Comments by tab0311

Posted on June 30, 2008 at 1:20 a.m.

I agree with everything you have said in your review. I too was there that opening night in Dallas. Act 1 was a bit autopilot and Act 2 did pick up great! The only thing I have to disagree with you on is what you said about Jacqueline Grabois' portrayal of Velma Von Tussle. Compared to Michelle Pfeiffer's portrayal in the movie, Ms. Grabois may have seemed a bit over the top. However, I've seen Hairspray three times (4 to include the movie). I saw it 2 springs ago when the tour came to Bass Hall, once on broadway (with Shannon Durig, the best Tracy ever, and Diana Degarmo as Penny, the best Penny ever!), and on opening night in Dallas. I've seen Velma Von Tussle always as an over the top producer/stage mom/ as you say it, "grinch" character. I felt Jacqueline did a great job but could've taken it a bit more over the top during her song, "Miss Baltimore Crabs." As you can probably tell, the movie and show are in more ways than one different and a lot of the character traits in the show are lost in the movie. I did notice some cut lyrics and the songs seemed sped up. The show kind of made the Music Hall at Fair Park's stage look small. Nonetheless, it was a treat to see the show again!

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