Who's Your Favorite "Edna" in HAIRSPRAY?
Who's Your Favorite "Edna" in HAIRSPRAY?
jacobsnchz14
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/06
#1Who's Your Favorite "Edna" in HAIRSPRAY?
Posted: 8/17/07 at 4:17pm
Sorry if this has already been posted; I searched and didnt' find anything.
For me, it would be between Harvey Fierstein and John Travolta (if he counts).
#2re: Who's Your Favorite 'Edna' in HAIRSPRAY?
Posted: 8/17/07 at 4:20pm
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#2re: Who's Your Favorite 'Edna' in HAIRSPRAY?
Posted: 8/17/07 at 4:22pm
On stage:
Harvey Fierstein
Jon Pinette
Paul Vogt
Film: Divine and John Travolta (duh!)
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Broadway Legend Joined: 3/23/06
#3re: Who's Your Favorite 'Edna' in HAIRSPRAY?
Posted: 8/17/07 at 4:22pm
All my friends who've seen all the cast changes love Blake Hammond.
Paul is on the cover of Broadway Magazine! I was so excited.
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Broadway Star Joined: 9/21/06
#4re: Who's Your Favorite 'Edna' in HAIRSPRAY?
Posted: 8/17/07 at 4:23pm
you're kidding about john travolta, right? i couldn't STAND him in the movie...which is a shame because i usually love him.
if we're talking stage ednas, it has to be between harvey fierstein and (don't hate me) paul c vogt.
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#5re: Who's Your Favorite 'Edna' in HAIRSPRAY?
Posted: 8/17/07 at 4:25pm
Stage - hard to say, I loved all the Ednas, but Paul Vogt is my current favorite.
Screen - Divine, but I'm enjoying more and more of the little things John does each time I see the film.
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purpleprince101
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/19/06
#6re: Who's Your Favorite 'Edna' in HAIRSPRAY?
Posted: 8/17/07 at 4:41pm
Harvey and Blake Hammond
I did like Travolta though
#7re: Who's Your Favorite 'Edna' in HAIRSPRAY?
Posted: 8/17/07 at 4:46pmJerry O'Boyle was wonderful.
#8re: Who's Your Favorite 'Edna' in HAIRSPRAY?
Posted: 8/17/07 at 4:46pmis everybody forgetting Bruce Vilanch? He was my first and favorite Edna!
BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#9re: Who's Your Favorite 'Edna' in HAIRSPRAY?
Posted: 8/17/07 at 4:51pmWho is Bruce Vilanch? Isn't he a colleague of Shaiman & Midler? That's a law firm in Long Island, is that correct?
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Stand-by Joined: 8/3/07
#10re: Who's Your Favorite 'Edna' in HAIRSPRAY?
Posted: 8/17/07 at 5:06pm
Blake Hammond hands donw.
He was the only one that kicked leg in "Welcome to the sixties" and I LOVE that.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/06
#11re: Who's Your Favorite 'Edna' in HAIRSPRAY?
Posted: 8/17/07 at 5:16pmBruce Vilanch was a fantastic Edna. But, out of ALL the Ednas (Including Divine) It has to be Harvey. He was perfect.
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#12re: Who's Your Favorite 'Edna' in HAIRSPRAY?
Posted: 8/17/07 at 5:31pm
John Pinette is my favorite with Paul Vogt and Blake Hammond very close behind.
Harvey and Bruce were probably my least favorites.
JP2
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/2/07
#13re: Who's Your Favorite 'Edna' in HAIRSPRAY?
Posted: 8/17/07 at 5:43pm
Film: John
Stage: Paul
LOVE Paul. He's fabulous.
JohnBoy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/21/06
#14re: Who's Your Favorite 'Edna' in HAIRSPRAY?
Posted: 8/17/07 at 5:47pmDivine. Nobody comes close.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 4/8/06
#15re: Who's Your Favorite 'Edna' in HAIRSPRAY?
Posted: 8/17/07 at 5:47pm
You can't list your name JP!!
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#16re: Who's Your Favorite 'Edna' in HAIRSPRAY?
Posted: 8/17/07 at 5:49pm
Pfft, my name is Jon. JON.
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#17re: Who's Your Favorite 'Edna' in HAIRSPRAY?
Posted: 8/17/07 at 6:35pm
Having never seen Harvey, hands-down, it would be John Pinette.
Really did not like Bruce Vilanch.
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#18re: Who's Your Favorite 'Edna' in HAIRSPRAY?
Posted: 8/17/07 at 6:45pm
Favorite to least:
Harvey (perfection)
John Pinette (VERY close second)
Blake Hammond
Paul C. Vogt
Bruce Vilanch
J.P. Dougherty
I'd love to see Meaney (like that will happen) or Davidson go on, the latter of whom made an incredible Wilbur.
#19re: Who's Your Favorite 'Edna' in HAIRSPRAY?
Posted: 8/17/07 at 7:12pm
Stage: Harvey, with Bruce Vilanch in a close second.
Film: Divine. I could not stand Travolta.
#20re: Who's Your Favorite 'Edna' in HAIRSPRAY?
Posted: 8/17/07 at 7:59pm
Travolta was one ugly woman. He was awful, and couldn't do anything to make me happy.
Harvey will always be #1.
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#21re: Who's Your Favorite 'Edna' in HAIRSPRAY?
Posted: 8/17/07 at 11:10pmHarvey Firestein
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Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#22re: Who's Your Favorite 'Edna' in HAIRSPRAY?
Posted: 8/17/07 at 11:25pm
Just watched Blake Hammond's Edna. Wow! He WAS a great Edna. Another example that you didn't need to alter your male voice to make Edna "all woman".
His kick in "Welcome to the 60's" was sensational as was his addition of those glasses for Edna.
Sheer perfection!
That DiGarmo girl should have originated Penny on Broadway. Talk about fitting the role like a glove. She didn't lose ONE laugh and her line deliveries were sharp. Her vocal stylings in the "You Can't Stop the Beat" number were -- 'nuff said. Wow! Too bad Kerry Butler was around back then instead of this DiGarmo girl.
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Leading Actor Joined: 8/4/07
#23re: Who's Your Favorite 'Edna' in HAIRSPRAY?
Posted: 8/17/07 at 11:31pm
Just watched Blake Hammond's Edna. Wow!
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#24re: Who's Your Favorite 'Edna' in HAIRSPRAY?
Posted: 8/18/07 at 6:36amBlake is currently playing Edna at Music Theatre of Wichita
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