Known for appearances on RuPaul’s Drag Race season 11, RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 9, and for performing as Edna Turnblad on the national tour of Hairspray, Andrew Levitt, better known as Nina West, will reprise the role for Casa Mañana in February. The Fort Worth theater announced the full cast for the show on Monday, Jan. 19. Hairspray will open Feb. 28 and run through March 8.

“Edna is one of the great roles written for musical theatre, and I could not be more excited to be returning to her and the Turnblad household for this production of Hairspray at Casa Mañana! Hairspray is pure joy ready to be shared with these audiences. You can’t stop this beat!” Levitt said in today’s press release.

Andrew Levitt

Levitt rose to international prominence on the 11th season of RuPaul’s Drag Race where Nina West was named Miss Congeniality. Other credits include Tina Romero’s Queens of the Dead and Weird: The Al Yankovic Story as Divine. Levitt has also written a children’s book and has released three EPs.

The show will be directed and choregraphed by Gerry McIntyre and music directed by Phil Reno.

Alongside Levitt, the full cast includes Kaitlyn Louise Smith as Tracy Turnblad, Nick Cortazzo as Link Larkin, Justin Showell as Seaweed J. Stubbs, Zak Reynolds as Corny Collins, Bella Gream as Penny Pingleton, Grace Moore as Amber Von Tussle, Emmie Kivell as Velma Von Tussle, Kennedy Salters as Motormouth Maybelle, Maria Shorunke as Little Inez and BJ Cleveland as Wilbur Turnblad.

Also featured in the show are Brandon Wilhelm as Harriman F. Spitzer, Kathryn Jacobson as Prudy Pingleton, Patrick Bilbow as Brad, Bennet Cooper as Sketch, Avery Dunn as Shelley, Dylan Markey as I.Q., David Postlewate as Fender and Kelsey Jordan Ward as Brenda.

The ensemble cast includes Winston Daniels, Elizabeth Hall, Akem Harrison, Braxton O. Johnson, Kamden Reece, Gabrielle Rollins, Addy Rudd and Nissi Chepkirui Sigei.

Additional creative staff include J Branson as scenic designer, Samuel Rushen as lighting designer, Allan Branson as sound designer, Tammy Spencer as costume designer, and Catherine Petty-Rogers as hair/wig/makeup designer.

Hairspray tickets are available now.

–Rich Lopez

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