Tony Award winner and original show-stopper Marissa Jaret Winokur is headed back to Hairspray on December 9, returning to the Neil Simon Theater as the lovable Tracy Turnblad and reuniting with former co-star Harvey Fierstein, who reprised his role as Edna Turnblad on November 11 for the final stretch of the acclaimed musical. The show is slated to close on ... Read More...

Hollywood big-wig John Travolta recently told Australia’s The Sunday Herald Sun that he isn’t interested in playing Edna Turnblad again for the announced film sequel to the hit film musical Hairspray.

“I think once is enough,” he said. “I did it and I did it well but I’m not a big sequel guy.” The actor, who previously ...

The Broadway production of Hairspray has advanced its closing date to January 4, 2009, two weeks earlier than the previously announced closing date of January 18. The hit musical will have played 2,641 performances and 31 previews at the Neil Simon Theatre upon closing, making it the 19th longest running show in Broadway history. As previously announced, Hairspray's ... Read More...

Tony Award-winning musical Hairspray will close on January 18 at Broadway’s Neil Simon Theatre. Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein, who originated the role of Edna Turnblad, will return to the production on November 11.

Based on John Water's 1988 cult film of the same name, the stage version of Hairspray features music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Shaiman ...

Three new cast members are headed into the Broadway company of Hairspray, replacing departing stars Ashley Parker Angel, Aubrey O'Day and Jenifer Lewis. Charlotte Crossley will take over the role of Motormouth Maybelle replacing Lewis on September 2, Constantine Rousouli will begin playing Link Larkin replacing Angel on September 16 and Kate Loprest will become Amber Von Tussle replacing ... Read More...

A sequel to the movie version of Hairspray is in the works, with a projected release date of summer 2010, according to Variety. New Line Cinema has made a deal with Hairspray creator John Waters to write a treatment, and the Tony-winning team of Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman are reportedly on board to write new songs for the sequel ... Read More...

Aubrey O'Day of pop singing group Danity Kane will make her Broadway debut as Amber Von Tussle in Hairspray beginning July 18 at the Neil Simon Theatre. O'Day, a veteran of MTV's Making the Band 3, will be appearing opposite Ashley Parker Angel Link Larkin, who starred in the first incarnation of Making the Band. She replaces ... Read More...

Broadway's Hairspray is getting a new Tracy Turnblad. Understudy Marissa Perry is replacing current star Shannon Durig in the leading role. Perry will begin performances at the Neil Simon Theatre on April 15.

"It still hasn't really hit me!" Perry told Broadway.com during her first "official shoe fitting" for her role. "It is one of my dream ...

Aaron Tveit has stepped into the role of Link Larkin in the Broadway company of Hairspray, a production spokesperson confirmed. Angel, the pop star who joined the show in January 2007, is out for an unspecified medical leave. He will return to the show later in the month.

Tveit, a Broadway.com Fresh Face for his co-starring role in recent ...

Stage and cabaret star Karen Mason will join the Broadway company of Hairspray on April 8 as villainous station manager Velma Von Tussle, replacing Mary Birdsong. The hit musical continues its run at the Neil Simon Theatre.

Mason is also set to premiere her new cabaret show, "Right Here Right Now," in conjunction with the release of her new CD ...