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TheRave
Fresh Face
Joined: Wed Nov 07, 2007 6:01 am Posts: 4 Location: Bristol, UK
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 What is the David Hasselhoff version?
Hey everyone, I was just wondering if anyone knew which version of the J&H script is the David Hasselhoff version?
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Yakko
Broadway Legend / MdN Veteran
Joined: Wed Feb 27, 2008 9:56 pm Posts: 2738 Location: Lousiana
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The crappy waterdowned Broadway version is what I call on a what maybe a great musical.
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RainbowJude
Broadway Legend / MdN Veteran
Joined: Wed May 14, 2003 8:33 am Posts: 3056 Location: Musical Cyberspace
Current Obsession: Musicals!
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 What is the David Hasselhoff version?
Q: What is the David Hasselhoff version?
A: One of the most unintentionally funny musical theatre DVDs you will ever see.
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thewrongtime
Chorus Member
Joined: Wed Nov 10, 2010 3:56 pm Posts: 57
Current Obsession: Billy Bigelow
Main Role: Director
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 Re: What is the David Hasselhoff version?
An instruction manual on what NOT to do in musical theatre.
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Buff Daddy
Broadway Legend
Joined: Thu Apr 18, 2002 6:06 pm Posts: 1106 Location: Australia
Main Role: Performer
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A travisty Buff 
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| Mon Nov 29, 2010 10:42 pm |
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louisecp72
Young Hoofer
Joined: Mon Nov 29, 2010 11:49 am Posts: 28 Location: London, UK
Current Obsession: Rodgers and Hammerstein/Hart, ALW, Jerry Herman
Main Role: Fan
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 Re: What is the David Hasselhoff version?
I have almost bought it three times and then put it back on the shelf. I really like the Anthony Marlow concept album and enjoyed seeing it on stage with Paul Nicholas a few years ago (although he was too old for the lead) ... but The Hoff? I wish there was a decent version of this underrated musical on DVD.
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Pannic
Broadway Legend / MdN Veteran
Joined: Thu Jul 19, 2007 9:21 pm Posts: 2479 Location: California
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 Re: What is the David Hasselhoff version?
A friend gave it to me for Christmas a year or two back, along with Into the Woods.
...I haven't opened it.
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Justus_456
Fresh Face
Joined: Wed Nov 10, 2010 5:16 pm Posts: 1
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 Re: What is the David Hasselhoff version?
You guys really should watch it some time. If you go into it knowing what it is you might find it pretty amusing. And as said before, it really is a great instruction manual on everything NOT to do when performing a musical.
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louisecp72
Young Hoofer
Joined: Mon Nov 29, 2010 11:49 am Posts: 28 Location: London, UK
Current Obsession: Rodgers and Hammerstein/Hart, ALW, Jerry Herman
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 Re: What is the David Hasselhoff version?
You're really tempting me to buy this just for the hell of it. After all, it can't be worse than Cliff Richard's 'Heathcliff' ... can it?!
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SomeoneLikeYou
Broadway Legend
Joined: Tue Jun 17, 2008 10:29 am Posts: 1854 Location: New York
Current Obsession: Overcoming illness
Main Role: Performer
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Basingstoke
Young Hoofer
Joined: Mon Sep 06, 2010 4:28 pm Posts: 39 Location: Missouri
Current Obsession: High Fidelity and South Pacific
Main Role: Performer
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To my knowledge, there isn't a licensable (sp?) version of the Broadway script (aka, the hasselhoff version). The script that is held by MTI is based more on the concept recording, plus whatever was in the second national tour. The problem with the script is that the show is so incredibly song heavy that there is hardly any stand alone dialogue. When I did the show at school, we did the Hoff version just because we had better actors than singers, and we wanted to have all the dialogue from the Broadway version.
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The Guard
Supporting Player
Joined: Tue Apr 22, 2008 8:19 pm Posts: 107 Location: Columbus, Ohio
Current Obsession: Writing a Batman musical
Main Role: Performer
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I actually watched the Hasslehoff version to acquaint myself with the show when I first learned about it, and auditions. I didn't know about Ron Evan, Warlow, etc.
It really is unintentionally hilarious. It's sad, because he actually kind of has some talent, but he goes about the characters all wrong.
I resolved to do exactly the opposite of what he was doing, and it worked our wonderfully.
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