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Hairspray cast ready to bring back the 60s
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Andrew Fish, who plays Edna Turnblad, and Jack Dugan, who plays Wilbur Turnblad, perform their duet. (Jackie Gutknecht | The Covington News)
The cast of the Arts Association in Newton County’s production of “Hairspray” said audience members can expect to laugh, cry and be thrown back into the ‘60s for a time when integration was in full force and hairspray was everyone’s favorite accessory. “Hairspray’s” leading lady Tracy Turnblad, played by 17-year-old Shannon Harper, initially got into acting and the arts association as she was preparing to enter high school. “I went to go see the production of “Les Miserables” and I kind of fell in love with the cast and everyone who was involved and just joined by ninth grade year,” Harper