Who Played Thad in Hairspray

Thad is a role in Hairspray, a musical that opened West End in 2007.

Can an overweight girl from Baltimore snag the cutest guy in town as well as win a coveted spot on a hit TV dance show - and integrate it, too? Based on John Waters' 1988 cult classic film.

9 actors have played Thad in Hairspray.

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Performer	Production	Opened
Dwayne Cooper	Broadway Hairspray	2002
Rashad Naylor	Broadway Hairspray	2002
Tommar Wilson	Broadway Hairspray	2002
Leonard Sullivan	US Tour Hairspray	2003
Michael Peters (i)	West End Hairspray	2007
Amos Oliver III	Hairspray Live!	2016
Brendan Morris	US Tour Hairspray (Non-Equity)	2021
Josiah Thomas Randolph	US Tour Hairspray (Non-Equity)	2021
Kyle Kavully	US Tour Hairspray (Non-Equity)	2021

Other Roles in Hairspray

Role	Production	Opened
Edna Turnblad	West End Hairspray	2007
Ensemble	West End Hairspray	2007
Gilbert	West End Hairspray	2007
Link Larkin	West End Hairspray	2007
Motormouth Maybelle	West End Hairspray	2007
Pearl (One of the Dynamites)	West End Hairspray	2007
Thad	West End Hairspray	2007
Tracy Turnblad	West End Hairspray	2007
Wilbur Turnblad	West End Hairspray	2007

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