Michael Ball on playing Edna Turnblad in Hairspray
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| 10:47 UK time, Wednesday, 24 March 2010
Michael Ball dons his fatsuit and frock to reprise his role as Edna Turnblad in the hit musical Hairspray at Cardiff's from the end of March.
Michael Ball dressed as Edna Turnblad in Hairspray.
The West End star told me he's moving into the realms of production (or over to the dark side as he put it) when I interviewed him for the Ö÷²¥´óÐã Radio Wales Arts Show.
Michael's a singer with a massive fan base, platinum and gold albums and a string of musical theatre successes to his name.
He told me he'd loved Hairspray so much when he saw it on Broadway and was so keen to get the part of Edna when the show first opened in London that he went along with every other hopeful to audition for the part.
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Now, fair play, many other performers with over 20 years' experience might have thought themselves too grand to do that!
You can hear the complete interview with Michael on the Radio Wales Arts Show on Thursday 25 March.
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