"There was a long line of people to play Penny and New Line wanted Amanda," Shankman said. "And I was on the fence about it." The studio made a deal with Shankman. If he picked Bynes, executives would ...

2003 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical Dick Latessa 2003 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical Corey Reynolds 2003 Tony Awards ...

"When we started casting, we hadn't gotten to those roles yet, and we got a call from her manager saying she would like to play Penny," Zadan dished. "We did not contact Ariana or her representatives, ...

The already-star-studded cast of NBC's next musical event, "Hairspray Live!," continues to add impressive, big-name talent, with the announcement on Thursday that Ariana Grande is joining the ensemble ...

When it comes to crafting a live broadcast of one of the most popular musicals of modern times, "Hairspray Live!" is a whole new 'do. Moviefone sat down with several members of the all-star cast – ...

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical: Dick Latessa won. Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical: Corey Reynolds was nominated but did not win. Best ...

Amanda Bynes and Zac Efron nearly weren't welcomed to the '60s. Hairspray director Adam Shankman broke down the casting process for the movie musical on a recent episode of the And That's What You ...

The network said Thursday that the singer-actress, 23, would play Penny Pingleton, Tracy Turnblad’s incorrigible best friend, on the live TV production of the Broadway musical, based on John Waters’ ...