The producers of “HAIRSPRAY” are delighted to announce that PHILL JUPITUS, BELINDA CARLISLE and SHARON D CLARKE have all signed to join the cast of the hit musical, currently running at London’s Shaftesbury Theatre. The new cast open on Monday 26 October, with Sunday performances beginning on Sunday 8 November.
Phill stars as larger than life heroine Edna Turnblad, who must help her big-haired, big-hearted daughter Tracy fulfil her destiny....if she can just leave the family apartment. Belinda plays Velma Von Tussle, glamorous white supremacist and controller of the local TV station, who is out to thwart Tracy’s plans, and Sharon is Motormouth Mabel, celebrity DJ and owner of Baltimore’s biggest set of lungs!
Phill Jupitus is the longest-serving member of the Never Mind the Buzzcocks team, one-time host of 6Music's breakfast show, playwrite and performer, actor (Phill made his West End debut in May 2008 in Nick Reed's Lifecoach) as well as football pundit for The Times.
Phil also regularly appears on QI (BBC2) and I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue (BBC Radio 4).
Phill's love of music extends well beyond his appearances in Buzzcocks and DJing. Every now and then Phill plays with The Blockheads. His last outing with Ian Dury's band was in 2007 to celebrate the band's 30th anniversary.
