No one knows 'Hairspray' better than him since he played the role of Edna Turnblad more than a thousand times and won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. 'We also have one of the most celebrated Broadway hyphenates, Harvey Fierstein, back writing the adaptation for TV. We're thrilled to have director Kenny Leon, who knocked 'The Wiz Live' way out of the park, and Jerry Mitchell, the original choreographer of 'Hairspray' and who is the director of two smash hit musicals running on Broadway right now. 'In keeping with our desire to bring the best of Broadway to our live musicals, we've assembled the Broadway dream team of Tony Award winners for Hairspray Live. NBC Entertainment Chairman Robert Greenblatt released a statement regarding the award-winning musical's debut. NBC is so confident that Hairspray Live! is going to be a huge success, they have the DVD and cast album available for pre-order.

Check out the video playlist below to see Harvey Fierstein performing in Hairspray. Many on social media have shared their excitement regarding Fierstein playing Edna in the live musical. Harvey Fierstein developed and starred in the role for Broadway. Divine originate the role of Edna Turnblad in the 1988 Hughes movie. The role of Edna Turnblad has always been played by a man and this silently speaks to homophobia. As Tracy Turnblad shows self-love and is a role model for those who face fat shaming, the desegregation theme in Hairspray speaks to social justice.

Hairspray focuses on many cultural and social issues.

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