John Travolta on “Live with Regis and Kelly,” July 17, talking about the musical film “Hairspray.”
Here’s part 2 of the interview:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zs2z20Tm-h8
Missed part one? Click here!
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John Travolta on “Live with Regis and Kelly,” July 17, talking about the musical film “Hairspray.”
Here’s part 1 of the interview:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsMkv6wSHKg
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John Travolta, who’ll be portraying Edna Turnblad, Tracy Turnblad’s mother-in-drag, in the upcoming feature musical film “Hairspray,” will be appearing tomorrow morning on “Live with Regis and Kelly.”
Who/What: John Travolta on “Live with Regis and Kelly”
When: Tuesday, July 17, 2007; syndicated in the mornings.
Where: Syndicated. Check your local listings.
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NBC’s “The Today Show” will be celebrating “Hairspray” week, in recognition of the upcoming musical film. Each day various cast member(s) will be interviewed and share about the musical.
As if that weren’t enough, at the end of the week the cast will perform together outside Rockefeller Plaza (between 48th and 49th Streets and Fifth and Sixth Avenues). The public is invited to see the performance.
Here’s the line-up!:
July 16: Queen Latifah (Motormouth Maybelle)
July 17: Michelle Pfeiffer (Velma Von Tussle)
July 18: Nikki Blonsky (Tracy Turnblad), Zac Efron (Link Larkin), Amanda Bynes (Penny …

John Travolta, who’ll be portraying Edna Turnblad, Tracy Turnblad’s mother-in-drag, in the upcoming feature musical film “Hairspray,” will be appearing tonight on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.”
Who/What: John Travolta on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno”
When: Wednesday, July 11, 2007; 11:35 PM Eastern
Where: NBC. Check your local listings.
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If you’re excited about the upcoming premiere of the movie musical “Hairspray” (and who isn’t?), you’ll want to take note of this!
The soundtrack for the film version of the musical Hairspray was released in stores today, July 10th!
The CD features a total of 17 songs, which include three original numbers that don’t appear in the Broadway version; the titles of those are: “New Girl in Town,” “Ladies’ Choice,” and “Come So Far.” (Have no fear– the new songs were are also by the same songwriting pair who penned the original …

If you’re a fan of the upcoming movie musical “Hairspray” be sure to tune in (or set your DVR!) to MTV tonight, Wednesday May 23rd, at 11pm. MTV is offering an exclusive sneak peek 10-minute clip from the upcoming film, which premieres on July 10th.
“Hairspray” co-stars Amanda Bynes and Zac Efron will be on hand to introduce the 10-minute clip. Numerous advertising and promos will be airing all evening, as well.
What: Exclusive 10-minute “Hairspray” movie clip
Where: MTV
When: 11pm (EST, from what I can tell, but also Pacific)

The cast includes …

I had lunch with a friend and the time got away from me. It may be a bit late for some of you, but I thought I’d mention that today’s episode of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” (May 16) is supposed to have featured the cast of the film adaptation of the musical “Hairspray.”

(Yes, that is John Travolta dressed as a woman.)
The cast includes Queen Latifah as Motormouth Maybelle, John Travolta as Edna Turnblad, Christopher Walken as Wilbur Turnblad, Amanda Bynes as Penny Pingleton, Zac Efron as Link Larkin, Brittany Snow …