Apr 21, 2022
Good morning, Baltimore babies. We are delighted to be joined by actress, singer, and Tony-winner Marissa Jaret Winokur on this week’s show. You Might Know Her From American Beauty, What We Do in the Shadows, Celebrity Big Brother, Fever Pitch, Stacked, Dancing with the Stars, Retired at 35, and Hairspray on Broadway. We had a total romp with Marissa Jaret Win-oh-kurr chatting about her historic win on the inaugural season of American Celebrity Big Brother, her career-defining performance as Tracy Turbnlad, cutting her teeth as Jan in Grease in the ‘90s revival and befriending now-best friends Adrian Zmed and Lucy Lawless, and her decision to expand her career as a host and personality. We also got into her iconic scene in American Beauty (“You are so busted”), getting to don animal prints and a New York accent as Charmaine in What We Do in the Shadows, and why we believe she should play Fanny Brice in Funny Girl. This one was just, timeless to us!
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Discussed this week
Disappearing NYC: Chat N Chew, The Coffee Shop, Around the Clock Diner, Virgin Megastore, Lincoln Center Barnes & Noble, Colony Records
“The Sunscreen Song” Baz Luhrman
Michelle Yeoh’s Everything Everywhere All at Once
Won first ever American season of Celebrity Big Brother
Won a Tony for Best Supporting Actress for her performances as Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray
Did Hairspray at the Hollywood Bowl with Nick Jonas
Maddie was the Tracy from Hairspray Live! (Ricki & Marissa were Mr Pinky’s Girls)
Made semi-finals for Dancing with the Stars, hosted Dance Your Ass Off (created by former guest Lisa Ann Walter)
Should def step in to play Fanny Brice in Funny Girl on Broadway
Played Jan in 90s Broadway revival of Grease
“Come Look at the Freaks” from Side Show @ Easter Bonnet
Adrian Zmed in Blood Brothers on Broadway
Stacked, 2005 FOX sitcom co-starring Pam Anderson, current star of Chicago
Plays a version of herself in Feel the Beat where she references Rupaul because she was a guest judge in Season 2 for the Jujubee / Tatiana
Appeared in sitcoms: Moesha, Hot In Cleveland, Mellssa and Joey,
Fight with Larry David on Curb Your Enthusiasm
Plays Charmaine, neighbor to the vampires in What We Do in the Shadows
Was a correspondent on the first season of The Talk (buddies with Julie Chen Moonves)
Iconic drive-thru scene with Kevin Spacey in American Beauty
Played ice skater in comedy On Edge
Had small roles in Never Been Kissed, Fever Pitch, Scary Movie, Teaching Mrs.Tingle
Elijah auditioned for the fictional White Men Can’t Jump musical in Girls and Marissa was the casting director
Andrew Rannells was a Link Larkin understudy
God we love Marc Shaiman (Sister Act, Beaches, Hairspray, Sweeney Sisters, Addams Family, South Park)
Abigail Breslin vs Ariana Grande
We can’t forgive Abigail for ABC’sDirty Dancing the Musical
Debra Messing in Birthday Candles
The Commons of Pensacola starring Blythe Danner & SJP (written by Amanda Peet)
The Brothers McMullen / The Sisters Rosensweig
Outside Mullingar a play starring Messing written by John Patrick Shanley (Moonstruck, Doubt)
BD Wong posted this picture last week
Bill Macy & Felicity “Flicka” Huffman friends with David Mamet (Atlantic Theatre)
Patti LuPone wrote this about her friend David Mamet in her memoir