskins would be great as Penny. Fleur East could be good as Motormouth Maybelle. Scott Paige needs to be Edna someday. Kerry Ellis would be doing Wonderland so she probably wouldn't be able to do it. Also, I think the producers would want a name for Edna and Velma at least. I absolutely love Fleur East but she's quite big at the moment so I couldn't really see her doing it but I would love to! I think Mica Paris would do it as she did the tour of Love Me Tender and got great reviews! |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2016 12:56:05 GMT
Kerry Ellis would be insane as Velma! Or Hilary O'Neil would be good. Evelyn Hoskins would be great as Penny. Fleur East could be good as Motormouth Maybelle. Scott Paige needs to be Edna someday. Kerry Ellis would be doing Wonderland so she probably wouldn't be able to do it. Also, I think the producers would want a name for Edna and Velma at least. I absolutely love Fleur East but she's quite big at the moment so I couldn't really see her doing it but I would love to! I think Mica Paris would do it as she did the tour of Love Me Tender and got great reviews! I think they'd want names in it but it wouldn't necessarily matter which roles they were in. Beverley Knight would be insane as Maybelle too. And Kerry wouldn't be able to do it this time sadly. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2016 17:18:59 GMT
Jason Donovan as Edna?
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Post by stevej678 on Aug 23, 2016 17:29:10 GMT
If a charisma-free, wooden-as-a-plank Edna is what you're looking for, then Donovan is your man. 😜 |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2016 17:44:05 GMT
If a charisma-free, wooden-as-a-plank Edna is what you're looking for, then Donovan is your man. 😜 To be fair, I've never seen him in a show but I have heard decent reviews from him from Pricilla! |
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Post by HereForTheatre on Aug 23, 2016 18:14:58 GMT
What is Sophie Louise Dann doing? She was amazing as Velma in the original Curve production.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2016 19:01:02 GMT
What is Sophie Louise Dann doing? She was amazing as Velma in the original Curve production. Yeah she would be good but I think Hairspray is a show which will get celebrities on board atleast for the roles of Velma and Edna. |
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Post by stevej678 on Aug 23, 2016 19:14:26 GMT
If a charisma-free, wooden-as-a-plank Edna is what you're looking for, then Donovan is your man. 😜 To be fair, I've never seen him in a show but I have heard decent reviews from him from Pricilla! Saw him in Annie Get Your Gun where he got entrance applause but a much more muted reception at the curtain call. That captured his performance in a nutshell. His sing off with Emma Williams was a particular low point but his performance as a whole was just very flat. As for Hairspray in general, the first time I watched the show on the original UK tour, about fifteen minutes in I was thinking it really wasn't for me and that leaving at the interval was a distinct possibility. However, I gradually warmed to the show from there and ended up really enjoying it. Providing they don't cast Jason D this time around, I'll look forward to catching this production next year! |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2016 19:19:48 GMT
Yeah I really enjoy the show - it's a really fun filled show. The characters are great too (like Velma is a great character).
I know people complain about celebrity casting but I must admit I like it. I think for a role like Velma, a celebrity is good. Even somebody from like Michelle Collins, Zoe Lucker etc (I do like this actresses anyway) would be good if they have the acting and comedy skills. I think singing for Velma doesn't need to be exceptional as she only really has one main song and that doesn't need a set of pipes on her. However, a role like Maybelle needs an exceptional singer to sing that song "I know where I've been".
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Aug 23, 2016 19:30:01 GMT
To be fair, I've never seen him in a show but I have heard decent reviews from him from Pricilla! Saw him in Annie Get Your Gun where he got entrance applause but a much more muted reception at the curtain call. That captured his performance in a nutshell. His sing off with Emma Williams was a particular low point but his performance as a whole was just very flat. I'd call it an embarrassment. Anything she could do, Jason couldn't do better. His performance in the Priscilla tour was also painting by numbers. He was bored, we were bored with him. Move on Jase. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2016 19:38:39 GMT
I'm looking forward to seeing full tour dates
Is it only a few announced at the moment?
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Post by emeraldbaudelaire on Aug 27, 2016 6:40:42 GMT
Hopefully this goes to Belfast, I didn't manage to catch the last national tour and the curve production looks vastly different but I'd still like to cross Hairspray of my list.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2016 10:36:36 GMT
Where is the confirmation that this is happening?
Are tickets already on sale?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2016 12:23:47 GMT
Where is the confirmation that this is happening? Are tickets already on sale? This was announced back in March. I doubt they'll announce cast until next year but I'm really hoping they announce full tour dates soon?? |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2016 21:20:00 GMT
If Mica Paris didn't do Maybelle, if anybody has been watching the X Factor then you're see that a contestant called Relley C got, wrongly, voted off tonight but I think she'd be an amazing Maybelle in the tour next year. I can also see her being a good Deena in Dreamgirls or even a Rachel in The Bodyguard
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2016 8:05:37 GMT
This is who who I was talking about, she has a great voice and I think she could sing Maybelle's two songs very well. Thoughts?
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 24, 2016 8:45:40 GMT
No thanks!
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Post by talkstageytome on Oct 24, 2016 8:52:12 GMT
I'm not convinced either. She sounds fine but not extraordinary, and I Know Where I've Been is such a big number, which requires great acting too.
Being able to sing a song is different than being able to perform one in a musical.
Plus isn't she about young for the role? Don't remember if Maybelle's age is ever specified in the show but isn't she normally played by an older lady?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2016 13:35:27 GMT
Fair enough guys and I do honestly get where you're coming from. Maybelle has two huge songs in the show and the actress needs the chops to sing them. I feel like she could sing the songs (like above) but then again I am just annoyed as she was my favourite in X factor and I think it's a fix that she has gone home compared to other contestants....  |
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Post by talkstageytome on Oct 24, 2016 14:05:20 GMT
I don't watch xfactor but it's a shame your fave went home. A lot of talent show runners up end up in musicals eventually (for better or for worse) so anything could happen.
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Post by Being Alive on Oct 24, 2016 15:56:53 GMT
No thanks. Plenty of trained people that could do this (I mean lets just have Sandra Marvin back please - no one even comes close)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2016 16:31:08 GMT
I don't watch xfactor but it's a shame your fave went home. A lot of talent show runners up end up in musicals eventually (for better or for worse) so anything could happen. Haha thanks! I'm thinking of giving up watching it.... I think it is very fixed. What annoys me is that that lady went last night and there are so many worse people in the show (like a rapping middle aged woman for example) so that really annoys me that so won't even be on the tour when she deserves to be. Anyway rant over! Hopefully she'll do stuff in the future, half the time I quite like the pepeople from talent shows who go into musicals.... Brenda Edwards was amazing in Hairspray! |
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Post by Hamilton Addict on Oct 29, 2016 13:33:33 GMT
I feel your pain, George22. Relley C was one of my favourites as well, she did not deserve to go at all. Not sure Motormouth Maybelle is the right role for her though. I could definitely see her starring in The Bodyguard though. If you ask me, Ryan shouldn't have even made the live shows, he's awful. I am convinced Honey G is David Cameron in a wig.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2016 15:15:01 GMT
I feel your pain, George22. Relley C was one of my favourites as well, she did not deserve to go at all. Not sure Motormouth Maybelle is the right role for her though. I could definitely see her starring in The Bodyguard though. If you ask me, Ryan shouldn't have even made the live shows, he's awful. I am convinced Honey G is David Cameron in a wig. It's great to see someone who thinks EXACTLY the same as me!! Relley didn't deserve to be in the bottom two let alone go her, her voice is amazing. I'm so annoyed Shen won't be on the tour as that would open lots of opportunities for her! I can see what you mean wbout Motormouth not being an amazing role for her but I'd like to see go for an audition for it and see what she would be like singing those two, big songs that Maybelle sings. I also did think she'd be an amazing Rachel in The Bodyguard!!! If the show went on tour again, I'd like to see her be involved. I also said a possible Deena in Dreamgirls, in Sister Act and also she did be great in Motown singing those songs! Agree, Ryan should've never got to the live shows! He needs to go, can't sing and very arrogant. I think it could be a fix Relley went as the judges probably want a girl band in the show over someone who has a great voice. Honey G needs to go, it's boring now! Fair enough it was funny to begin with but when good singers go out of the show over her, it's not fair! |
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Post by Hamilton Addict on Oct 30, 2016 8:38:28 GMT
I feel your pain, George22. Relley C was one of my favourites as well, she did not deserve to go at all. Not sure Motormouth Maybelle is the right role for her though. I could definitely see her starring in The Bodyguard though. If you ask me, Ryan shouldn't have even made the live shows, he's awful. I am convinced Honey G is David Cameron in a wig. It's great to see someone who thinks EXACTLY the same as me!! Relley didn't deserve to be in the bottom two let alone go her, her voice is amazing. I'm so annoyed Shen won't be on the tour as that would open lots of opportunities for her! I can see what you mean wbout Motormouth not being an amazing role for her but I'd like to see go for an audition for it and see what she would be like singing those two, big songs that Maybelle sings. I also did think she'd be an amazing Rachel in The Bodyguard!!! If the show went on tour again, I'd like to see her be involved. I also said a possible Deena in Dreamgirls, in Sister Act and also she did be great in Motown singing those songs! Agree, Ryan should've never got to the live shows! He needs to go, can't sing and very arrogant. I think it could be a fix Relley went as the judges probably want a girl band in the show over someone who has a great voice. Honey G needs to go, it's boring now! Fair enough it was funny to begin with but when good singers go out of the show over her, it's not fair! I'm going to make an 'X Factor thread', so we can continue this conversation there.  |
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