Hairspray tour - opinions wanted
Hairspray tour - opinions wanted
#0Hairspray tour - opinions wanted
Posted: 1/30/06 at 2:54pmAnyone see the tour of HAIRSPRAY lately? I'm going on Feb 9th and I can't wait since this will be my first time seeing the show. Any opinions? Does it stack up to the Broadway production? How is JP as Edna? Just wondering what people think. THANKS!!
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JRTO
Stand-by Joined: 4/19/05
#1re: Hairspray tour - opinions wanted
Posted: 1/30/06 at 3:49pmSaw the show in Detroit- and although there have been some additions, I know most of them from Toronto and they are all amazing. The show is in great shape. Not a fan of J.P though, but if you are a Devine purest then you may enjoy him.
#2re: Hairspray tour - opinions wanted
Posted: 1/30/06 at 3:49pmThe cast is good, the sets have been somewhat reduced because of touring.
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#3re: Hairspray tour - opinions wanted
Posted: 1/30/06 at 4:48pmOne of the best tours i've seen! The colors and sounds will jump out and grab you from the first or the last row of the house.
#4re: Hairspray tour - opinions wanted
Posted: 1/30/06 at 7:28pmYup- the tour is just as amazing as the show, and it is worth every penny. The cast is great. Have fun!
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DramaDork925
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/4/05
#5re: Hairspray tour - opinions wanted
Posted: 1/30/06 at 8:36pmI also wasn't a JP fan... I felt he played Edna too much like a drag queen.
Am I cut out to spend my time this way?
#6re: Hairspray tour - opinions wanted
Posted: 1/30/06 at 8:56pmI am excited, I am seeing it February 25th, third row center!
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#7re: Hairspray tour - opinions wanted
Posted: 1/30/06 at 9:24pmSaw the tour twice in Louisville, KY earlier this month and was very impressed!
#8re: Hairspray tour - opinions wanted
Posted: 1/30/06 at 9:29pmI rather liked JP as Edna. He had the best singing voice of all the Edna's I have seen.
Phantess
Leading Actor Joined: 5/12/03
#9re: Hairspray tour - opinions wanted
Posted: 1/30/06 at 11:10pmOh it was so much fun. I saw the NT twice while it was in Boston. The cast is young and energetic. So great for a NT production.
millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#10re: Hairspray tour - opinions wanted
Posted: 1/31/06 at 12:38amSaw it 4 times in Boston at student rush prices, burned a hole in my pocket still, but it was worth it lol. Go see it! I liked JP and Caissie Levy was great as Penny!
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#11re: Hairspray tour - opinions wanted
Posted: 2/1/06 at 9:17am
AH-MAZE-ING
I saw it 2 times in it's too short chicago run! taht's how much I loved it.
Though the second time I got the Penny and Edna u/s and they were not nearly as good, and I didn't like a lot of the stuff they did.
But the main tour cast, is sensational.
and all that I could do because of you was talk of love...
#12re: Hairspray tour - opinions wanted
Posted: 2/1/06 at 11:12am
The tour is one of the best I've seen... It's sooo fun and you leave the theatre feeling great! Also, Keala Settle is wonderful as Tracey. Hope she moves on to the Broadway production once there is an opening... 
#13re: Hairspray tour - opinions wanted
Posted: 2/1/06 at 11:16am
Saw it twice in Boston..
This show still rocks!
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