Dick Latessa's final bow at Hairspray
Dick Latessa's final bow at Hairspray
broadwayguy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/03
#0Dick Latessa's final bow at Hairspray
Posted: 8/3/04 at 11:38am
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#1re: Dick Latessa's final bow at Hairspray
Posted: 8/3/04 at 11:41amWe'll all miss him! He was amazing!
broadwayguy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/03
#2re: Dick Latessa's final bow at Hairspray
Posted: 8/3/04 at 11:44am
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just gotta spread the love for my boy Serge... If you have the chance to see him as Link... DO IT!
#3re: Dick Latessa's final bow at Hairspray
Posted: 8/3/04 at 11:47amDick was amazing when I saw the show.
David walked into the valley
With a stone clutched in his hand
He was only a boy
But he knew someone must take a stand
There will always be a valley
Always mountains one must scale
There will always be perilous waters
Which someone must sail
-Into the Fire
Scarlet Pimpernel
junglered
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#4re: Dick Latessa's final bow at Hairspray
Posted: 8/3/04 at 12:47pmAll the best to Dick Latessa! He was terrific as Wilbur Turnblad.
EddieVarley
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/4/04
#5re: Dick Latessa's final bow at Hairspray
Posted: 8/3/04 at 12:51pm
I remember seeing him in "They're Playing Our Song" a number of years ago in Philly, loved him then, love him still...he's a real actors actor.
And having had the honor and pleasure of spending an evening with him I can say he's just as wonderful off-stage, and very skilled at "Running Charades"!
All the best and congrats to an AMAZING run in Hairpray, he was inspired.
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saddle shoe side kick
Broadway Star Joined: 6/24/04
#6re: Dick Latessa's final bow at Hairspray
Posted: 8/3/04 at 12:51pmI'm really gonna miss him. He was so great. Was anybody at his last show? -Penny
"I'm a pretty girl, mama." -Penny Lou Pingleton, Hairspray
"You like football, Ed?" "Yeah..." "Good. Me too." -Chad & 'Ed', All Shook Up
"You like football, Ed?" "Yeah..." "Good. Me too." -Chad & 'Ed', All Shook Up
BwayTheatre11
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/25/03
#7re: Dick Latessa's final bow at Hairspray
Posted: 8/3/04 at 1:39pmCongrats on an awesome run, Dick!
CCM '10!
#8re: Dick Latessa's final bow at Hairspray
Posted: 8/3/04 at 1:46pmyes, congraduations dick!! I was honored to witness his performance! =D
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PennyLou
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/15/03
#9re: Dick Latessa's final bow at Hairspray
Posted: 8/3/04 at 2:14pmAww I'm really going to miss him! He was wonderful in the role, such a sweet Wilber! Congrats on the great run and the show will never be the again.
Grace: My love for you is like this scar (points to elbow) ulgy but permanent!
azeller
Leading Actor Joined: 3/26/04
#10re: Dick Latessa's final bow at Hairspray
Posted: 8/3/04 at 2:36pmI too was at his last show (and didn't even know it until Jackie Hoffman made a comment during her little improvised moment!) It was a very nice ending and it was great to see Scott and Marc come out as well as his "first wife," Harvey! He had some very nice final words and then the orchestra gave him an official Italian send-off (though at this moment I cannot for the life of me remember the song they were playing!) It was a great show! Interestingly, I also was at Harvey and Kathy's last show. The only 2 times I've seen Hairspray there's been a special ending!
"Let's admit one thing right upfront: With the possible exception of Bernadette Peters, not everyone stays young and cute forever." (NYPost 2/2/05)
saddle shoe side kick
Broadway Star Joined: 6/24/04
#11re: Dick Latessa's final bow at Hairspray
Posted: 8/3/04 at 2:50pmWhat was Jackie's comment? -Penny
"I'm a pretty girl, mama." -Penny Lou Pingleton, Hairspray
"You like football, Ed?" "Yeah..." "Good. Me too." -Chad & 'Ed', All Shook Up
"You like football, Ed?" "Yeah..." "Good. Me too." -Chad & 'Ed', All Shook Up
azeller
Leading Actor Joined: 3/26/04
#12re: Dick Latessa's final bow at Hairspray
Posted: 8/3/04 at 3:04pmI dont remember it exactly...I just know she came up the steps and said something about it being Dick Latessa's last show. I think I lot of people were confused because a few people clapped but more people seemed more even confused by the comment than realized what she was talking about.
"Let's admit one thing right upfront: With the possible exception of Bernadette Peters, not everyone stays young and cute forever." (NYPost 2/2/05)
ponine24601
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/4/03
#13re: Dick Latessa's final bow at Hairspray
Posted: 8/3/04 at 3:09pmawww i'm going to miss dick! he was soo awesome and such a sweet man. all the best to him!
"People asking questions, lost in confusion. Well I tell them there's no problems, only solutions."
~The one and only John Lennon
#14re: Dick Latessa's final bow at Hairspray
Posted: 8/3/04 at 7:11pm
Tears for Poppo, he was the best to grace the stage, the heart and soul of Baltimore.
Ciao Bambino!
"Why can't you see inside to the man I am?!"
#15re: Dick Latessa's final bow at Hairspray
Posted: 8/3/04 at 11:36pm
No more Dick at Hairspray. 
"I'm learning to dig deep down inside and find the truth within myself and put that out. I think what we identify with in popular music more than anything else is when someone just shares a truth that we can relate to. That's what I'm searching for in my music." - Ron Bohmer
"I broke the boundaries. It wasn't cool to be in plays- especially if you were in sports & I was in both." - Ashton Kutcher
"I broke the boundaries. It wasn't cool to be in plays- especially if you were in sports & I was in both." - Ashton Kutcher
broadwayguy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/03
#16re: Dick Latessa's final bow at Hairspray
Posted: 8/4/04 at 11:31am
Latessa may be gone.. but there will ALWAYS be plenty of THAT at the Neil Simon, Phanty!
Dick will always be a part of Hairspray, whether or not he is in the show.
saddle shoe side kick
Broadway Star Joined: 6/24/04
#17re: Dick Latessa's final bow at Hairspray
Posted: 8/4/04 at 2:14pmI just got a dirty joke out of that, lol. -Penny
"I'm a pretty girl, mama." -Penny Lou Pingleton, Hairspray
"You like football, Ed?" "Yeah..." "Good. Me too." -Chad & 'Ed', All Shook Up
"You like football, Ed?" "Yeah..." "Good. Me too." -Chad & 'Ed', All Shook Up
#18re: Dick Latessa's final bow at Hairspray
Posted: 8/4/04 at 2:22pmthe new wilbur is peter solri(sp)right?
"gimme a bottle of bourbon and half a chicken and i'll conquer the world!"
broadwayguy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/03
#19re: Dick Latessa's final bow at Hairspray
Posted: 8/4/04 at 4:21pm
Peter Scolari.
Thank you Saddle Shoe 
sabrelady
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/03
#20re: Dick Latessa's final bow at Hairspray
Posted: 8/4/04 at 9:39pmHow classy of Mr Shaiman to fly back for this! Just falls in line with every thing we know about him!
bronxboundexpress
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/15/04
saddle shoe side kick
Broadway Star Joined: 6/24/04
#22re: Dick Latessa's final bow at Hairspray
Posted: 8/5/04 at 2:51am
broadwayguy2, I feel really dumb for that one, lol.
Yeah, Peter Scolari of "Bosom Buddies" (1980)is taking over the role of Wilbur Turnblad. Break a leg Peter! -Penny
"I'm a pretty girl, mama." -Penny Lou Pingleton, Hairspray
"You like football, Ed?" "Yeah..." "Good. Me too." -Chad & 'Ed', All Shook Up
"You like football, Ed?" "Yeah..." "Good. Me too." -Chad & 'Ed', All Shook Up
#23re: Dick Latessa's final bow at Hairspray
Posted: 8/5/04 at 9:39amHey, hey, hey, I started it!
"I'm learning to dig deep down inside and find the truth within myself and put that out. I think what we identify with in popular music more than anything else is when someone just shares a truth that we can relate to. That's what I'm searching for in my music." - Ron Bohmer
"I broke the boundaries. It wasn't cool to be in plays- especially if you were in sports & I was in both." - Ashton Kutcher
"I broke the boundaries. It wasn't cool to be in plays- especially if you were in sports & I was in both." - Ashton Kutcher
broadwayguy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/03
#24re: Dick Latessa's final bow at Hairspray
Posted: 8/5/04 at 11:24amyes you did Mr Gorgeous Phanty! All i did was pick IT up and carry on.....
