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Marissa Jaret Winokur Returns to Broadway with Son

Karl Erikson — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 21:47:00 GMT

Marissa Jaret Winokur was the original Tracy Turnblad in the Hairspray musical; in fact, she won a Tony for it. Then she was in the 6th season on Dancing With the Stars. Now Marissa is back on Broadway for the final 38 performances of "Hairspray." Course, now she's a mom, so she brings along son Zev Isaac Miller, who is now almost 5 months old.

She gave an interview recently and talked about her return to Broadway.

Regarding her energy level for the show: "I actually have more energy now. The show used to seem like so much work, but now that I'm a mother, I know what tired really is and how much you can do on little sleep."

What about taking Zev to the shows? "Zev has been to three out my first eight shows. My favorite thing is to come up to my dressing room at intermission and have Zev sitting on my couch waiting for me. Matinees are much easier because it's still light out when the show is over. I love that once I open my mouth he knows it's me, even in the Tracy costume!"

How about Christmas in New York City? "I took Zev to the Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center, but I can't wait to go to Central Park! The very first thing I did was take him to Times Square and take a photo at the Hairspray billboard before they take it down! My whole family is coming here for the week to celebrate with Zev. I think I may just wrap up his toys and pretend they are new... he's only four months old, he will never know!

Hairspray closes for good January 4, so if you're in NYC and can get a ticket, now is the time. Harvey Fierstein is back, too, playing Tracy's mother, Edna.

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Marissa Jaret Winokur Talks About Miracle Son Zev Isaac

Karl Erikson — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 21:55:00 GMT

Marissa Jaret Winokur, famous for her role as Tracy Turnblad in the Broadway musical "Hairspray," talked to People magazine about her newest role as Mom. Son Zev Isaac is now 10 weeks old and Marissa says, "My friends don't want to come over any more because all I do is cry." After all, her being a mom is pretty miraculous.

Marissa won a fight with cancer 7 years ago, but lost her uterus and cervix in the battle. Her and husband Judah Miller used her preserved ovaries and a surrogate early last year to start a family. Pretty amazing.

Now Marissa, 35, joins lots of moms in bragging about her son. He's "perfect," she says. "He was sleeping through the night at three weeks. He loves the water. I love giving him a bath in the sink. Can't wait until I can take him in the pool."

Marissa just posted a nifty little home video of Zev Isaac, which you can see here.

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DeAnna Pappas & Jesse Csincsak Expecting Already???!!!

Sassy Smith — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:37:00 GMT

The Bachelorette stars DeAnna Pappas & Jesse Csincsak have set a wedding date! The newly engaged couple plan to marry on May 9, 2009, possibly in the Bahamas - because that's where they say they fell in love. And rumors are swirling that the reality TV couple are already pregnant with their first child!

Let's not get ahead of ourselves (or myself, since I'm the one blabbing the rumor). DeAnna and Jesse do want a family but not quite yet.

Says DeAnna, “I heard that and I thought, maybe I’m putting on some weight, I’m happy and in love. Better get on that treadmill.”

Jesse says of having a family, “We definitely want to have kids. But we want to go and experience our relationship to the fullest before we go and have any little bambinos. We’re going to travel and visit both of our families and take some time to ourselves and enjoy life.”

So there you have it - wedding for next spring and babies someday but not quite yet!

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Bachelorette DeAnna Pappas Chooses Jesse Csincsak

sweatpantsmom — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:35:00 GMT

Another day, another reality show engagement: In a stunner on the season finale of The Bachelorette, former Bachelor contestant DeAnna Pappas chose snowboarder Jesse Csincsak (pictured on left) over single dad Jason Mesnick. Mesnick, a businessman from Washington and the devoted father to three-year-old Ty was the favorite to win. I never watched the show but even I would have picked Jason over Jesse - I'm not sure I could ever be with a man who stole Tracy Turnblad's hairstyle from Hairspray.

In the tradition of the show, both Bachelors proposed to Pappas, but only Csincsak got an acceptance and the 'final rose.' This means the two are now officially engaged, until they fall out of love or their endorsement and appearance contracts run out, whichever comes first.

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