Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now!, Celebrating Broadway's Hairspray, Begins Off-Broadway Concert Run November 2 | Playbill

Off-Broadway News Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now!, Celebrating Broadway's Hairspray, Begins Off-Broadway Concert Run November 2

Original cast members Laura Bell Bundy, Marissa Jaret Winokur, and Kerry Butler star in an evening of songs and anecdotes from their careers.

Laura Bell Bundy, Marisa Jaret Winokur, and Kerry Butler Michael Kushner

Hairspray's original Broadway leading ladies—Laura Bell Bundy, Marissa Jaret Winokur, and Kerry Butler—are reuniting for an Off-Broadway concert with Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now!, beginning its limited engagement at New World Stages November 2. Opening night will be November 13, with the run continuing through December 8.

Bundy, Winokur, and Butler created the roles of Amber Von Tussle, Tracy Turnblad, and Penny Pingleton (respectively) in Best Musical winner Hairspray. Since then, all three have become fixtures of the stage and screen, starring in such titles as Beetlejuice, Mean Girls, Legally Blonde, and more. In their new show, the trio covers songs from Hairspray along with new mashups and medleys, parodies, and more in "a night filled with all the sparkle and joy of a Broadway musical," according to press notes.

The show is directed and written by Bundy, Winokur, and Butler and features music direction by Andrew Byrne.

Lisa Dozier Shacket is producing.

Hairspray, based on the John Waters movie, debuted on Broadway in 2002, featuring a book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan, and a score by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman. The show won eight 2003 Tony Awards, including wins for Winokur and Harvey Fierstein, who created the role of Edna Turnblad. Since Broadway success, the title has become a favorite among theatre fans and is frequently produced at theatres worldwide. A movie adaptation hit theatres in 2007, and a live TV broadcast aired in 2016.

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