A conversation with writer/actor Harvey Fierstein, who returned to HAIRSPRAY for the final weeks of the musical’s successful run, playing “Edna Turnblad,” the role that he originated in the hit show 6 1/2 years ago.
Harvey Fierstein Playwright, Actor, “Hairspray”
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