Nikki Blonsky News

Get Your Broadway Fix from the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade! Thursday November 22, 2007, Broadcast nationally 9AM - 12noon on NBC

The DVD of Big Fat MOVIE Hit, 'Hairspray' will line the shelves of stores around the country on Tuesday, November 20th. To whet your appetite for this feature-filled DVD release, BroadwayWorld has this NATIONWIDE video exlusive of the alternate ending of HAIRSPRAY! Click now to watch!

On October 23, Producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron received the Hollywood Film Festival's Producers of the Year Award for Hairspray from their Chicago Oscar-winning star Catherine Zeta-Jones at the Awards Gala Ceremony held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

John Travolta and producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron celebrated the Great Britain DVD release of Hairspray last week at a high tea reception at the SoHo Hotel in London.

The 11th Annual Hollywood Film Festival was held October 17-22, followed by The Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Monday, October 22.

The movie-musical Hairspray garnered three prestigious awards from the 11th Annual Hollywood Film Festival held October 17-22. The Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony will be held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Monday, October 23. Winners include Craig Zadan and Neil Meron (Producers), John Travolta (Supporting Actor) and the Ensemble.

The Motion Picture Club celebrated its 67th Annual Awards & Installation Luncheon at the Marriott Marquee Ballroom in New York on October 11, 2007.

Nominees for the 2007 American Music Awards, produced by Dick Clark Productions, Inc., were announced today during a press conference at The Beverly Hills Hotel. The three nominees in the Soundtrack - Favorite Album category are Dreamgirls, Hairspray and High School Musical 2.

Louisiana.Blogspot reports Nikki Blonsky, who starred as Tracy Turnblad in the summer musical movie hit Hairspray, is rumored to star in the new Lifetime TV movie project Queen Sized.

According to Variety, The Hollywood Film Festival will award John Travolta for its Supporting Actor of the Year award for his performance as Edna Turnblad in New Line Cinema's Hairspray. The awards ceremony will be held October 22 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

New Line Records' soundtrack to the hit musical comedy Hairspray (now playing in theaters nationwide) was certified Gold by the RIAA after selling more than 500,000 units and continues to be ranked in the Top 10 of Billboard's Top 200 chart and at #1 on the Billboard Independent Label chart for the ninth week in a row.

According to ShowBizData, Hairspray is the third most successful movie musical in 30 years. The film rose just over $113 million in domestic sales yesterday, surpassing the 1975 cult classic, The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Disney's 'High School Musical 2,' Zac Efron and Vanessa Anne Hudgens were among the winners at the ninth annual Teen Choice Awards on FOX.

Nikki Blonsky - who earned rave reviews for her exuberant turn as Tracy Turnblad in the smash Hairspray film - would love to reprise the role on Broadway in the future.

Michael Ball, Mel Smith and newcomer Leanne Jones will star in the multi-award winning musical Hairspray, which will open at the Shaftesbury Theatre on Tuesday, October 30, following previews from October 11.

The 11th Annual Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Awards, presented by Starz, have announced that this year's festival will honor the cast of New Line Cinema's Hairspray with the 'Hollywood Ensemble Acting of the Year Award -- Musical/Comedy.'

Grease, featuring book, music and lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, opened on Broadway on Sunday, August 19, 2007 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, and BroadwayWorld caught all the excitement!

Lance Bass, a member of the boy band phenomenon 'N Sync, will join Hairspray's cast Tuesday, August 14 through Sunday, January 6, in the role of Corny Collins, at Broadway's Neil Simon Theatre.

BroadwayWorld.com has an exclusive look into the making of the movie musical HAIRSPRAY with this special Director's Diary written by Adam Shankman.