Jennifer Hudson and Harvey Fierstein have signed on to NBC’s “Hairspray Live!,” the network’s next live Broadway musical. Hudson will play Motormouth Maybelle, while Fierstein will star as Edna Turnblad, the role he won a Tony for in the stage version. He will also write the teleplay. Read More…
Jennifer Hudson and Harvey Fierstein to Star in NBC’s ‘Hairspray Live’
April 25, 2016
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