Marissa Jaret Winokur sets a return to 'Hairspray'

The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) _ First Harvey Fierstein. Now Marissa Jaret Winokur.

Winokur will return to "Hairspray" Dec. 9-Jan. 4 for the final four weeks of its Broadway run at the Neil Simon Theatre. She will join Fierstein, her original co-star, in the long-running musical that opened in August 2002. He came back to the show earlier this month.

Winokur won a Tony Award for her performance as Tracy Turnblad, the full-figure teen who yearns to dance on a TV show in 1960s Baltimore. She also recently appeared on the top-rated television reality series "Dancing With the Stars."

"Hairspray" is based on the cult movie by John Waters.

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