From Greased Lightning to Greased Turkey!

I've been lax in posting about the filming of HAIRPSPRAY, given it is being shot right here in Toronto. But now John Travolta has touched down in my fair city and is sporting a fat suit and a dress so I guess I should say something!

As I've mentioned in a previous post, my friend and singer/coach extraordinaire Elaine Overholt is vocal coaching this movie which includes the best tween casting EVAH -- I mean Brittany Snow and Amanda Bynes and Zac Ephron? Now that's a stroke... of genius! All they're missing is Jesse Metcalfe.

Of course I'm really excited about Christopher Walken as Tracy's dad, Wilbur Turnblad. He is one of my favorite actors. The scene in the car as Annie's brother Duane in Annie Hall -- freakin' hilarious! The Continental on SNL (I love the cravat and the fine champagne!) -- hilarious!

And of course my personal favorite, The Dead Zone. Hey, maybe they should turn The Dead Zone into a jukebox musical, and use "I Wanna Hold Your Hand"! But I digress...

There is a fun HAIRSPRAY movie fan blog here, which has all sorts of great pictures, including one of Travolta (yikes, does he ever transform...but you can see him in the eyes and Nicole Blonsky who plays Tracy.

And there are great shots of downtown Toronto transformed into Baltimore circa 1962. A friend told me that the location is around the Dundas and Roncesvalles area -- go check it out! Looking at the cast list I noticed that the fabulous Curtis Holbrook is in the ensemble. Curtis was amazing as Dean in ALL SHOOK UP on Broadway. And he also performed a super tap number in the NYMF Best of Fest Bash. I can't wait to see him on the big screen!

I have a feeling my two daughters will be first in line when the movie opens...

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