Holy crap, everyone. I was watching The Graham Norton Show tonight, and one of his guests was John Waters, promoting the opening of Hairspray in London's West End. They showed a still from the production with Tracey, Edna, and Wilbur, and Graham said, "And that's Michael Ball in there?!"
...WHAT?
I admit that I haven't been following the career of my First Boyfriend as much as I used to, but this was a complete surprise. I mean, it's awesome. I watched some of the clips, and he's doing a great job; it's nice to have an Edna who can actually sing (my one problem with the Original Broadway Cast Recording is that Harvey Feirstein cannot sing and his voice just grates). I will say that my boy could stand to lose a few pounds. Hopefully the dancing, etc., will help with that.
It would totally make my day if he came over and played the role on Broadway. I would be fascinated to hear his American accent; I've heard him try a New York accent, and it wasn't pretty.
Posted by Barb at November 10, 2007 11:15 PM | TrackBack