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Travolta set for big hair day

ACTOR John Travolta is to play the lead female role in the new film version of Hairspray, according to reports.

Sat, 23 Jun, 2007 - 01:00

The 52-year-old will play dowdy housewife Edna Turnblad in the movie, says Hollywood newspaper Daily Variety.

Hairspray, which has become an award-winning Broadway stage musical, was first made into a film in 1988.

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