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.
Published 11/18/08 by
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