Alongside Levitt, Ralph Prentice Daniel charms us and her with his sincere performance as Wilbur, Tracy's endearing father. The hero of HAIRSPRAY is Shaiman’s score. A full-scope look at his ...

The first "Hairspray Live!" cast photo is here and ... funny man Martin Short (in bowtie) as Tracy's dad Wilbur Turnblad, Derek Hough (bottom right) as TV host Corny Collins, and tiny stage ...

Dad Wilber Turnblad (Mike Saxton ... After Tracy’s TV appearance, the show’s sponsor, a HAIRSPRAY manufacturer, realizes that Tracy is exactly the representative his product needs.

“Hairspray” takes place in 1960s Baltimore ... Me,” performed by Levitt and Ralph Prentice Daniel, who plays Tracy’s father, Wilbur Turnblad, strikes the rare perfect balance between ...

Curiously, when “Hairspray” first opened in 2002 ... Levitt and Ralph Prentice Daniel, as Edna’s loving husband, Tracy’s supportive dad and proprietor of the Hardy Har Hut joke shop ...

Broadway’s renowned musical “Hairspray” kicked off its opening ... are Edna and Wilbur Turnblad. Playing Tracy’s mother and father, Greg Kalafatas and Ralph Prentice Daniel are knee ...

The PG rating surprised everyone, but at its core “Hairspray ... is Tracy Turnblad (played by Niki Metcalf) is a plus-sized teen with limited financial resources. Her father, Wilbur (Ralph ...

The musical “Hairspray,” set in the 1962 ... I knew when I saw Craig Gustafson, who plays Wilbur (Tracy’s father) in the show, that Steve Schroeder would be a great Edna for his Wilbur.

Joshua Drewelow, of Marshalltown, and Dean Messerly, of rural Conrad, are featured performers in the current Cedar Falls ...

More supportive is her father ... of a show like “Hairspray,” beyond the Tony-winning music by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittmann, is that it really likes its characters. Tracy never doubts ...

“Hairspray” the movie became “Hairspray ... Ralph Prentice Daniel, who plays Tracy’s father, Wilbur, said the show’s charms are plentiful and are what keep people coming back.

After seeing her in Hairspray, Eiseman’s father is proud of her for pursuing ... Initially, she was the standby for Tracy for a year, and she took over the role full-time for her second year.