tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post4934132626687478399..comments2024-02-29T03:29:52.934-05:00Comments on A List Of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago: Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02113168955236758821noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-21902169778440991252015-01-20T11:58:26.411-05:002015-01-20T11:58:26.411-05:00I saw Hudgens in RENT at the Hollywood Bowl a few ...I saw Hudgens in RENT at the Hollywood Bowl a few years ago and, while she wasn't mind-blowing, she certainly was game. I think she'll be a good Rizzo. And I ADORE the Radcliffe idea.bellawilfernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-1645064844640119462015-01-18T10:44:13.047-05:002015-01-18T10:44:13.047-05:00Part of what clouds the analysis is that Stockard ...Part of what clouds the analysis is that Stockard Channing was 33 when she filmed Grease, lending an extra world-weary-too-old-for-this-shit sense to her character. Hudgens will be 27 when this airs.Adam B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-91254891287899023462015-01-18T10:41:22.779-05:002015-01-18T10:41:22.779-05:00Grease isn't airing till 2016. It's possi...Grease isn't airing till 2016. It's possible her contract terminates in October or November, permitting her to go directly into full-time rehearsals.Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-17129156745064542992015-01-18T08:33:53.186-05:002015-01-18T08:33:53.186-05:00I've got tickets for February, too. I'm ac...I've got tickets for February, too. I'm actually looking forward to seeing Hudgens.Maggienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-72910809462772117522015-01-17T23:32:02.369-05:002015-01-17T23:32:02.369-05:00Grease is going to be during Gigi, so I can't ...Grease is going to be during Gigi, so I can't figure out how she's doing it. Gigi just started previews at the KenCen, and I'm seeing it in February. <br />Joseph, I think you may be pleasantly surprised by Hudgens as Rizzo.Genevievenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-64697714545670538652015-01-17T19:36:13.228-05:002015-01-17T19:36:13.228-05:00I....OK, that is kind of interesting to know.I....OK, that is kind of interesting to know.Joseph Finnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-82723465573319550112015-01-17T18:52:58.326-05:002015-01-17T18:52:58.326-05:00Forgive if I've pointed this out before here, ...Forgive if I've pointed this out before here, but since i learned this factoid a few months back, I can't help but point it out at any opportune circumstance: Olivia Newton-John's grandfather was Max Born, who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1954.The Pathetic Earthlingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-45428509956810255872015-01-17T18:50:33.764-05:002015-01-17T18:50:33.764-05:00Glancing at the Playbill story of the staging a li...Glancing at the Playbill story of the staging a little earlier, it did look like one of the messy ones, mentioning source material from both the movie and the novel. Joseph Finnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-26562005760930925832015-01-17T18:45:49.961-05:002015-01-17T18:45:49.961-05:00That's partially because the rights have been ...That's partially because the rights have been messy--remember that it's never been mounted on stage before.Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-79284008118051710622015-01-17T18:24:39.594-05:002015-01-17T18:24:39.594-05:00I think we can all be thankful, by the way, that n...I think we can all be thankful, by the way, that no one came up with the terrible idea of using Gigi for a TV broadcast.Joseph Finnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-24637637167548153842015-01-17T18:21:04.779-05:002015-01-17T18:21:04.779-05:00Hudgens' Gigi contract must be pretty short--p...Hudgens' Gigi contract must be pretty short--previews start in March and the show opens in April. Even assuming they're planning on rehearsing and filming in NY, would be basically impossible for her do 8 shows a week of Gigi and rehearse this.Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-39030736110247183102015-01-17T17:13:09.344-05:002015-01-17T17:13:09.344-05:00I hope that Matt won't mind if I note his exce...I hope that Matt won't mind if I note his excellent suggestion for Danny on Twitter today, Daniel Radcliffe. I initially thought, "too short," but then I see Hough is only 5'3" and I think of her as taller based on all the ballroom heels.<br /><br /><br />(Also, Hudgens as Rizzo is such a delightfully awful idea at first glance that I can only assume I'm being unfair and I'll give her a shot.)Joseph Finnnoreply@blogger.com