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Hairspray Live! takes place in 1962 Baltimore.Teenager Tracy Turnblad's dream is to dance on The Corny Collins Show, a local TV program.When, against all odds, Tracy wins a role on the show, she becomes a celebrity overnight and meets a colorful array of characters, including Link, the resident dreamboat; Amber, the ambitious mean girl; Seaweed, an African-American boy she meets in detention ...
Harvey Forbes Fierstein (/ ˈ f aɪər ˌ s t iː n / FIRE-steen; born June 6, 1952) [1] is an American actor, playwright, and screenwriter, known for his distinctive gravelly voice. [2] [3] [4] He gained notice for his theater work in Torch Song Trilogy, winning both the Tony Award for Best Play and Best Actor in a Play.
Marissa Jaret Winokur (born February 2, 1973), [2] sometimes credited as Marissa Winokur, is an American actress and singer known for her Tony-winning performance as Tracy Turnblad in the Broadway musical Hairspray, an adaptation of John Waters's film, as well as her work on the Pamela Anderson sitcom Stacked.
Producers of NBC’s 'Hairspray Live' have tapped a 20-year-old actress and singer from Texas for the lead role as Tracy Turnblad in the 1960s-set musical.
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The musical marks the fourth live production for executive producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, following Sound of Music, Peter Pan and The Wiz. Jennifer Hudson, Harvey Fierstein to star in NBC's ...
Maddie Baillio (born February 15, 1996) is an American actress and singer who appeared in the television special Hairspray Live and the film Dumplin'. [1] [2] She is a graduate of Marymount Manhattan College. [3] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Baillio focused on her health.
Ephraim Manessah Sykes (born July 17, 1985, in St. Petersburg, Florida) [1] is an American actor and singer. Sykes played the role of George Eacker in the original Broadway cast of the musical Hamilton.