Sentences with phrase «musical hairspray»

This year, 35 local legal professionals will take the stage, singing and dancing in a production of the Tony Award - winning musical Hairspray.

Marc Shaiman, the composer of the musical Hairspray, has created a musical short film supporting the overturning of Proposition 8, the amendment outlawing gay marriage in California.

Not exact matches

Williams last sang on Broadway as Sally Bowles in «Cabaret,» while Efron honed his musical chops in the «High School Musical» trilogy, as well as 2007's «Hairspray,» alongside John Trmusical chops in the «High School Musical» trilogy, as well as 2007's «Hairspray,» alongside John TrMusical» trilogy, as well as 2007's «Hairspray,» alongside John Travolta.

In the category of best actress in a motion picture - musical or comedy, the nominees are: Amy Adams (Enchanted), Nikki Blonsky (Hairspray), Helena Bonham Carter (Sweeney Todd), Ellen Page (Juno), and Marion Cotillard (La Vie En Rose).

, by contrast, are clearly products of a post-musical era, in which the genre itself is treated like a joke, where musical numbers are less displays of technical virtuosity than extended gags, sometimes at the expense of the performers themselves (in Hairspray, John Travolta's pseudo-drag performance becomes a running punchline; Mamma Mia!

Nolan was followed by Adam Shankman (Hairspray) who showed footage from Rock of Ages, based on the 1987 Tony Award winning Broadway musical.

«Hairspray» director Adam Shankman appears to have done a good job of retaining the theatricality of the musical numbers while still making them cinematic, and 80s rock music was tailor - made for the genre, but if you're expecting «Rock of Ages» to be the next great movie musical, prepare be disappointed.

At least the picture does follow a rudimentary plotline, although it's real reason for being is to satirize familiar scenes from such movies as Save the Last Dance, Fame, Step Up, Stomp the Yard, Roll Bounce, Dreamgirls, Black Snake Moan, Hairspray, Singing in the Rain, High School Musical, ATL, Twilight, Flashdance, The Little Shop of Horrors, Edward Scissorhands and Final Destination.

It's inevitable that the latest all - singing - sorta - all - dancing extravaganza from Adam Shankman (Hairspray), Rock of Ages, based upon the 2006 Broadway musical of the same name, will get compared to Glee — what with them sharing an affinity for bright - eyed moppets singing songs in squeaky, polished voices — but this being a big screen event audiences should be hoping for something more.

His later films, like the 1988 non-musical «Hairspray» (the 2007 musical was shot in Canada), incorporated sweet, clean - cut kids and clear - eyed commentary on racial and class prejudices.

Based on the 2009 Broadway jukebox musical, and directed and choreographed by Adam Shankman (who also performed both duties for the 2007 version of Hairspray), Rock of Ages is a wildly uneven cinematic experience.

Hairspray (New Line, July 20) Starring: John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Queen Latifah, Christopher Walken, Amanda Bynes, James Marsden, Brittany Snow, Nicole Blonsky, Zac Efron, Allison Janney Director: Adam Shankman Rating: NR The Pitch: An affectionately tacky musical about the teenagers who shake their stuff at a dance show in 1950s Baltimore.

The less cynical will note that while the tour blazed across the country, Efron was hard at work on his upcoming role in another movie musical, Hairspray, and thus unable to participate.

I thought it was way better than the mind - numbingly dull and similar musical numbers in Hairspray — although the two leads, Allison Janney, and Amanda Bines were good.

In the school where I teach, every year we have a Year 9 musical (this year was Hairspray) and all the Year 8 pupils watch during a matinee performance.

In addition, the school confronted themes of race and discrimination when it put on a production this spring of the musical «Hairspray.»

A preview of Theatre Aspen's production of Tony Award - winning musical «Hairspray» will be Saturday June 24 at 3 p.m.

He wrote the words and lyrics to the Tony - Award winning musical [and later, the movie], «Hairspray».