John Travolta reviews and did very poorly at the box office. Travolta's performance in "Battlefield Earth" also earned him two Razzie Awards. Throughout the 2000s, Travolta remained busy as an actor, starring in many films including "Swordfish" (2001), "Ladder 49" (2004), "Be Cool" (2005), "Wild Hogs" (2007), the animated film "Bolt" (2008), in which Travolta voiced the title character, "The Taking of Pelham 123" and "Old Dogs" (both 2009). In 2007, Travolta played Edna Turnblad in the remake of "Hairspray", his first musical since "Grease". Since 2010, Travolta has starred mostly in action films and thrillers. In 2016, he returned to TV
Hairspray (musical) 10, 2009, a Brazilian production opened in Rio de Janeiro, starring Simone Gutierrez as Tracy and Edson Celulari as Edna. A 2010 Brazilian tour stopped in São Paulo, Brasilia, Curitiba and Porto Alegre. A Dutch production ran during the 2009/2010 season. Edna Turnblad was played by Arjan Ederveen and Link was Jim Bakkum (runner-up in the first season of the Dutch American Idol). On December 6, 2009 a German production opened in Cologne. Edna is played alternately by Uwe Ochsenknecht and comedian Tetje Mierendorf. Tracy is played by Maite Kelly, former member of The Kelly Family and Penny is Jana