Tracy Turnblad
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Sep 24, 2026
Layton WilliamsGUEST
Like, I know you are 40 years old.
Layton WilliamsGUEST
Why are you auditioning for Tracy Turnblad? girl do you know what I mean like I know the open
Hannah LowtherHOST
call sometimes the open
Layton WilliamsGUEST
call does waste a lot of people's time I love that everyone gets an opportunity that's fab
David RockwellGUEST
And as a director, I don't think he was used to that kind of full-on assault from a designer.
David RockwellGUEST
And at the same time, he was seduced by it, but we had to figure out what were we gonna do, and he put his arm around me and he said, "Let's take everything out of the room except those things that make you believe in and fall in love with Tracy Turnblad, and let's start with that."
Charlie MelcherHOST
Wow.
David RockwellGUEST
And when I discovered that entrances and exits and transformation were one of the key languages that directors were looking for help on, how do you go from one place to another, how do you welcome people, that's what I mean by journey in theater.
Jessica BlairHOST
That's on brand.
Kat LyonHOST
Right? And then in 1988, Divine starred as Edna Turnblad, Tracy Turnblad's mother in Hairspray.
Kat LyonHOST
Divine had actually hoped to play both Tracy and Edna, but Ricky Lake ended up being cast as Tracy.
Jessica BlairHOST
I saw that because on Rikki Lake's Instagram, she recently posted kind of a tribute memorial post to Divine.
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Jessica BlairHOST
And Hairspray for existing.
Kat LyonHOST
Yeah.
Kat LyonHOST
And Tracy Turnblad for turning that blad.
Kat LyonHOST
See you next time, guys.
Brett SharpHOST
Zach, this lady turns 58 today.
Brett SharpHOST
Former daytime talk show host who played Tracy Turnblad in the 1988 Hairspray movie.
Brett SharpHOST
She lost her home in the 2025 Palisades Fire.
Brett SharpHOST
Ricky
Jackie OshryHOST
Okay.
Claudia OshryHOST
Unlike Tracy Turnblad, I could not hear the bells.
Jackie OshryHOST
I can hear them chime.
Claudia OshryHOST
Just hear them chiming.
Elise ArsenaultHOST
Yes, she will share the recipe if you ask nicely.
Elise ArsenaultHOST
Upon moving to New York City, Yael attended the LaGuardia Arts High School for drama and had the honor of starring as Tracy Turnblad in their production of Hairspray.
Elise ArsenaultHOST
Yael holds a BFA from the Boston Conservatory in musical theater, and after graduating, returned to the Big Apple to sharpen her comedic timing, physical comedy, and instinct for character by studying advanced improv at UCB.
Elise ArsenaultHOST
Yael has worked with many recognizable companies, including The Farmer's Dog, Pringles, and Macmillan Audio.
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Yael RizowyGUEST
And I just cry sometimes thinking about it.
Yael RizowyGUEST
I feel very like, I
Elise ArsenaultHOST
can't believe this happened to me? It's like a Tracy Turnblad
Yael RizowyGUEST
story come
Julian ThornGUEST
It happened in Harrisburg for the girls.
Julian ThornGUEST
You were overweight, Tracy Turnblad.
Julian ThornGUEST
It happened to people who were in Spamalot.
Julian ThornGUEST
If you're a little goofy and acting more as a dancer, character actor, you could be character actor.
J. Keith van StraatenHOST
I have a feeling you're going to know this one.
J. Keith van StraatenHOST
Hairspray featured a mainstay of John Waters movies, playing the role of Tracy Turnblad's mom, Edna.
J. Keith van StraatenHOST
You've also seen this person in several John Waters movies, like Multiple Maniacs.
J. Keith van StraatenHOST
Born Harris Glenn Milstead, by what godly one-word name is this diva better known? Divine.
Naturi Naughton-LewisGUEST
Hairspray, it felt like I was like on tour with NSYNC.
Naturi Naughton-LewisGUEST
Like, cause they were just so, and so many young people, you know, Tracy Turnblad, even Little Inez, like all the, you know, Seaweed and all the characters were so iconic and amazing that the show was just a joy to do every night.
Naturi Naughton-LewisGUEST
And I, that's why I stayed there so long.
Naturi Naughton-LewisGUEST
I, I was in the show for two and a half years.
Lucy GloverGUEST
Ricky Lake.
Lucy GloverGUEST
Yeah, Ricky Lake as Tracy Turnblad.
Lucy GloverGUEST
Divine playing Mrs. Turnblad and the owner of the Hefty Hideaway.
Chris EastHOST
not the later musical version
Chris EastHOST
animatronics.
Chris EastHOST
Animatronics.
Lucy GloverGUEST
oh do you know what a great animatronic would be um you know amber the sort of rival of tracy turnblad when her mom who's played uh by debbie harry has the big giant beehive wig with the bomb in it and it just goes off with the fire that's that would be a great animatronic
Karlie MenzelHOST
yeah but that would be you would have
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