Marissa Jaret Winokur News

It's been less than three months since Matthew Morrison departed FINDING NEVERLAND, and he's been going non-stop ever since.

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce celebrated Cyndi Lauper and Harvey Fierstein, the creators of the hit Broadway musical Kinky Boots, with the 2,577th and 2,578th stars, respectively, on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in front of the historic Pantages Theatre yesterday, April 11, 2016. Hollywood Chamber President/CEO Leron Gubler emceed, and unveiling the star were guest speakers Sharon Osbourne on behalf of Lauper, and Marissa Jaret Winokur on behalf of Fierstein. KINKY BOOTS producer Hal Luftig and director/choreographer Jerry Mitchell were also on hand to celebrate. Go behind the scenes of the big day below!

The KINKY BOOTS companies from Broadway, The West End, Toronto and the U.S. tour congratulate their authors on their Hollywood Walk of Fame Stars.

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce celebrated Cyndi Lauper and Harvey Fierstein, the creators of the hit Broadway musical Kinky Boots, with the 2,577th and 2,578th stars, respectively, on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in front of the historic Pantages Theatre today, April 11, 2016. Hollywood Chamber President/CEO Leron Gubler emceed, and unveiling the star were guest speakers Sharon Osbourne on behalf of Lauper, and Marissa Jaret Winokur on behalf of Fierstein. KINKY BOOTS producer Hal Luftig and director/choreographer Jerry Mitchell were also on hand to celebrate. Check out photos below!

NOW That's What I Call Music!, the world's best-selling multi-artist album series, has announced that they are set to release their first ever NOW That's What I Call Broadway! on Friday, April 29, 2016. The album will feature 18 music tracks from the original cast recordings of some of the Great White Way's most legendary shows. The album features liner notes by David Cote, theater editor for Time Out New York as well as a playwright and librettist/lyricist.

Happy Birthday Marissa Jaret Winokur! She is best known for her performance as Tracy Turnblad in the highly successful Broadway musical adaptation of John Waters' film Hairspray, and won the 2003 Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical, Drama Desk Award, Theatre World Award, and Outer Critics Circle Award for her performance. She recently reprised the role in the Hollywood Bowl production of Hairspray last summer.

Thanksgiving is a time for families to gather together, to share a meal, and to count all of the wonderful blessings that they have received over the past year. That is, of course, unless your family is filled with monsters, ingrates, and malcontents. For BroadwayWorld's readers not fortunate enough to have a loving family, Thanksgiving can be a time of sibling rivalry, domestic disappointments, and turke-time tantrums.

Nick Jonas launched his Live In Concert tour Sunday in the Dominican Republic and treated the crowd to a cover of OMI's chart-topping single 'Cheerleader.' Check out the performance below!

Nick Jonas gave a surprise first listen to his new song 'Under You' at yesterday's iHeartMedia Music Summit in Burbank, CA. Check it out for yourself below!

Fraser Entertainment Group's critically-acclaimed ongoing series AN EVENING OF CLASSIC BROADWAY returns to Rockwell Table & Stage in Los Feliz on Monday, August 10 at 8pm, the ninth installment of the successful concert series, produced by Dianne Fraser. Acclaimed musical director Brad Ellis (from the hit television series GLEE, FORBIDDEN BROADWAY, etc.) leads a cast of superb singers from Broadway, television, and film.

In the clip below, Nick Jonas receives suggestions on writing music, the theme for his next album and some romantic advice, which includes dumping his Miss Universe girlfriend.

Ryan O'Connor and Musical Mondays Los Angeles have announced that in solidarity with the Pro99 movement to spread the word to VOTE NO on the Actors Equity proposal for 99-seat theatre in Los Angeles, a special event will be held at Musical Mondays on April 6th at 9 PM.

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: Two strong leading ladies bring THE HEIDI CHRONICLES and GIGI to Broadway tonight!

Following spectacular performances at Upstairs at Vitello's, The Catalina Jazz Club and the El Caballero Country Club, Fraser Entertainment Group moves to Rockwell Table & Stage on Monday, March 16 with the critically- acclaimed ongoing series AN EVENING OF CLASSIC BROADWAY. This show welcomes a new cast of singers from Broadway, television and film.

Nick Jonas showed off his rapping skills in a recent interview with the UK's Capital FM during a segment called 'Instaoke.'

Happy Birthday Marissa Jaret Winokur! She is best known for her performance as Tracy Turnblad in the highly successful Broadway musical adaptation of John Waters' film Hairspray, and won the 2003 Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical, Drama Desk Award, Theatre World Award, and Outer Critics Circle Award for her performance. She recently reprised the role in the Hollywood Bowl production of Hairspray last summer.

Marissa Jaret Winokur (Broadway's HAIRSPRAY) stopped by THE TALK and dished on her new sexy late night talk show called, 'All About Sex' coming to TLC.

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: CONSTELLATIONS opens on Broadway, THE WOODSMAN begins off-Broadway, and stage vets come to the small screen!

Marissa Jaret Winokur won a Tony Award for Broadway's Hairspray over a decade ago. Now at 41, Marissa is stepping out of her comfort zone with ALL ABOUT SEX, debuting on TLC tomorrow.

In a recent piece for XO Jane, Tony winner Marissa Jaret Winokur opens up about her time in Hairspray and coming to terms with being a plus-sized role model. She writes