Latest news with #TracyTurnblad
Washington Post
17-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
‘Rocky Horror' doc underscores heightened relevancy of a cult classic
AUSTIN — 'Okay, who in here's a freak?!' drag entertainer Emerald Van Cartier asked while surveying an eager lunchtime crowd at this city's legendary gay bar, Oilcan Harry's, and towering above it all in high heels, a flirty red plaid gown and a bouffant Tracy Turnblad '60s flip. Hands with long glittery nails flew into the air as the whole room screamed and jumped up and down. This was, after all, the celebration for the world premiere of 'Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror' — a new documentary about arguably the most enduring rock musical of all time, directed by Linus O'Brien, son of 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' creator Richard O'Brien — in a city whose slogan is about keeping it weird.
Yahoo
14-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Vogue's 'Hairspray' casts Laverne Cox, Cole Escola (and no fat actors?)
Vogue can't stop the beat! In a new commercial from Vogue and Marc Jacobs, Gigi Hadid, Cole Escola, Laverne Cox, and more come together for a fashionable tribute to the classic John Waters musical Hairspray. Featuring choreography, great fashion, and a gaggle of stars, the commercial has Hadid and company lip-synching along to the closing number from the musical. - YouTube The commercial, which uses "You Can't Stop the Beat" from the 2007 film version of the musical, starts with Gigi Hadid taking the roles of Tracy Turnblad and Penny Lou Pingleton (although she looks more like Amber von Tussle, who she played in a production when she was age 9), with Alton Mason joining as Seaweed Stubbs. When Tracy's mother Edna joins in, Oh, Mary! star Cole Escola steps up and lip-synchs for their life. The next superstar to join the tribute is Laverne Cox, who steps into Queen Latifah's role of Motormouth Maybelle. Some have pointed out the irony of doing a tribute to Hairspray without any fat people, as the original movie, Broadway musical, and movie musical are about Tracy Turnblad and her mother Edna who find happiness and acceptance as two fat women living in a society that centers thinness. "gigi hadid and vogue did a tribute to hairspray and 'you can't stop the beat' without any fat people in one X user wrote. "So you mean to tell me Vogue magazine didn't think to hire one plus size model for a HAIRSPRAY tribute but picks *checks notes* Gigi Hadid to be Tracy Turnblad. 🤨🤨🤨," another wrote.
