Learn All About 'Hairspray Live!' Star Maddie Baillio With 10 Fun Facts!

Broadway’s Tracy Turnblad Is A Major Fan of Maddie’s

“I feel like [Maddie is] so much cooler than me! I was like, ‘Girl, you’re going to love Los Angeles. You’re going to slide right into L.A., and you’re never going to leave.’” Marisa Jaret Winokur, who played Tracy on Broadway AND won a Tony for it, shared.

“She’s going to be great. I’m so excited. I’ve turned into such a mom that the night before they did the reading, I was like, ‘Just have fun! Remember they hired you for you. Be yourself!’ And I mean all of that. I just want her to do so well and have a good time. I know how hard it is when you feel like the weight of the world is on your shoulders, and I so understand that. She has so many wonderful people around her that just want her to succeed. Nobody wants you to fail.”