Hairspray is ok, but just go to see the movie, and skip the live show. ACL is way better.
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Hairspray will be open longer than ACL & there's also the movie, so go see ACL - it's worth it.
Why, hello Margaret! Yes darling, half past five. Well, everyone, simply le tout Park Avenue and la creme de Hyannis! Well, the press table's going to be awfully crowded... but if you don't mind sharing a folding chair with Harper's Bazaar... Sing? Me? Heavens no, it's Edie's day, not mine... Although people can be so insistent, and I hate to disappoint. Twist my arm, blackmail me, threaten my very life, and who knows? You might get a verse of something...
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Well, it's about to get a huge publicity bump from the movie... I love ACL, but Hairspray will definitely outlast it in my opinion.
Why, hello Margaret! Yes darling, half past five. Well, everyone, simply le tout Park Avenue and la creme de Hyannis! Well, the press table's going to be awfully crowded... but if you don't mind sharing a folding chair with Harper's Bazaar... Sing? Me? Heavens no, it's Edie's day, not mine... Although people can be so insistent, and I hate to disappoint. Twist my arm, blackmail me, threaten my very life, and who knows? You might get a verse of something...
If you're going to do the lottery, you can do Hairspray and if you lose that go over to A Chorus Line and try that. Then at least one of them will probably be on tkts.
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A Chorus Line also has standing room if you can't get lotto.
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I chose, and my world was shaken- So what? The choice may have been mistaken,
The choosing was not...
"Every day has the potential to be the greatest day of your life." - Lin-Manuel Miranda
"And when Idina Menzel is singing, I'm always slightly worried that her teeth are going to jump out of her mouth and chase me." - Schmerg_the_Impaler
A Chorus Line is one of the most overrated shows of all time (a close second to Wicked). I would definitely see Hairspray, which has a plot and is actually fun, instead of watching people whine for two hours on hard it is to be cast in a Broadway show.
I would definitely see Hairspray, which has a plot and is actually fun
Wow... just wow. WHAT PLOT? A fat girl complaining about how much her life sucks and why she wants to be on some dumb TV SHOW? some plot...
ACL has a very strong plot and message to convey. That message is find and follow your passion- they put everything on that line as corny as that might sound to have their dreams come true.
A Chorus Line is one of the most overrated shows of all time (a close second to Wicked).
That is the funniest thing I've heard in a while.
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I chose, and my world was shaken- So what? The choice may have been mistaken,
The choosing was not...
"Every day has the potential to be the greatest day of your life." - Lin-Manuel Miranda
"And when Idina Menzel is singing, I'm always slightly worried that her teeth are going to jump out of her mouth and chase me." - Schmerg_the_Impaler
"WHAT PLOT? A fat girl complaining about how much her life sucks and why she wants to be on some dumb TV SHOW?"
There is way more to the plot than just that. The story deals with issues of being accepted. It's not just some "fat girl" wanting to be on some "dumb TV show."
Take your daughter to see Hairspray. I thoroughly enjoyed A Chorus Line; however, Hairspray is more fun and will probably be more enjoyable.
"We like to snark around here. Sometimes we actually talk about theater...but we try not to let that get in our way." - dramamama611
"ACL has a very strong plot and message to convey. That message is find and follow your passion- they put everything on that line as corny as that might sound to have their dreams come true."
Oh please. It is about a bunch of people who are whining about not working on Broadway, a career that isn't noble or important. It's about a bunch of people who don't want real jobs (i.e., jobs that are actually important to the world). And while Hairspray certainly isn't heavy hitting material, its plot does deal with racism (and following your dreams as well, so you obviously haven't seen it).
Hairspray a far more enjoyable show to sit through, and has only one or twi bad actors in the cast, whereas A Chorus Line must have hit a Broadway record on having the most number of bad actors in a single show. Hell, I was missing the movie when I saw the revival, it's that bad!
A CHORUS LINE is one of the few musicals on Broadway that I can actually stand. It's a rare (for today) piece in which each aspect of the theatre comes together from the performers to the writing.
Fosse. Why do you see shows? To escape life? For a little entertainment? Well, those actors are the ones providing that service for you. No, they may not be curing any diseases but they are giving you the opportunity to escape your dreary life. And in your case, I put the emphasis on dreary.
I liked the part of A CHORUS LINE I saw, haha, but yeah, I just liked the story and characters more in HAIRSPRAY. But A CHORUS LINE also has great songs and dancing.
So whatever you think your daughter would like more, but I'd just recommend HAIRSPRAY.
My 2007/2008 Season:
Grey Gardens (7/5)
110 in the Shade (7/6)
Mary Poppins (7/7)
Xanadu (7/7)
Deuce (7/8)
Spamalot (7/8)
Jersey Boys (8/25)
The Year of Magical Thinking (8/25)
Mauritius (11/2)
Young Frankenstein (11/3)
Rock 'N' Roll (11/3)
Pygmalion (11/4)
Mauritius (11/10)
Mauritius (11/21) Mauritius (11/21)
Sunday in the Park with George (3/6)
South Pacific (3/7)
Gypsy (3/8)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (3/9)
Why are people so shallow about the plots to either of these shows? Both of these shows have great storylines in my opinion. Hairspray may be more fluff, but both shows present audiences with more important issues than just whining about getting a job or a fat girl dancing on a dumb TV show. Look beneath the surface and stop being so shallow.
"We like to snark around here. Sometimes we actually talk about theater...but we try not to let that get in our way." - dramamama611
"No, they may not be curing any diseases but they are giving you the opportunity to escape your dreary life. And in your case, I put the emphasis on dreary."
There is absolutely nothing dreary about my life. Unlike you, who probably doesn't have a real job, I get great satisfaction out of prosecuting criminals. And while I do enjoy a good show, I have no desire to hear a bunch of people whine about how tough their life is because they chose a career where there are 10000% more of them than jobs. That's not entertainment.
Hairspray is god awful. The music is good, the choreography is good, but the plot sucks. Also, the current performers aren't very good in my opinion. Plus I can't imagine it being easy to get tickets during the summer with Jerry Mathers, Lance Bass, and Ashley what's her face from "You're the One that I Want". Go with ACL, a much better show for your buck, and it actually has some substance.
And I do have real jobs. Although, according to you, I guess they aren't important to the world.
Next time you pay money to see a movie or to see a piece of theatre just think about this: you are paying your hard earned money to see people who aren't doing anything important with their lives. Who's the fool there?
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I chose, and my world was shaken- So what? The choice may have been mistaken,
The choosing was not...
"Every day has the potential to be the greatest day of your life." - Lin-Manuel Miranda
"And when Idina Menzel is singing, I'm always slightly worried that her teeth are going to jump out of her mouth and chase me." - Schmerg_the_Impaler