Why Did John Travolta Play A Woman In Hairspray
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Neil meron who produced the 2007 film version with john travolta in the role said.
John travolta was cast as edna turnblad the main character s mother in the 2007 remake of hairspray because the role has always been played by a man in drag starting with the original 1988 film in which the role was played by famed drag queen divine. John travolta discusses the movie hairspray a musical set in the 1960s. Hairspray is a testament not only to 53 year old john travolta s versatility. And once they agreed to that it was my no.
John travolta on hairspray playing a woman working with christopher walken and queen latifah movies with messages and wild hogs 2. We hired an actor to play the role of edna not an actor to be a man wearing a dress and a fat suit. Firstly i m an actor and there s nothing in the screenplay that says the role is a man playing a woman. The answer to your question is easy but it raises another more difficult one which the famously difficult writer director john waters always refused to answer directly.
In the third incarnation of john waters s musical hairspray. John waters director of the original hairspray makes a cameo appearance as the town s flasher and edna and husband wilbur aka john travolta and christopher walken share a disconcerting yet. Quiet a few good actors have played roles of females and drag queens. It s always a woman.
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But why is tracy s mom always played by a man in hairspray and not a woman. Adam thomlison tv media. John travolta becomes the perfect woman. John waters never conceived of the role as a drag role.
My biggest hesitation was that i did not want to play a drag queen and it was important that they allowed it not to be that. They were just reprising it and remained true to the original even in the casting.
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