Hairspray Hairspray Cast Just Monkeeing Around Hairspray sees some major cast changes from Tuesday 2 February 2010. Micky Dolenz joins Hairspray in the role of Tracy’s dad Wilbur Turnblad Brian Conley will return to the role of Wilber’s wife,Edna Turnblad, taking over from Phil Jupitus Chloe Hart will remain as Tracy. Conley played the role of Edna very successfully after Michael Ball left and it is interesting to see him return to it so soon. Of course some of us think that the lure of the big frocks will get the better of Michael Ball sooner or later and he’ll be back as Edna. Till then I’m sure Brian Conley will do a great job. The role does seem to be on which the men that take it on relish and Phil Jupitus was saying on the radio the other day that he has had a great time playing Edna. Dolenz, actor, musician, writer, director is probably best remembered in the UK for his role in the first ‘made for TV’ pop band The Monkees. The show and the band were both a huge hit and (trust me on this one, I had the albums!) recorded hits like Hey Hey We’re the Monkees, I’m A Believer, Last Train To Clarksville and Daydream Believer. Micky is quoted as saying of Hairspray: “I remember going to the original premiere of the movie in the 80’s. I loved the piece then and I love it now. Having four daughters, I can certainly relate to Wilbur’s love and support for his little girl.” (source) a

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Brian Conley will take over as Edna Turnblad in Hairspray, currently running at London’s Shaftesbury Theatre, according today’s Daily Mail. Conley will take over from Michael Ball on July 27 2009. Michael Ball says that the show “has without doubt been one of the happiest and most fulfilling experiences of my professional life.”

Brian Conley started out at Pontin’s and used to be warm-up man for Terry Wogan, Noel Edmonds and Kenny Everett. Since then he’s gone on to have his own TV shows “Brian Conley: This Way Up” and “The Brian Conley Show,. He’s probably best known for presenting The National Lottery Show Live. His West End credits include ‘Me and My Girl’ where he took the lead role of Bill Snibson in the Adelphi Theatre production. More recently he played Caractacus Potts in “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” at the London Palladium in 2005.

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