Rehearsals for the Hollywood Bowl production of Rent starring Vanessa Hudgens began earlier this week. BroadwayWorld.com have released some photos taken during rehearsals including an image of Vanessa studying the model of the stage with director Neil Patrick Harris. Check them out in the VanessaH Gallery.
Tickets for the show,which runs for three nights (August 6-8), are still available to purchase HERE or by calling Ticketmaster on 800.745.3000.
As previously posted, Alex Pardee has done the artwork for the new movie Sucker Punch. The original drawing of Vanessa’s character Blondie has now been released. Check it out in HQ in the VanessaH Gallery along with a massive HQ banner poster for the movie which is pictured below. (Thanks to vanessa-hudgens.org)
In other news, Sucker Punch is being featured on the sidebar of the IMDB homepage to recognise its showcase at Comic-Con 2010. Take a look at it HERE.
Two Beastly posters have been released too! Check them out in the VanessaH Gallery!
As the opening night of RENT quickly approaches, the Hollywood Bowl has updated their site page to include cast and ticket information. BroadwayWorld.com also had scoop on the cast list:
“The Hollywood Bowl previously announced Vanessa Hudgens for the role of Mimi in its production of RENT, which will have three performances August 6, 7, and 8. Today the Bowl is announcing additional casting, led by Emmy winner and Grammy nominee Wayne Brady in the role of Tom Collins. Aaron Tveit, from Broadway’s Pulitzer Prize winning Next to Normal and the upcoming feature film Howl plays Roger, and Skylar Astin, who played Georg in Spring Awakening on Broadway, plays Mark. Collins Pennie who appeared in the films Fame and the upcoming Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming, plays Benjamin (“Benny”) Coffin III. Tracie Thoms, a regular on CBS’ Cold Case, will be Joanne, a role she played in the film and the final cast of RENT on Broadway. Telly Leung, member of the final cast of RENT on Broadway, will play the role of Angel. Gwen Stewart, the original Broadway vocalist of “Seasons of Love,” will join the production as well.”
The show will be directed by Neil Patrick Harris and choreographed by Jamal Sims, co-choreographed Hairspray, the 82nd Academy Awards, and Madonna’s Sticky and Sweet Tour. Let us know if you’re going to see it and what you think! It looks fabulous!
Source: BroadwayWorld/Hollywood Bowl
As previously posted, Vanessa attended Warner Brothers’ Sucker Punch Panel at Comic-Con this weekend. After the event on Saturday, she attended the Sucker Punch Cocktail Party at the Omni Hotel in San Diego. She posed with the poster of her character Blondie as well as with her co-stars. Check out some pictures in the VanessaH Gallery (Thanks to Vanessa-Hudgens.org!)
*UPDATE* – During Comic-Con, Vanessa was interviewed for JustJaredJr.com. Check out the article and accompanying pictures HERE.
*UPDATE 2* – After recent speculation about the movie, Zack Snyder confirmed during the panel that Sucker Punch will NOT be released in 3D.
Vanessa spent the day (July 24) at Comic Con 2010 at the San Diego Convention Center with her Sucker Punch co-stars. She posed for the cameras in a Black Halo dress and heels, before taking part in a Warner Brothers showcase and Q&A with the rest of the cast. The first clip of the new movie was screened too but, according to Twitter, the video wont be online until Tuesday so check back to ZAAngels.com soon as we’ll post the video when its available! In the mean time, check out loads of photos of Vanessa at the event, in the VanessaH Gallery (Thanks to Daylife!) and click inside to view some interviews!
Check out this brand new Sucker Punch promotional poster which gives us our first look at Vanessa’s character ‘Blondie’ in her new film. (Click the image to view a larger version).
Sucker Punch will hit theaters on March 25 2011 and features Emily Browning as ‘Babydoll‘, Jamie Chung as ‘Amber‘, Jenna Malone as ‘Rocket‘, Carla Gugino as ‘Madam Gorski‘, Abbie Cornish as ‘Sweetpea‘ and of course, our very own Vanessa as ‘Blondie‘. Banners for all the other leading ladies in Zack Snyder’s latest epic are available HERE.
Expect more from the film and ZAAngels over the weekend as Sucker Punch is being previewed at Comic-Con on Saturday.
Watch the exclusive Comic-Con footage of Sucker Punch on 
