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This seems to be her hardest work so far.

After her first major award win, everybody will look at her differently and respect her more - and she is heading to this.

gotti wrote:

mEm wrote:James Marsden should be in this. He always said that he wanted to be in a musical. He's really good.



oh and Jen should date him and make some babies from him.

and Jen said she likes him :love2

omg he's soo handsome and hot!! And definitely there would be a chemistry between them! :love2

I don't understand why some of you think getting big name actors attached to this would be difficult. Jen's name alone will attract big stars and it's not unheard of to have big names attached to projects like this.

People here always want to put Jen in some C class level..she's about as A list as you can get

Fun article;

Dream Cast: Bye Bye Birdie Live! With Jennifer Lopez

With the news that Jennifer Lopez will star in a live version of the classic musical Bye Bye Birdie, we couldn't help but dreamcast the rest of the principal company. Here are our picks to fill out the leading roles. These choices have us "spreading sunshine all over the place," and we hope they'll make you "put on a happy face."

Sabrina Carpenter — Kim MacAfee



Sabrina Carpenter has all the makings of a perfect Kim. She honed her TV acting skills as one of the stars of Disney's Girls Meets World, and with two solo albums to her name at only 17, she's proved her vocal chops. Carpenter is also pretty adorable, with the sass and bright blond hair of a young Ann-Margret.

Zac Efron — Conrad Birdie



Zac Efron seemed like a no-brainer for the role of Conrad Birdie, seeing as he's basically already played the part. As Link Larkin in the 2007 film adaptation of Hairspray, all the girls were swooning over his gyrating hips and slicked-back locks. It'll also be fun to see this former Disney star share the screen (and "One Last Kiss") with Sabrina Carpenter, a member of the network's newest generation.

Austin P. McKenzie — Hugo Peabody



Austin P. McKenzie caught our attention when he made his Broadway debut in the Deaf West revival of Spring Awakening. As Melchior, he played a brooding intellectual, but we're confident this young man has the acting skills to take on the role of a jealous boyfriend — in a nonthreatening kind of way. He also looks not unlike Bobby Rydell, who played the part in the 1963 movie.

Zachary Levi — Albert F. Peterson



It's hard to find a modern-day Dick Van Dyke type. But with his goofy charm and leading man swagger, Zachary Levi lives up to the original. Plus, he'd be coming into the TV project as a Broadway-accredited Tony nominee, thanks to his starring role in the Roundabout revival of She Loves Me. Also, who wouldn't want to see him break it down with J-Lo?

Stephen Colbert — Harry MacAfee



Who's crankier than Stephen Colbert? His iconic dry humor is the perfect match for a role originated by Paul Lynde. This would be another chance for him to display the musical chops he showed off in the New York Philharmonic production of Company in 2011, plus we bet his rendition of the legendarily grumpy showtune "Kids" would be hysterical.

Carol Burnett — Mama Mae Peterson



TV's iconic leading lady of comedy will do great justice to a role that fits her persona to a T — half loving, half sarcastic, all around delightful. It'll be great to have Burnett back on television showing off the unbeatable comic timing she displayed on her classic variety show and that we'll be seeing again on Amy Poehler's newly announced ABC comedy.

http://www.theatermania.com/broadway/ne ... 78964.html

panos86 wrote:

alexjlover wrote:

panos86 wrote:

alexjlover wrote: Im sure she will work a lot for this and if you saw the movie, isnt a musical terribly demanding as Sound Of Music for example. She has time to do some good vocal lessons with professionals and not the guys from her band %)

Her current vocal coach isn't just "some guy from her band".

So why she lip sync so much at Vegas shows?! %)

What does this have to do with him?! He won't make Jen sing live or not. His job is to make her sing better and he did. He is an amazing coach with many famous clients and his results with Jen speak for themselves. :smile:

Stevie is really good but not the appropriate coach for smth like this.
He is maybe very good with pop music but he hasnt the experience working with B-voices like Selena Gomez or Κelly Rowland and Kiiara for smth completely different and so demanding. Musical is a type of art requires athletes of music and not just good voices with right tones.

In my opinion, she needs someone more experienced and specialist of that genre

I was thinking of Zachary Levi! I saw him earlier this year in She Loves Me and he was really good. I've seen Jake Gyllenhall's name thrown around, too. I think they might be too young, though. Maybe Hugh Jackman?

All these covers, remakes and tributes.... She should do something original....

alexjlover wrote:

panos86 wrote:

alexjlover wrote:

panos86 wrote: Her current vocal coach isn't just "some guy from her band".

So why she lip sync so much at Vegas shows?! %)

What does this have to do with him?! He won't make Jen sing live or not. His job is to make her sing better and he did. He is an amazing coach with many famous clients and his results with Jen speak for themselves. :smile:

Stevie is really good but not the appropriate coach for smth like this.
He is maybe very good with pop music but he hasnt the experience working with B-voices like Selena Gomez or Κelly Rowland and Kiiara for smth completely different and so demanding. Musical is a type of art requires athletes of music and not just good voices with right tones.

In my opinion, she needs someone more experienced and specialist of that genre

Man have you even heard the guy? lol He is absolutely amazing and the best vocal coach shines exactly with such artists. As i said anyone with basic knowledge of who Jen was as a vocalist and who she is now is enough proof of what this guy has achieved and if he is not professional or "just some guy from her band". The problem here is the base material and that is Jen. She is exactly not the musical athlete this requires. Personally i believe in her because she as a dancer she has the stamina and right breathing to pull this off but she isn't seasoned or confident enough live... we'll see. I have faith in her! :D

Crazy4JenL wrote:I don't understand why some of you think getting big name actors attached to this would be difficult. Jen's name alone will attract big stars and it's not unheard of to have big names attached to projects like this.

Which Alisters? Not saying they won't get one but unless Im forgetting someone none of of the nbc musicals had one, they use a lot of music artist and Broadway actors.


For her vocals I agree that she should work with a proper Broadway vocal coach the way they sing is quiet different.

panos86 wrote: Man have you even heard the guy? lol He is absolutely amazing and the best vocal coach shines exactly with such artists. As i said anyone with basic knowledge of who Jen was as a vocalist and who she is now is enough proof of what this guy has achieved and if he is not professional or "just some guy from her band". The problem here is the base material and that is Jen. She is exactly not the musical athlete this requires. Personally i believe in her because she as a dancer she has the stamina and right breathing to pull this off but she isn't seasoned or confident enough live... we'll see. I have faith in her! :D

BTW, Im sure she will do her best for that :D

juniorsega wrote:What? Jen, for real now. She is doing way to much. I just hope she leaves enough room for griselda movie.

Who knows how long its going to take to have a good working script.

After seeing her Hillary concert performance, I'm sure she will do great!

I'm excited to hear this news because I always wanted to see her do a live Broadway musical type of thing, but this is a whole different ball game. Audiences are not as forgiving about missteps during Broadway shows, because they expect all the cast to sing, dance and act seamlessly. She is not the best live singer, I love that she sings live, but she just isn't great live unless she is standing still singing a ballad or something. When she performs that little Broadway tune during her show, it's not live, you can tell it's lipsynched because she's dancing a lot and the vocals are perfect, and it sounds exactly the same each time it's performed. Just not sure what to expect from this. I will say that the role she has, the vocals don't necessarily have to be the best but she has to be able to seamless with the singing and dancing. Doubt there are any back-up tracks when doing a live musical show either. I'm excited just nervous for my JLo.

RuRuLoVesJLO wrote:All these covers, remakes and tributes.... She should do something original....

And Ruru, this is something she's never done before, so in my opinion, it's pretty exciting to see her taking this on.

Cool!

Btw. I'm really surprised that she pitched this musical to NBC for her to star in, instead of West Side Story - which Jen has told before is her favorite musical.

onlinejlofanCOM wrote:Cool!

Btw. I'm really surprised that she pitched this musical to NBC for her to star in, instead of West Side Story ]

Probaby because the characters in WSS are supposed to be in their late teens/ early 20s

daisylo wrote:

onlinejlofanCOM wrote:Cool!

Btw. I'm really surprised that she pitched this musical to NBC for her to star in, instead of West Side Story ]

Probaby because the characters in WSS are supposed to be in their late teens/ early 20s

She didn't pitch the musical to them, right? NBC already had this in development, she just asked to star in it.

nixy1991 wrote:

daisylo wrote:

onlinejlofanCOM wrote:Cool!

Btw. I'm really surprised that she pitched this musical to NBC for her to star in, instead of West Side Story ]

Probaby because the characters in WSS are supposed to be in their late teens/ early 20s

She didn't pitch the musical to them, right? NBC already had this in development, she just asked to star in it.

It was her idea I think or she knew they were doing it and she proposed herself for the part ? not sure.

“It was her idea to take on this classic singing and dancing role made famous by the legendary Chita Rivera, and we are so happy to oblige! This show has delighted audiences for generations with classic songs that include ‘Put on a Happy Face’ and ‘A Lot of Livin’ to Do,’ and this will be an extravagant production built around this big star.”

I am leaning towards NBC already having Bye Bye Birdie in mind, because when she was talking about Broadway roles she would like to do with Lin Manuel, she deferred to him and that was just a few months ago. I feel like she would have said this if it was on her radar?

Hairspray was announced at the TCAs in January, actually.

By the way, guys, not sure if you realize, but this will get an album and DVD release after it airs!

JenRox wrote:Hairspray was announced at the TCAs in January, actually.

By the way, guys, not sure if you realize, but this will get an album and DVD release after it airs!

Really? Wow. That's later than they usually do.

JenRox wrote:Hairspray was announced at the TCAs in January, actually.

By the way, guys, not sure if you realize, but this will get an album and DVD release after it airs!

How come ! They will release a live album? Is this elegible for Emmy's?

DominicanPapiBlaze wrote:

JenRox wrote:Hairspray was announced at the TCAs in January, actually.

By the way, guys, not sure if you realize, but this will get an album and DVD release after it airs!

How come ! They will release a live album? Is this elegible for Emmy's?

Because, since The Sound of Music, NBC has released a studio album and DVD of the telecast.

DominicanPapiBlaze wrote:

JenRox wrote:Hairspray was announced at the TCAs in January, actually.

By the way, guys, not sure if you realize, but this will get an album and DVD release after it airs!

How come ! They will release a live album? Is this elegible for Emmy's?

Yes, but I don't think any actors have been nominated for the others. They get nominated/win for costumes, hair, casting, stuff like that. Grease Live did win Outstanding Special Class Program, though. We'll see what Hairspray does? Kristin Chenoweth, Martin Short, and Sean Hayes have Emmys already, so maybe they will break through this year?

JenRox wrote:

DominicanPapiBlaze wrote:

JenRox wrote:Hairspray was announced at the TCAs in January, actually.

By the way, guys, not sure if you realize, but this will get an album and DVD release after it airs!

How come ! They will release a live album? Is this elegible for Emmy's?

Yes, but I don't think any actors have been nominated for the others. They get nominated/win for costumes, hair, casting, stuff like that. Grease Live did win Outstanding Special Class Program, though. We'll see what Hairspray does? Kristin Chenoweth, Martin Short, and Sean Hayes have Emmys already, so maybe they will break through this year?

But Grease was FOX, not NBC. And an overall better production quality than anything NBC has done.