Hee -- at least it's mockable, right? And it is true! I know these things. ;-)
I totally heard Sparrow!Sweeney which I think may also be the same accent Johnny used in "From Hell" also. It's been a while since I've watched it. He's good at his Keith Richards faux cockney but...yeah. I'm guessing he got the role because it's a Tim Burton Film and he can sing (he was in a rock band before he became an actor) so it was kind of an easy casting decision but...yeah. He's no Len Cariou or George Hern. Not even close. But we're clearly musical theatre snobs!
I love Hairspray -- we invested in it (the Broadway show) based on the strength of just the workshop demo music and it was a good choice. But I'm also a child of the 60s so the music just was perfect and fun for me. I've seen it 4 times already (Broadway x 2, US Touring cast, Toronto) and will be seeing it again in London in 3 weeks. I've seen the trailer for the film and while everyone else looks pretty good, Travolta as Edna just squicks me out. He's awful. He's no Harvey Fierstein or even Bruce Villanch (who opened in the US tour) or the guy they had in Toronto (can't remember his name now). He's just creepy! Michael Ball is going to be in London so that should be an interesting experience! /Hairspray squeeing
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Date: 2007-10-06 03:41 pm (UTC)I totally heard Sparrow!Sweeney which I think may also be the same accent Johnny used in "From Hell" also. It's been a while since I've watched it. He's good at his Keith Richards faux cockney but...yeah. I'm guessing he got the role because it's a Tim Burton Film and he can sing (he was in a rock band before he became an actor) so it was kind of an easy casting decision but...yeah. He's no Len Cariou or George Hern. Not even close. But we're clearly musical theatre snobs!
I love Hairspray -- we invested in it (the Broadway show) based on the strength of just the workshop demo music and it was a good choice. But I'm also a child of the 60s so the music just was perfect and fun for me. I've seen it 4 times already (Broadway x 2, US Touring cast, Toronto) and will be seeing it again in London in 3 weeks. I've seen the trailer for the film and while everyone else looks pretty good, Travolta as Edna just squicks me out. He's awful. He's no Harvey Fierstein or even Bruce Villanch (who opened in the US tour) or the guy they had in Toronto (can't remember his name now). He's just creepy! Michael Ball is going to be in London so that should be an interesting experience! /Hairspray squeeing