I don't frequent Broadway much, but if I were to get rush tickets I'd probably try and see Tarzan. I also don't see many recent movie musicals. However, I did give Chicago and High School Musical a shot. Both had their moments of enjoyment, and the second does in fact merit a sequel, as rumors have indicated. However, one musical I've always wondered about, and never quite obsessed over, is Hairspray. As the trend proceeds, following in the tracks of Rent and The Producers, Hairspray will hit the big screen within the year.
Its most newsworthy tidbit is its star-studded cast. John Travolta is headlining, while Michelle Pfeiffer is rumored to have been cast. The last musical films I saw them in were by the same name: Grease and Grease 2. Let's hope Pfeiffer has a better set of pipes in her old age. The most recent musical alums, Queen Latifah (Chicago) and Zac Efron (High School Musical), were also added to the roster. Billy Crystal, who's familiar with song and dance numbers from his several hostings of the Oscars, is an understandable addition. Rowan Atkinson (or as some would like to refer to him, Mr. Bean) is bizarre and unusual and could probably hold a note or two. Brittany Snow, a girl who appears so sweet she'd give you a tooth ache, looks like she could shriek a couple octaves. But, the only farfetched candidate so far is Amanda Bynes, who may have sung a couple of off-key notes on her Nickolodeon shows, but has never quite made a name for herself with vocal skills.
This just might become the highest grossing box office musical of our generation.
--Monica
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