Hairspray (musical) 99% capacity; for 2007 it averaged 86%. A film version was released in July 2007. The film was directed and choreographed by Adam Shankman and starred John Travolta as Edna Turnblad, Christopher Walken as Wilbur Turnblad, Queen Latifah as Maybelle, Michelle Pfeiffer as Velma Von Tussle, James Marsden as Corny Collins, and Nikki Blonsky as Tracy Turnblad. Hugh Jackman and Joey McIntyre were both considered to play the role of Corny Collins, but lost to Jackman's "X-Men" co-star Marsden. NBC's "Hairspray Live!", directed by Kenny Leon and Alex Rudzinski, aired in December 2016 to mostly positive reviews. Sources: PlaybillVault; Internet
Edna Goodrich her mother moved to New York City, where both found work as chorus girls. Edna Goodrich joined the cast of the "Florodora" musical, as one of the famed sextets, all of whom were extremely beautiful, 5'4", and 130 lbs. Out of more than 70 women who became a "Florodora" girl, Edna was one of a handful who achieved lasting fame. It was as a sextet that Edna Goodrich became involved in the Harry Kendall Thaw murder trial, which was labeled Trial of the Century by William Randolph Hearst's newspapers. Thaw killed architect Stanford White during a performance at Madison Square