Photo Coverage: Hairspray Private Cast Party
By: Mark Rupp May. 18, 2007
On May 17th, the Palm West Restaurant (250 W. 50th St.) hosted a private cast party for the Broadway cast of Hairspray. In attendance were John Waters, the director of the original Hairspray film, and "Leave it to Beaver" star Jerry Mathers, who steps into the role of Wilbur Turnblad on June 5th.
The Tony Award-winning Hairspray, running at the Neil Simon Theatre, is based on the New Line Cinema film written and directed by Waters. It features a book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan, and a score by five-time Academy Award nominee Marc Shaiman, and lyrics by Shaiman and Scott Wittman.Hairspray currently stars Shannon Durig as Tracy, Ashley Parker Angel as Link, Alexa Vega as Penny, Paul Vogt as Edna, Jere Burns as Wilbur, Tevin Campbell as Seaweed, Darlene Love as Motormouth Maybelle, Brynn O'Malley as Amber, Isabel Keating as Velma and Susan Mosher as Prudy Pingleton. A film version, starring John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Queen Latifah and others, opens in theaters in July.For more information about Hairspray, visit www.hairsprayonbroadway.com.
Darlene Love and John Waters
John Waters and Jerry Mathers
John Waters
John Waters, Darlene Love and Jerry Mathers
Alexa Vega and Shannon Durig
Susan Mosher, Isabel Keating, Brynn O'Malley, Alexa Vega and Shannon Durig
Darlene Love and Isabel Keating
John Waters and Isabel Keating
John Waters and Paul Vogt
John Waters and Paul Vogt
Isabel Keating, Naturi Naughton and Susan Mosher
Brynn O'Malley and Isabel Keating
Darlene Love and Matthew Bristol
Darlene Love and Shannon Durig
Darlene Love and Naturi Naughton
Judine Somerville, Darlene Love and Naturi Naughton
