Hairspray Live Has Found It’s Tracy

Suzanna Bowling

June 8, 2016

Maddie Baillio is a 20-year-old college sophomore from Texas and now her dreams come true as she is slated to play Tracy Turnblad in NBC’s Hairspray Live! Baillio saw the stage musical’s 2007 film adaptation when she was in elementary school and has wanted to play the role ever since. By playing Tracy, “I want to be an inspiration to girls just like me. I want them to know: Don’t let anybody stop you from following your dreams. Don’t let anybody tell you you’re something that you’re not. Go for your dreams, and if you work hard enough, you can achieve them.”

Hairspray‘s “start rehearsals begin in October with Harvey Fierstein as Edna Turnblad, Martin Short as Wilbur Turnblad, Jennifer Hudson as Motormouth Maybelle and Derek Hough TV host Corny Collins.

Hairspray Live! airs December 7th.

Theater

June 8, 2016

Suzanna Bowling

Suzanna, co-owns and publishes the newspaper Times Square Chronicles or T2C. At one point a working actress, she has performed in numerous productions in film, TV, cabaret and theatre. She has performed at The New Orleans Jazz festival, The United Nations and Carnegie Hall. Currently she has a screenplay in the works, which she developed with her mentor and friend the late Arthur Herzog. She was the Broadway Informer on the all access cable TV Show “The New Yorkers,” soon to be “The Tourist Channel.” email: suzanna@t2conline.com