The stars of the West End musical Hairspray were announced today, with TV comic Phil Jupitus and pop singer Belinda Carlisle playing the title roles.
This will be the third year for Hairspray at the London Shaftsbury Theatre where it has been successful in the past.
Juptius, best known for the BBC2?s Never Mind the Buzzcocks, will take on the role of Edna Turnblad replacing previous actor?s Brian Conley and Michael Ball.
The new line-up will open on October 26th with Belinda Carlisle taking on the role of supremacist Velma Von Tussle. Carlisle is best known as the lead singer of eighties band The GoGos. Sharon D. Clarke, a previous winner of Whatsonstage.com will also be featured in the role of Mabel, a celebrity DJ with a large mouth.
Last year?s production of Hairspray garnished four Olivier awards. Hairspray first premiered on Broadway in 2002 and won eight Tony awards in 2003 including the award for Best Musical.
The play is based on the film directed and written by John Waters of the same name and tells the story of a young girl in the sixties who rises from a small local dance programme to teen celebrity overnight.
Music for Hairspray is written by Marc Shaiman with lyrics by Shaiman and Scott Whitma
