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LOS ANGELES (AP) - From the first time she saw "Hairspray" on Broadway, Nikki Blonsky was dying to play its plump, sparkling teen heroine, Tracy Turnblad.
At 16, Blonsky was too young when she auditioned for the stage role. A year later, the role of Tracy was hers, not on stage but in a big-screen adaptation of the musical that opens July 20.
Overnight, Blonsky went from teenager with only high school stage credits and a part-time job at an ice cream store to a lead role alongside John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Queen Latifah and Christopher Walken.
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