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
West End Classic West End Classic The West End Classic was PGA Tour satellite event that was played at the Grand Bahama Hotel and Country Club in West End on Grand Bahama Island. The tournament was won by Jim Wiechers, a 25-year-old Californian, by two strokes over Al Besselink and Johnny Pott. Although the tournament played for only one year (1969), it laid the groundwork and provided much of the infrastructure for a future PGA Tour event, the Bahamas National Open, which played in 1970 and 1971. Players were allowed to use the regular-sized American ball and/or the smaller English ball. This may