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Nikki Blonsky acting again

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Nikki Blonsky acting again#1
Posted: 7/23/17 at 6:28pm

Anyone here follow her on instagram ? She posted to her story that she's in a show called stuffed on Broadway . Anyone heard anything else about it

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Nikki Blonsky acting again#2
Posted: 7/23/17 at 7:06pm

I think Stuffed is playing Off Broadway sometime soon it's a Lisa Lampenelli project.

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Nikki Blonsky acting again#3
Posted: 7/23/17 at 7:41pm

Stuffed begins performances in early October in the downstairs theatre at the Westside Theatre.

http://westsidetheatre.com

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Nikki Blonsky acting again#4
Posted: 7/23/17 at 8:31pm

It seems she has only gotten roles that only have to do with her size. That is incredibly sad and kind of f*cked.

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Nikki Blonsky acting again#5
Posted: 7/23/17 at 8:48pm

Margo319 said: "It seems she has only gotten roles that only have to do with her size. That is incredibly sad and kind of f*cked.

"I forgot about her and true what Margo said! What has she been doing for the last 10 years after Hairspray?

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Nikki Blonsky acting again#6
Posted: 7/23/17 at 8:53pm

Robbie2 said: ""I forgot about her and true what Margo said! What has she been doing for the last 10 years after Hairspray?"

According to Wikipedia, she became a hair dresser.

It'd be ironic if it wasn't kind of sad.

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Nikki Blonsky acting again#7
Posted: 7/23/17 at 9:00pm

Anyone here follow her on instagram ? She posted to her story that she's in a show called stuffed on Broadway . Anyone heard anything else about it?

Gurl, Nikki ain't in no Broadway show. That play is more-or-less Off-Off-Broadway!

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Nikki Blonsky acting again#8
Posted: 7/23/17 at 9:45pm

And? There are some amazing shows off off Broadway. She is doing what she loves again, that is the most important thing.

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Nikki Blonsky acting again#9
Posted: 7/23/17 at 9:56pm

It's just funny that she's trying to say she's in a Broadway show. While great theater isn't just on Broadway, there's definitely a status that comes with being on Broadway.

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Nikki Blonsky acting again#10
Posted: 7/23/17 at 10:06pm

Well, she is right down the street from Kinky Boots....which is a Broadway show. I'll allow it. laugh

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Nikki Blonsky acting again#11
Posted: 7/23/17 at 10:08pm

Margo319 said: "It seems she has only gotten roles that only have to do with her size. That is incredibly sad and kind of f*cked.

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Isn't that the case for most Tracys?

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Nikki Blonsky acting again#12
Posted: 7/23/17 at 10:25pm

BroadyFosse, yes, it's not Broadway, but it's also not less than off-Broadway. The Westside Theatre's a reputable place; Lampanelli has a following; and the show was pretty well-received when it was done by the WP Project last season. How is it more Off-Off than Off?

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Nikki Blonsky acting again#13
Posted: 7/24/17 at 12:27am

Lampanelli has a following

Is it Trump and his family? I can't think of anyone else who'd follow that poor excuse of a human being.

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Nikki Blonsky acting again#14
Posted: 7/24/17 at 12:33am

I can't tell if she's hyping herself up by using the "Broadway" label, or if she genuinely doesn't know what qualifies as a Broadway show. Either way, depressing to see frown

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Nikki Blonsky acting again#15
Posted: 7/24/17 at 9:38am

I actually wanted to see this. I don't know much about Lisa L. Just thought show sounded interesting.

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Nikki Blonsky acting again#16
Posted: 7/24/17 at 9:40am

Margo319 said: "And? There are some amazing shows off off Broadway. She is doing what she loves again, that is the most important thing.

Right?! Good for her - no shame in off-off-broadway, regional theatre, festivals, etc.

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Nikki Blonsky acting again#17
Posted: 7/24/17 at 10:08am

>According to Wikipedia, she became a hair dresser.
>It'd be ironic if it wasn't kind of sad.

I don't understand, so people aren't allowed to have normal lives? The Hollywood system is what it is and the Broadway-one is even more narrow (ask ANY minority). I wish she had been in the NBC Live version because she is a way better fit. I'm still trying to understand why she wasn't given a cameo but whatever. Given the track ahead of most insta-fame celebrity she impresses because she is doing something with her life. She has wonderful voice and charisma for days, who says she isn't perfectly happy doing what she is doing now?

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Nikki Blonsky acting again#18
Posted: 7/24/17 at 11:52am

She did an interview saying that no one from hairspray reached out to her and that hey kind of forgot her. I'm going to find the link and post it

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Nikki Blonsky acting again#19
Posted: 7/24/17 at 11:53am

http://toofab.com/2017/07/20/why-hairspray-star-nikki-blonsky-wasnt-in-nbc-live-musical-but-was-still-excited-about-it-exclusive-interview/

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Nikki Blonsky acting again#20
Posted: 7/24/17 at 12:03pm

Robbie2 said: "I forgot about her and true what Margo said! What has she been doing for the last 10 years after Hairspray?"

She did a Lifetime movie; a web series for MTV; and a few indie films (The English Teacher with Julianne Moore, an adaptation of the YA novel Geography Club, and others). She also was the lead in an ABC Family series, Huge, developed by Winnie Holzman, but it only lasted one season. Plus she had guest spots on Ugly Betty and Smash. Her career pretty much dried up around 2011-12, but earlier this summer her new film with Burt Reynolds and Chevy Chase played the Tribeca Film Festival.

She gets a lot of crap around here for her (admittedly desperate and obnoxious) posts to celebrities saying, "Hey, it's Nikki Blonsky from Hairspray..." but I always found her charming and sweet and endearing on camera. Hopefully this run off Broadway will open some new doors for her.

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Nikki Blonsky acting again#21
Posted: 7/24/17 at 12:31pm

"that hey kind of forgot her." I dunno how that is even remotely possible.

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Nikki Blonsky acting again#22
Posted: 7/24/17 at 2:42pm

"They never reached out to me. I think they kind of forgot me, which is fine. We all have our moment in the sun," the 28-year-old actress told TooFab in an interview.

Without bringing up details, she pretty much closed many doors on herself quite quickly. She starred in the enormously successful 2007 film version of HAIRSPRAY which starred more than a handful of superstars AND was produced by the same team that produced the NBC Live Event version of HAIRSPRAY. HOW COULD THEY POSSIBLY FORGET HER?

She knows all too well why she was not included as do Ricki Lake and Marissa Jaret WInokur who weren't "forgotten."

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Nikki Blonsky acting again#23
Posted: 7/24/17 at 2:46pm

Again? She's been in other things since Hairspray...

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2284889/?ref_=nv_sr_1

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Nikki Blonsky acting again#24
Posted: 7/24/17 at 3:08pm

Again? She's been in other things since Hairspray...

We're not questioning that, amigo. The topic is why she was excluded from any participation in last year's HAIRSPRAY Live! NBC TV EVENT. Both former Tracy's had cameos in the live broadcast but Nikki didn't to which her response is she was forgotten. Really, girl?

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Nikki Blonsky acting again#25
Posted: 7/24/17 at 3:13pm

BrodyFosse123 said: "We're not questioning that, amigo. The topic is why she was excluded from any participation in last year's HAIRSPRAY Live! NBC TV EVENT. Both former Tracy's had cameos in the live broadcast but Nikki didn't to which her response is she was forgotten. Really, girl?"

The topic is that she is acting again. The tangent is Hairspray participation.