"You can't stop the beat!"
A teenage girl living in Baltimore in the early 1960s dreams of appearing on a popular TV dance show.
Alex RudzinskiDirector
Tracy Turnblad
Amber Von Tussle
Velma Von Tussle
Penny Pingleton
Link Larkin
Edna Turnblad
Corny Collins
Motormouth Maybelle
Wilbur Turnblad
Seaweed J. Stubbs
Mr. Harriman F. Spritzer
Little Inez
Rob Barker
Mr. Pinky
Prudy Pingleton
Gym Teacher
Pinkette
James
Duane
Shelley
Brad
Lou Ann
I.Q.
Tammy
Ensemble
Brenda
Dynamite / Peaches
Lorraine
Thad
Jackie
Kooks
Gilbert
Sketch
Dynamite / Cindy Watkins
Dynamite / Pearl
Belle
Fender
Jon
Corny Collins Teen (uncredited)
Corey
Understudy Velma / Prudy / Health Ed Teacher
Student
Dancer
Corny Collins Director
Corny Collins Crew
Bum
Self - Audience Member (uncredited)