SEARCH FOR A LIVING DOLL MATTEL PLANS OPEN AUDITIONS TO FIND STAR OF BARBIE MUSICAL.Byline: Brent Hopkins Staff Writer EL SEGUNDO El Segundo (ĕl sēgŭn`dō), industrial city (1990 pop. 15,223), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1917. Its products include navigation and computer systems, aircraft parts, office machines, telephone apparatus, and - Wanted: Statuesque stat·u·esque adj. Suggestive of a statue, as in proportion, grace, or dignity; stately. stat  u·esque blonde with adventuresome fashion
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Mattel Inc. has already made billions off its Barbie doll Barbie doll popular dress-up doll; extremely conventional and feminine. [Am. Hist.: Sann, 179] See : Fads , but the toy maker wants more. A live Barbie. The company said Wednesday that it is partnering with Clear Channel Entertainment to undertake an open casting call for a long-legged fashionista to star in ``Barbie Live in Fairytopia!'' The musical, which will play in 80 North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. cities beginning next spring, is based on Mattel's successful ``Fairytopia'' direct-to-video feature starring an animated Barbie. ``She cut her teeth in movies, now she's ready to tackle Broadway,'' hooted Chris Byrne Chris Byrne co-founded the band Black 47 with Larry Kirwan in 1989. While still with the band, he created a side project - the "celtic hip-hop" band Seanchai & the Unity Squad. "Seanchai" is Byrne's hip-hop stage name, loosely translated from Irish as 'storyteller'. , a New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of City-based toy consultant. ``You know how the film stars do it, where they get successful and then go back to do a play - she's just following in that same tradition.'' He also said the tour was both a ``brilliant idea'' and ``a license to print money.'' That's very much what Mattel wants to hear about its plans to revive its top-selling doll, which saw sales slip 15 percent in the first quarter. The Fairytopia line tends to appeal to a younger demographic. It was one of the strongest performers in the substantial Barbie stable of brands. With 60 weeks of shows and 80 performances for 1,500 to 3,000 ticket- holders, Mattel hopes to hitch the brand to those fairy wings. ``It's sort of 'I can be in the Barbie world with them, won't that be great?''' said Richard Dickson, senior vice president of Mattel Brands consumer products. ``It's a nice conduit to give mom and daughter a way to spend more time with the brand.'' In addition to ticket revenue, the company plans on leveraging the tour to move more dolls and related products in gift shops. Taking the Barbie image out of just the toy realm has proved successful in the past, with the Fairytopia DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. alone selling 1.3 million units. But in casting the star of the show, Mattel and Clear Channel could find themselves with a unique challenge. Dickson said the company would be seeking an actress with athletic capabilities, singing and dancing skills. Nailing down someone with Barbie's distinctive proportions, however, could be a little more difficult to come by. Company officials just said they will hold an open casting call, with the details still being worked out. ``You want tall, very leggy leggy said of animals that appear to have legs longer than normal for the species, breed and age. - loooong legs,'' said Mercedes Penney, an independent casting director based in Burbank. ``She has an innocence in her face, but she's a little bit naughty. She's friendlier, but not a come-on image. You don't want that with Barbie, even though she's voluptuous. ``Like Nicole Kidman with a little more warmth, or someone like Demi Moore Demi Kutcher (born Demetria Gene Guynes on November 11, 1962) is an American actress. For most of her career, she has been known as Demi Moore, using the surname of her first husband, singer-songwriter Freddy Moore. when she was around 18, 19. She's got to be sweet and very pretty.'' Brent Hopkins, (818) 713-3738 brent.hopkins(at)dailynews.com If Barbie were a real woman, she would: Stand 7 feet tall Have a bust size between 38 and 40 inches Have a waist 18-24 inches Have hips around 33-35 inches Weigh 110 pounds - University of Oklahoma University of Oklahoma, abbreviated OU, is a coeducational public research university located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: (color) no caption (Barbie) Box: If Barbie were a real woman she would (see text) |
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