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Jennifer Hudson and Harvey Fierstein will star in ‘Hairspray Live!’
the NBC production announced casting details
(Screenshot via YouTube)
Jennifer Hudson and Harvey Fierstein will star in NBC’s teleplay production “Hairspray Live!,” the network announced.
Hudson will play Motormouth Maybelle, the owner of a Baltimore record store. Fierstein will reprise his role as Edna Turnblad for which he won a Tony Award for the stage version. He will also write the script for the teleplay.
“We are beyond thrilled with this incredibly talented duo of stars for ‘Hairspray Live!'” NBC Entertainment Chairman Robert Greenblatt said in a statement. “Harvey Fierstein created the role of Edna Turnblad on Broadway in an indelible Tony-winning performance that demanded to be memorialized on film, and were happy he wanted to step into her shoes one last, unforgettable time.”
“Hairspray Live!” will air Wednesday, Dec. 7 at 8 p.m.
The 2024 New York City Pride Parade wound through the streets of Manhattan and past the historic Stonewall Inn on Sunday, June 30.
(Washington Blade photos by Daniel Truitt)
The fourth annual Fredericksburg Pride march and festival was held at Riverfront Park in Fredericksburg, Va. on Saturday, June 29. The event began with a march around downtown Fredericksburg beginning and ending in the park.
(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)
Covering Fredericksburg Pride for @WashBlade . City Council member @WillMackintosh speaking: pic.twitter.com/tDdVD2IVsM
— Michael Patrick Key (@MichaelKeyWB) June 29, 2024
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PHOTOS: Goodwin Living Pride
Senior living and healthcare organization holds fourth annual march at Falls Church campus
The senior living and healthcare organization Goodwin Living held its fourth annual community Pride march around its Bailey’s Crossroads campus in Falls Church, Va. with residents, friends and supporters on Tuesday, June 25. Following the march, a drag brunch was held with performances by drag artists of SADBrunch: Crimsyn, Sapphire Dupree and Evon Dior Michelle.
(Photos courtesy of Goodwin Living)
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