Craig Zadan on stage, featured prominently in Zadan's televised version. Chita Rivera appears in "Chicago" as "Nickie"; she played "Velma Kelly" in the original 1975 production. The film adaptation of "Hairspray" featured John Waters (writer/director) as "the flasher who lives next door;" Jerry Stiller ("Wilbur Turnblad") as "Mr. Pinky;" and Ricki Lake ("Tracy") as a reporter. On the soundtrack, Lake joins Nikki Blonsky and Marissa Jaret Winokur ("Tracy" from the Broadway production) to sing "Mama I'm a Big Girl Now" over the closing credits, and Harvey Fierstein (Broadway's "Edna") can be heard briefly soon after. Mink Stole ("Tammy" in the original film)
Alan Tracy Alan Tracy Alan Tracy is a fictional character who first appeared in the 1960s British Supermarionation television series "Thunderbirds", its film sequels "Thunderbirds Are Go" (1966) and "Thunderbird 6" (1968), as well as the TV remake "Thunderbirds Are Go". The character also appeared in the 2004 live-action film adaptation, "Thunderbirds". The face of the Alan Tracy puppet was modelled on actor Robert Reed. Matt Zimmerman voiced the character for all but one of his 1960s appearances; since Zimmerman was a late addition to the cast, Ray Barrett provided Alan's voice for his debut appearance in the series opener, "Trapped in