Photo Coverage: Hairspray Private Cast Party

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

Paul Vogt and Shannon Durig

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

Paul Vogt and Darlene Love

Judine Somerville

Paul Vogt and Jerry Mathers

Paul Vogt and Mark Rupp