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Megan Hilty as Amber in "Hairspray"
#25re: Megan Hilty as Amber in 'Hairspray'
Posted: 8/5/06 at 1:32pm
Well how old was LBB when she did it?
If you go to the best musical theater school in the country, yes, your college credit's do mean a lot. Anyway, Megan being in the showcase got her to where she is right now.
Updated On: 8/5/06 at 01:32 PM
donna_darko_23
Broadway Star Joined: 2/25/06
#26re: Megan Hilty as Amber in 'Hairspray'
Posted: 8/5/06 at 2:13pmAbout Haylie - I'm not a fan of her, although I perfer her over Hilary. I do know that Haylie was "Summer" in Napoleon Dynamite, and she had a recurring role the last season (if not previous one also) of 7th Heaven.
bwayboi0101
Understudy Joined: 11/25/04
#27re: Megan Hilty as Amber in 'Hairspray'
Posted: 8/5/06 at 6:55pm
Amber and the "Nicest Kids in Town" are sophmores in High School. So I am guessing they are 16. In the script Corny says "Hey Sophmores and sophmores at Heart" during the dance.
I do not think Megan Hilty would be too old for Amber, shes only 25. There have been some council girls in their late 20's early thirties. Stage Makeup can do a lot :)
So I am guessing Megan Hilty as Amber is just a rumor?
#28re: Megan Hilty as Amber in 'Hairspray'
Posted: 8/5/06 at 7:18pmBelated reply here...I'm not saying one's college theater credits are worthless, but when you're competing against seasoned Equity actors, directors and casting directors aren't going to be terribly impressed by all of the leading roles you played in school. That said, if it is a prestigious institution like Carnegie Mellon, having leading roles from there on your resume may make it easier for you to get called in for an audition, but ultimately you're still just "a kid who just got out of college." Megan Hilty was very lucky she got seen in that showcase. Or course, it also helps that she's very talented, because ultimately it's not what's on your resume that matters, but what you can do.
Swiftynifty15
Broadway Star Joined: 9/18/04
#29re: Megan Hilty as Amber in 'Hairspray'
Posted: 8/5/06 at 7:42pmWhere did you find this information about Megan Hilty joining the Hairspray cast?
#30re: Megan Hilty as Amber in 'Hairspray'
Posted: 8/5/06 at 8:52pmOMG! Megan Hilty is such a sweetie! I hope she does Hairspray I think Glinda and Amber are similar, so she would do very well! I hope she does it.
Just because I got the lead doesn't mean you can't be my understudy!:)
#31re: Megan Hilty as Amber in 'Hairspray'
Posted: 8/19/06 at 5:06pm
i think megan is very talneted and loved her take on glinda and in vanities.
but she doesn't look young enough to play penny is all. jeez
i would love to see her as cathy in "The last 5 years" though
Once upon a time I used to play with toys,
but now I'd rather play around with teenage boys
#32re: Megan Hilty as Amber in 'Hairspray'
Posted: 8/19/06 at 5:09pm
"i would love to see her as cathy in "The last 5 years" though"
I second that. 
Trekkie2
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/7/06
#33re: Megan Hilty as Amber in 'Hairspray'
Posted: 8/19/06 at 5:18pmHaylie just did a movie with her sister that came out yesterday. Looks crapy. BTW, any other rumors on who might take over as Amber?
"I think of avant-garde as downtown shows where you rub waffles and chocolate on yourself."- Hunter Bell
#34re: Megan Hilty as Amber in 'Hairspray'
Posted: 8/19/06 at 6:12pmI haven't heard any rumors, but something tells me that Kate Wetherhead (u/s Olive & Logainne in Bee) could do the role justice - if she could dance it.
Doogie
Broadway Star Joined: 8/4/03
#35re: Megan Hilty as Amber in 'Hairspray'
Posted: 8/19/06 at 6:34pmWetherhead is doing Legally Blonde on broadway, I believe
#36re: Megan Hilty as Amber in 'Hairspray'
Posted: 8/19/06 at 6:40pm
"Wetherhead is doing Legally Blonde on broadway, I believe"
What role is she playing or understudying?
#37re: Megan Hilty as Amber in 'Hairspray'
Posted: 8/19/06 at 7:07pmYou don't need to be a great dancer to play Amber though, because she's not supposed to be good. As long as you can master the steps your fine.
#38re: Megan Hilty as Amber in 'Hairspray'
Posted: 8/19/06 at 7:38pm
Off-topic,
but on all the Haylie Duff stuff that I've seen of her on MTV, E! and Access Hollywood where she and her sister are promoting their new movie, I've never heard them mention Hairspray even once.
#39re: Megan Hilty as Amber in 'Hairspray'
Posted: 8/19/06 at 8:45pm
"but on all the Haylie Duff stuff that I've seen of her on MTV, E! and Access Hollywood where she and her sister are promoting their new movie, I've never heard them mention Hairspray even once."
I was watching E! New(don't judge me) and Hilary was on Ryan Seacrest's radio show. She said she was pretty lonely because her sister was in New York doing a PLAY. I hate it when people call musical's plays.
#40re: Megan Hilty as Amber in 'Hairspray'
Posted: 8/19/06 at 9:21pm
I don't know if Kate will appreciate me spewing this information out there but it's not a big deal...
wethergirl will be playing chutney wyndham in legally blonde and a sorority girl in act 1.
and to answer this entire post...
when haylie duff departs hairspray, becky gulsvig, who played the role before haylie, will return until she departs for legally blonde as well.
Fosse76
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/21/05
#41re: Megan Hilty as Amber in 'Hairspray'
Posted: 8/20/06 at 12:11amAmber should be 15 if she's a sophomore. And college roles mean very little to casting directors. Once when I worked for a producer my job was to review resumes for the show. I was to ignore all non-professional work. The Meg Hilty example is a bad example, because they actually saw her. If she had auditioned independently there would be no reason to think she still would not have been cast. Casting directors are generally unimpressed by college experience. Someone from Juillliard isn't any more likely to be cast than someone from Northwestern (unlike the business world, where colleges are important). It's all about the talent (theoretically).
nibbleme
Swing Joined: 6/8/06
#42re: Megan Hilty as Amber in 'Hairspray'
Posted: 8/20/06 at 12:11amSO here's a question...what has/is poor Becky doing while Haylie plays her role now? Kind of crappy of them to send her to a 'time out" while little miss comes in??
BtMartin25
Featured Actor Joined: 1/4/06
#43re: Megan Hilty as Amber in 'Hairspray'
Posted: 8/20/06 at 12:29amMegan doesn't really LOOK like amber. you know?
bt
#44re: Megan Hilty as Amber in 'Hairspray'
Posted: 8/20/06 at 12:44amMegan reads much older than 25 on stage.
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#45re: Megan Hilty as Amber in 'Hairspray'
Posted: 8/20/06 at 1:01am
"Megan reads much older than 25 on stage."
Megan does looks older than 25 on stage. It's like how Laura Banati could play Maria in the Sound Music at 19, that's the mature I mean.
Updated On: 8/20/06 at 01:01 AM
balletandbroadway
Featured Actor Joined: 8/3/06
#46re: Megan Hilty as Amber in 'Hairspray'
Posted: 8/20/06 at 11:39pm
"SO here's a question...what has/is poor Becky doing while Haylie plays her role now? Kind of crappy of them to send her to a 'time out" while little miss comes in??"
I was with a group in NYC a few weeks ago and she came in and talked about her role in Hairspray and talked to us about how she came to New York and auditioned for Hairspray 6 times before coming in. She said that she's taking a break before starting rehearsals for "Legally Blonde" where she's u/s Elle Woods. She also said that the likely hood of her going back to "Hairspray" soon isn't likely
"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it."-- Ferris Bueller's Day Off
BtMartin25
Featured Actor Joined: 1/4/06
#47re: Megan Hilty as Amber in 'Hairspray'
Posted: 8/21/06 at 12:03am
^ that's sad.
HAylie Duff MUST DIIIIE!
bt
#48re: Megan Hilty as Amber in 'Hairspray'
Posted: 8/21/06 at 12:07am
^
I know that sound's immature but, I agree. I feel so bad for Becky.
balletandbroadway
Featured Actor Joined: 8/3/06
#49re: Megan Hilty as Amber in 'Hairspray'
Posted: 8/21/06 at 12:14amShe was really upset to have left. She left on that week's Sunday and I met her the same week Wednesday so she hadn't been gone too long but she seemed really upset that she had to leave... Damn people trying to put names on Broadway. We did get the chance to see Haylie perform later that day and I must say that she was awful... especially in "Cooties"
"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it."-- Ferris Bueller's Day Off
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