“Norm!”
Or make that, “George!”
That first famous catchphrase, associated with the popular character
played by actor George Wendt in the old TV hits series Cheers, will no
doubt spring to the lips of theatre-goers in Charlottetown this month as
Wendt, 61, reprises his Broadway role of Edna Turnblad when Hairspray
makes its debut at the Charlottetown Festival.
Hairspray will be playing in the Homburg Theatre at the Confederation
Centre of the Arts from Sept. 8 through to October 9.
"I am so excited to be jumping back into Edna's shoes for the wonderful
people of Prince Edward Island," says Wendt. "I'm... more