NBC's 'Hairspray Live' Finds Its Tracy Turnblad: Meet The Star
For all you Hairspray aficionados, NBC has now revealed who will play Tracy Turnblad in their live musical version! According to Variety, 20-year-old Texan newcomer Maddie Baillio snagged the lead role out of almost 1,000 actresses.
Baillio is a sophomore at Marymount Manhattan College and has no professional theater experience. The singer/dancer will join previously announced cast mates Jennifer Hudson, Martin Short, Derek Hough and Harvey Fierstein in the 1960s-set musical. It will directed by Kenny Leon and Alex Rudzinski, with Craig Zadan and Neil Meron as executive producers.
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