HAIRSPRAY

No I did not see the musical movie on opening weekend, I waited for my sister to come into town to see this foot tapping, hip swinging musical. First I must ask, is a movie musical ever as good as a stage musical. In my opinion, absolutely no. With that being said I must say I throughly enjoyed the movie. In the version that I saw, the film had subtitles to the songs so you could sing along with the actors on the screen. I am sure that in a full house with a rowdy audience - singing along would have been quite fun. However, in this mild manner Sunday afternoon of matinee viewers, the subtitles were a bit annoying and at times destracting. John Travolta, Queen Latifah, Christopher Walken, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Jerry Stiller were as always great in their roles. However the actress that stole the show was definitely Nikki Blonsky- the new comer to the movie/musical scene. Her voice is crisp, clear and a delight to the ear. I sincerely hope that Ms. Blonsky is not a one hit wonder and that she has a long and fruitful career on both stage and screen.