Laura Bell Bundy and Hairspray Original Cast Members to bring Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now to the Lexington Opera House
LEXINGTON, KY (February 17, 2025) –– In celebration of the 20th anniversary of Hairspray, the original cast members of Tracy, Penny, and Amber are reuniting for the first time ever in Mama, I’m a Big Girl Now at the Lexington Opera House on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. Mama, I’m a Big Girl Now reunites Tony Award Winner Marissa Jaret Winokur (Tracy), Tony Nominee Kerry Butler (Penny), and Lexington's own Tony Nominee, Laura Bell Bundy (Amber). “I really care about this show because it’s my hometown and the Opera House was the very first theater I ever performed in”, says Bundy, regarding her return to the Lexington Opera House stage. Brian Sipe, general manager of the Lexington Opera House, adds, “It’s an honor to have Laura Bell Bundy return to Lexington with Mama, I’m a Big Girl Now. She is the city’s very own superstar, and we can’t wait to see her light up the Opera House stage once again!”.
With over 16 Broadway shows and more than 200 television appearances between them, this trio has truly done it all, appearing in beloved productions like Beetlejuice, Legally Blonde, Wicked, Mean Girls, and Dancing with the Stars. Join these powerhouse performers on a hilarious and meaningful musical journey about their origins, friendships, careers, and their children. For decades, they performed as teenagers on stage, now see the fully bloomed divas they’ve become in Mama, I’m a Big Girl Now, a night of Broadway music and stories you will never forget. Spend the evening revisiting the show that helped launch their careers and lifelong friendships, all while singing hits from the shows that made you fall in love with them.
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Tickets for Mama, I’m a Big Girl Now will be available for purchase starting at 10 A.M. on Friday, February 21 at ticketmaster.com, lexingtonoperahouse.com, or in person at the Central Bank Center Box Office from 12-4 P.M. on Wednesdays and Fridays.
Venue Contact:
Samantha Luse | SLuse@centralbankcenter.com
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About Laura Bell Bundy
Laura Bell Bundy is a Tony-nominated Broadway actress & Billboard Top 5 recording artist. She is also the founder of the Women Of Tomorrow Foundation. Laura Bell Bundy made her debut at age 9 in the Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall. Since then, she has originated stage roles most notably, Tina in Ruthless (Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations), Amber in Broadway’s Hairspray, and most notably Elle Woods in Legally Blonde The Musical where she received a Tony Nomination. She is currently starring in The Cottage on Broadway.
Bundy has appeared or starred in numerous films and over 100 episodes of television including roles on Call Me Kat, The New Fairly Odd Parents—Fairly Odder, Perfect Harmony, How I Met Your Mother/Father, Hart of Dixie, American Gods, Anger Management, Good Behavior, Documentary Now, Dream Girls, Jumanji and many more.
About Marissa Jaret Winokur
Marissa Jaret Winokur is perhaps best known for creating the role of Tracy Turnblad in the Broadway musical Hairspray, for which she won a Tony Award, a Drama Desk Award, and an Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical. Marissa began her career on Broadway in Tommy Tune’s Grease!. She has hosted many talk shows, including The Talk, The View, & more!
Marissa has appeared on numerous TV shows, still streaming today, including Curb Your Enthusiasm, Girls, Crashing, Playing House, A Million Little Things, Perfect Harmony, Stacked, Retired at 35, and many more. She has voiced characters on hundreds of animated shows, including American Dad, King of the Hill, The Cleveland Show, Yo Gabba Gabba, and Shrek the Halls.
About Kerry Butler
An acclaimed veteran of a dozen Broadway shows, Kerry Butler is one of theater’s best-known performers. She has originated roles in Broadway productions of Beetlejuice, Mean Girls (Outer Critics Circle nomination), Xanadu (Tony and Drama League nominations), Little Shop of Horrors (Outer Critics Nomination), The Best Man, Disaster!, Catch Me If You Can (Drama Desk Nomination), and Hairspray (Clarence Derwent Award for most promising female performance, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Nominations). Kerry also starred in Rock of Ages, The Best Man, and Les Misérables on Broadway. Notable off-Broadway appearances include the cult hit Bat Boy and Clinton: The Musical, in which she portrayed Hillary Rodham Clinton.
On television, Kerry has appeared in 30 Rock, The Mindy Project, Rescue Me, Law & Order, The Mysteries of Laura, White Collar, Blue Bloods, Gilmore Girls, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez, and Law & Order SVU, among others.
About Lexington Opera House
Located in Lexington, Kentucky, the Lexington Center Corporation (LCC) is a not-for-profit 501c3 corporate agency of the Lexington Fayette Urban County Government. It was established in 1974 to manage and maintain Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center, the Central Bank Center (formerly Lexington Convention Center), Triangle Park, and the Lexington Opera House. One of the nation’s most storied entertainment destinations, Central Bank Center venues collectively welcome an average of 1.3 million patrons annually.
The Lexington Opera House, built in 1886 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is one of the premier performing arts centers in the region. Since its opening, the Opera House has played host to such famous stage performers as W.C. Fields, The Marx Brothers, Al Jolson, Julie Harris, Steve Martin, Brian Wilson, and Graham Nash. It has undergone two major renovations and remains a cultural destination in downtown Lexington.
About Oak View Group
Oak View Group (OVG) is the global leader in live experience venue development, management, premium hospitality services, and 360-degree solutions for a collection of world-class-owned venues and a client roster of arenas, convention centers, music festivals, performing arts centers, and cultural institutions. Founded by Tim Leiweke and Irving Azoff in 2015, OVG is the leading developer of major new venues either open or under development across four continents. Visit OakViewGroup.com, and follow OVG on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and X.