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)
The Ricki Lake Show program. On May 23, 2011, a U.S. federal trademark registration number 85328080 was filed by 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, giving a description for the new show with the title as "The Ricki Lake Show". The request for the title was approved, with Lake herself just required to sign off. In June 2011, a logo banner for "The Ricki Lake Show" appeared on the websites for trade magazines such as "TelevisionWeek" and "Broadcasting & Cable". In August 2011, an ad for the new show appeared on its YouTube channel. In November 2011, "The Ricki Lake Show" was sold to stations