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Lennon: Through a Glass Onion Lennon: Through a Glass Onion
[Off-Broadway]
Off Broadway Production, 2014
Performer
Hairspray
[Toronto]
Toronto Production, 2004
TV Announcer
Hairspray
[US Tour]
National Tour, 2003
[uncredited]
[uncredited]
Hairspray Hairspray
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2002

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Cry-BabyCry-Baby
 
[Broadway, 2008]
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HairsprayHairspray
 
[Broadway, 2002] [Replacement]
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Campy Cult Holiday Show CHLOE SAVES CHRISTMAS to Return to The Tank Photo
Campy Cult Holiday Show CHLOE SAVES CHRISTMAS to Return to The Tank
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 24, 2025

The raucous and hilarious Chloe Saves Christmas will return to The Tank for 7 performances this holiday season.
Westport Country Playhouse To Present Sunday Symposium On THE IMPORTANCE OF OSCAR WIL Photo
Westport Country Playhouse To Present Sunday Symposium On THE IMPORTANCE OF OSCAR WILDE
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 29, 2025

Westport Country Playhouse will present a Sunday Symposium on “The Importance of Oscar Wilde” on Sunday, November 2, following the 3 p.m. performance of Wilde’s classic comedy The Importance of Being Earnest.
Review: HAIRSPRAY at Scherr Forum Theatre Photo
Review: HAIRSPRAY at Scherr Forum Theatre
by Cary Ginell - Oct 13, 2025

What did our critic think of HAIRSPRAY at Scherr Forum Theatre? 5-Star Theatricals' production of Hairspray, which opened October 10 at the Scherr Forum Theatre in Thousand Oaks, is the bubbly, effervescent morality tale about civil rights in Baltimore in the early ’60s that won Tony awards for best musical, book, and score.
Rona Siddiqui Receives Mark O’Donnell Prize From The Entertainment Community Fund Photo
Rona Siddiqui Receives Mark O’Donnell Prize From The Entertainment Community Fund and Playwrights Horizons
by Stephi Wild - Oct 7, 2025

The Entertainment Community Fund and Playwrights Horizons announced that Grammy-nominated artist Rona Siddiqui is the 2025 recipient of The Mark O’Donnell Prize,.
Interview: Marissa Winokur And Garrett Clayton of HAIRSPRAY at Bank Of America Perfor Photo
Interview: Marissa Winokur And Garrett Clayton of HAIRSPRAY at Bank Of America Performing Arts Center
by Melissa Heckscher - Oct 3, 2025

BroadwayWorld talks with Tony Award-winning Marissa Winokur and former Disney heartthrob Garrett Clayton, the director and co-star of the 5-Star Theatricals production of Hairspray in Thousand Oaks.
IT'S DOROTHY Doc Among Titles at 2025 Edition of Micheaux Film Festival Photo
IT'S DOROTHY Doc Among Titles at 2025 Edition of Micheaux Film Festival
by Josh Sharpe - Sep 19, 2025

The Micheaux Film Festival has revealed initial programming for its seventh edition, which includes the Los Angeles premiere of “It’s Dorothy,” a new documentary exploring 125 years of Dorothy Gale’s cultural legacy.
HAIR THE MUSICAL Comes to the Athenaeum Theatre Photo
HAIR THE MUSICAL Comes to the Athenaeum Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Sep 11, 2025

More than two decades since Melbourne last experienced the tribal love-rock musical phenomenon HAIR, a brand-new production of the Grammy and Tony Award-winning hit is coming to the Athenaeum Theatre.
HAIRSPRAY Comes to Theatre Tulsa Photo
HAIRSPRAY Comes to Theatre Tulsa
by Stephi Wild - Sep 9, 2025

Theatre Tulsa is ready to tease up the hair and turn up the volume with the high-energy Broadway musical Hairspray, running September 12–21 at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center's Williams Theatre.
Ryan O’Connor, Lexie Martin, Garrett Clayton and More to Lead HAIRSPRAY at 5-Star T Photo
Ryan O’Connor, Lexie Martin, Garrett Clayton and More to Lead HAIRSPRAY at 5-Star Theatricals
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 4, 2025

5-STAR THEATRICALS has reveald the cast of its upcoming production of Hairspray! The cast will feature Ryan O’Connor as “Edna Turnblad' and more. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
HAIRSPRAY to be Presented at New London Barn House Photo
HAIRSPRAY to be Presented at New London Barn House
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 7, 2025

The New London Barn Playhouse will continue its 93rd Summer Season with the high-energy musical hit, Hairspray. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets!
Marissa Jaret Winokur Will Direct 5-Star Theatricals' HAIRSPRAY in Los Angeles Photo
Marissa Jaret Winokur Will Direct 5-Star Theatricals' HAIRSPRAY in Los Angeles
by Joshua Wright - Jul 9, 2025

Broadway’s original “Tracy Turnblad,” Marissa Jaret Winokur will direct 5-Star Theatricals' upcoming production of the Tony Award winning musical, HAIRSPRAY, music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan and based on the John Waters film.  
HAIRSPRAY Comes to Middletown Arts Center Photo
HAIRSPRAY Comes to Middletown Arts Center
by Stephi Wild - Jun 23, 2025

The MAC Players at the Middletown Arts Center will present Hairspray, over two weekends in July. The musical is directed by Victoria Keiser, with musical direction by Lauryn Boyle and choreography by Samantha Amaral.
The Academy Museum Reveals Details of JAWS: THE EXHIBITION Photo
The Academy Museum Reveals Details of JAWS: THE EXHIBITION
by Josh Sharpe - Jun 20, 2025

Celebrating the 50th anniversary year of Steven Spielberg’s Jaws (1975), the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures will present Jaws: The Exhibition, the museum’s first large-scale exhibition dedicated to a single film
Top Broadway Titles at Tribeca 2025: A Recap Photo
Top Broadway Titles at Tribeca 2025: A Recap
by Josh Sharpe - Jun 16, 2025

Following the Tribeca Festival, BroadwayWorld has done a recap of some of the biggest theater titles, including Everything's Going to Be Great starring Bryan Cranston and Allison Janney, Mandy Patinkin's long-awaited Seasoned series, the third season of The Gilded Age, and more.
REVIEW: Elegant Cabaret L’H"TEL Enchants Sydney Audiences Again Photo
REVIEW: Elegant Cabaret L’H"TEL Enchants Sydney Audiences Again
by Jade Kops - May 31, 2025

Craig Ilott (co-creator and director) and Stuart Couzens’ (co-creator and designer) Parisian style classy cabaret L’Hôtel calls Sydney’s newest theatre space, Foundry Theatre, home for an encore season. 
New Village Arts Reveals 24th Season Photo
New Village Arts Reveals 24th Season
by Stephi Wild - May 21, 2025

This, the 24th season and third full season in the renovated and renamed Ray Charles Stage at the Dea Hurston New Village Arts Center, celebrates stories of resilience and friendship: tales of grit, growth, and the powerful joy that comes from facing life’s challenges together.
Drag Star Maureen SanDiego Brings A STAR IS ABORTED to Hollywood Fringe Photo
Drag Star Maureen SanDiego Brings A STAR IS ABORTED to Hollywood Fringe
by Stephi Wild - May 19, 2025

Maureen SanDiego's outrageous new cabaret, A Star Is Aborted, will take the Hollywood Fringe by storm this June with a bold, campy, and chaotic musical satire.
Video: Prime Video Shares THE SECOND BEST HOSPITAL IN THE GALAXY Season 2 Trailer Photo
Video: Prime Video Shares THE SECOND BEST HOSPITAL IN THE GALAXY Season 2 Trailer
by Josh Sharpe - May 9, 2025

Prime Video has released the official trailer for the second season of the raucous adult animation comedy, The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy. The show features Stephanie Hsu, Keke Palmer, Kieran Culkin, and more. Watch the trailer!
MODEST MALE EXPOSURE 2: I DREAM OF GENES Part Of DOUBLE FEATURE At Brooklyn's Lucky 1 Photo
MODEST MALE EXPOSURE 2: I DREAM OF GENES Part Of DOUBLE FEATURE At Brooklyn's Lucky 13 Saloon
by A.A. Cristi - May 9, 2025

The Brooklyn rock palace will be showing a double feature of Jed Ryan's MODEST MALE EXPOSURE 2: I DREAM OF GENES and Adrian Esposito's SPECIAL NEEDS REVOLT!
HAIRSPRAY Takes Center Stage at Dundalk Community Theatre In May Photo
HAIRSPRAY Takes Center Stage at Dundalk Community Theatre In May
by A.A. Cristi - May 6, 2025

HAIRSPRAY will take center stage at Dundalk Community Theatre (DCT) on May 9, 10, 16, 17 at 8 p.m. and May 11 & 18 (SOLD OUT) at 3 p.m.. Based on the New Line Cinema film written and directed by John Waters.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has John Waters been in?

John Waters has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.

How many West End shows has John Waters been in?

John Waters has not appeared in the West End.

How many shows has John Waters written?

John Waters has written 2 shows including Cry-Baby (Source Material), Hairspray (Source Material).

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