Hollywood film, television and stage actress Vanessa Hudgens, the last Filipino-American to head a major Broadway show has been very visible lately promoting her debut on the Great White Way by Tony award-winning musical comedy that had Oscar Gigi his big opening night on April 8 at the Neil Simon Theatre on West 52nd Street.
"It's crazy. Every time I go home from work happens to me Times Square and there is a huge sign (Gigi) right there in the middle of Times Square and blows my mind," said the 26-year-old former Disney star host Kelly Ripa popular ABC morning show Live with Kelly and Michael where he later held a series live from the musical. "Then I had a moment when all sunk in and I was like 'I did, I'm here on Broadway, and it's happening!'"
Vanessa said that when he got the call, she really does not see itself playing a Parisian in the 1900s.
"I do not think there were many Filipinos running through Paris at the time. In fact ended up working and it's fun. The game is so young and exciting and it just makes you feel good."
In another interview (with Entertainment Weekly), Vanessa said, "I love being in the theater. I love the rehearsal process. I love being on stage. I love having only one shot to get it right. I love the thrill of theater. He has left such a lasting impression on me what kind of I do not want to leave. "
The latest version of the 1958 stage Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe musical romantic film (winner of nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture) with Leslie Caron in the lead role, is based on the beloved French author Colette's novel 1945 the same name.
"It's crazy. Every time I go home from work happens to me Times Square and there is a huge sign (Gigi) right there in the middle of Times Square and blows my mind," said the 26-year-old former Disney star host Kelly Ripa popular ABC morning show Live with Kelly and Michael where he later held a series live from the musical. "Then I had a moment when all sunk in and I was like 'I did, I'm here on Broadway, and it's happening!'"
Vanessa said that when he got the call, she really does not see itself playing a Parisian in the 1900s.
"I do not think there were many Filipinos running through Paris at the time. In fact ended up working and it's fun. The game is so young and exciting and it just makes you feel good."
In another interview (with Entertainment Weekly), Vanessa said, "I love being in the theater. I love the rehearsal process. I love being on stage. I love having only one shot to get it right. I love the thrill of theater. He has left such a lasting impression on me what kind of I do not want to leave. "
The latest version of the 1958 stage Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe musical romantic film (winner of nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture) with Leslie Caron in the lead role, is based on the beloved French author Colette's novel 1945 the same name.
Set in turn-of-the-century Paris 20, it is Gigi, a French carefree teenage girl being coached by his grandmother and aunt of a life as a courtesan. The lively Gigi soon captures the interest of a handsome but easily bored playboy bon vivant who wants her to become his mistress. As Gigi flowers on a swan, she must decide whether to accept the offer of Gaston or follow his heart and wait for a more permanent commitment.
Funfare Great correspondent said Edmund Silvestre, Apple "originated as a play on Broadway in 1951 with a then-unknown actress named Audrey Hepburn in the title role."
Gigi has memorable tunes like Thank heaven for little girls, I remember well the night he invented Champagne is a bore.
Edmund added, "How in the world can a Fil-Am do justice to the role is something Vanessa same could not understand since he won the audition for the coveted role. But his deep passion for acting and singing on stage, which actually he began as a child before she was catapulted to fame by High School Musical, Vanessa manages to shine like Gigi, like how Lea Salonga disappeared successful in their characters as Eponine and Fantine in Les Miserables ".
With a reported budget of $ 12 million, staging Gigi is, according to The New York Times, "a gamble."
"But producers are betting musical popularity among fans of old Vanessa and Disney today's teenagers can help keep the program running with its enormous buying power," Edmund said. "Vanessa, after all, is considered forever the Disney teen queen, with her former flame and High School Musical co-star Zac Efron as the king. Before its Broadway previews from March 18 Gigi It was staged earlier this year for a month to rave reviews at the Eisenhower Theater in The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC "
Paul Harris of Variety praised Vanessa and her beau, Corey Cott (Newsies) as the playboy Gaston Lachaille, for its "strong performance."
Harris wrote. "Hudgens offers solid performance in a challenging role that requires a transition from impetuous young brat to mature woman A strong singer, nails Hudgens both his vocal and dance, with the former mainly showed in the first act of duties brave Parisians. Cott convinces as the playboy sure of herself and of his strong tenor voice impresses on the title tune, carefully placed in the second act as the character discovers his true feelings for Gigi. "
Jayne Blanchard DC Theatre Scene said: "Vanessa Hudgens is a brief breath of spring in the midst of this harsh winter and gamine Gigi spirit ... She is an adorable bundle of energy, youthful impertinence and carefree cunning as Gigi ".
Edmund recalled that Vanessa, who has also appeared in several films such as Spring Breakers, Machete Kills and Sucker Punch, was born in Salinas, California, to a Filipino mother, Gina Guangco and Irish and Native American father, Greg Hudgens.
"She has been dating for three years of 23 years ago, the handsome actor and singer Austin Butler," Edmund revealed. "With his 2009 leaked photos scandal completely behind her, Vanessa was recently tapped to star in one of the tracks in the next musical live version of Fox Grease. She played the scene-stealing bad girl Rizzo, a role originated by Stockard Channing in the 1978 film starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. is scheduled to air in January 2016. "
Paul Harris of Variety praised Vanessa and her beau, Corey Cott (Newsies) as the playboy Gaston Lachaille, for its "strong performance."
Harris wrote. "Hudgens offers solid performance in a challenging role that requires a transition from impetuous young brat to mature woman A strong singer, nails Hudgens both his vocal and dance, with the former mainly showed in the first act of duties brave Parisians. Cott convinces as the playboy sure of herself and of his strong tenor voice impresses on the title tune, carefully placed in the second act as the character discovers his true feelings for Gigi. "
Jayne Blanchard DC Theatre Scene said: "Vanessa Hudgens is a brief breath of spring in the midst of this harsh winter and gamine Gigi spirit ... She is an adorable bundle of energy, youthful impertinence and carefree cunning as Gigi ".
Edmund recalled that Vanessa, who has also appeared in several films such as Spring Breakers, Machete Kills and Sucker Punch, was born in Salinas, California, to a Filipino mother, Gina Guangco and Irish and Native American father, Greg Hudgens.
"She has been dating for three years of 23 years ago, the handsome actor and singer Austin Butler," Edmund revealed. "With his 2009 leaked photos scandal completely behind her, Vanessa was recently tapped to star in one of the tracks in the next musical live version of Fox Grease. She played the scene-stealing bad girl Rizzo, a role originated by Stockard Channing in the 1978 film starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. is scheduled to air in January 2016. "
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