Who Will Fill Edna Turnblad's Housecoat in Broadway's <I>Hairspray</I> When Fierstein Leaves?
A published report that Michael McKean ("A Mighty Wind," "Laverne & Shirley") is the next Edna is premature, Lion said Jan. 27. Producer Lion confirmed, reluctantly, that McKean is one of several people casting directors have seen for the buxom Baltimore hausfrau role.