Marissa Jaret Winokur wins 2003 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical

[@manuelorozco7760]

May Marissa pass the torch well to future Tracy's beyond Broadway and the 2007 film including whoever will be lucky to star in NBC's TV revival of Hairspray this December. 14 years later, she should be thankful for starring in this classic 60's rags to riches story!

[@dawnbudd]

And now she won Celebrity Big Brother.

[@amed2303]

so glad she won big brother, her ross brandi and ari were the best!

[@thevloggertwins2165]

God she is one of my inspirations

[@manuelorozco7760]

+TheVloggerTwins Glad to hear! Marissa should do a duet with Idina Menzel (Elphaba Elsa)

[@manuelorozco7760]

News flash: Marissa is cameoing in NBC's Hairspray LIVE alongside original film Tracy Ricki Lake.

[@IH8U926]

She's on Celebrity Big Brother!

[@terrifictulip]

Congrats Melissa!! Great, great job!

[@classynella337]

Congratulations marissa jaret winokur

[@ssilva872]

Great speech!

[@aidanaverbeck1016]

What the heck did Harvey firestien say to her before she went up

[@conortague5410]

aidan averbeck I’m sure he congratulated her.

[@fountainchain126]

aidan averbeck she has said in an interview that he said something to the effect of “this is your moment, don’t let anyone take it away from you, you deserve it” kind of thing. It’s a lovely moment! :)

[@JeremiVW]

She deserves an Oscar for American Beauty xx

[@kirvanpody]

deserved the tony and deserved winning CBB

[@jonnyhuston7220]

She won cbb1

[@Noworwhenever55]

Did Bernadette Peters say, "Who is she?" @ 1:32 ?

[@richarddrews7723]

Noworwhenever55 Where is she.

[@ronsadventures2007]

She looked pissed off

[@RC-vv6nr]

Touche

[@timgriffin3368]

One of the rare times Mama Rose role lost the Tony But, come on, Hairspray!

[@stressmuffin]

Whoa! Marissa beat Bernadette Peters 😳😲. I forgot about that! Dang! But then Marissa’s my under 5’0” triple threat talent sister, so you go girl! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🫶🏼

[@ascent8487]

And now her recent career highlight is celebrity big brother. This sucks. She’s such a powerhouse of talent. She’s s lovely person which leads me to believe she’s great to work with. There are likely no diva issues keeping her from being offered parts. So what gives? Lots of talent, a pleasant person. Why isn’t she doing important work? Why has she been forced to engage in such mindless trash? This blows.

[@charlottep4222]

There’s no parts on Broadway for plus size women. It’s a crying shame.

[@ladisneyprincesse]

Latte22 if only they had given her the role of Belle so she could be the first plus sized actress to play this princess on Broadway!

[@boynamedalexxx]

Well, I never saw her, so I can’t say for certain, but, according to the theatre community, she didn’t sustain the role well-she struggled vocally as the run progressed. This isn’t her fault, honestly, as she attended AMDA (or SCAMDA, as it’s commonly referred), so she probably wasn’t given much in the way of proper technique. Having said that, I did see Peters in ‘Gypsy’, and cannot imagine how anyone could have won over her.

[@samwinokur1591]

she is my aunt

[@manuelorozco7760]

+Sam Winokur That's awesome

[@manuelorozco7760]

Hey good luck to your aunt Marissa on meeting Maddie Ballio who is going to play Tracy in Hairspray Live.

[@manuelorozco7760]

I hear your aunt is possibly cameoing in Hairspray Live

[@sconro9402]

Sam Winokur jed is ur cousin?

[@JBrandiTV]

I'm loving her on Celebrity Big Brother!! She is one of my favorites!

[@MikeysGayToday]

Isn't this sweet!!

[@manuelorozco7760]

Mikey Trahant It sure is. I loved Marissa's cameo with Ricki Lake in Hairspray Live during Welcome to the 60's.

[@jonnyhuston7220]

She won cbb1

[@Lol-tq2hm]

Feel the beat anyone?

[@manuelorozco7760]

I just saw it over a month ago. Good movie

[@samwinokur1591]

juda is my uncle

[@manuelorozco7760]

+Sam Winokur I hope he didn't mind Nick Jonas when he was Link at the Hollywood Bowl five years ago.

[@samwinokur1591]

we joke about that all the time...srsly

[@manuelorozco7760]

Sam Winokur Not that I went to the Hollywood Bowl. It would have been a thrill for me to see your aunt Marissa in her final performance as Tracy.

[@ronsadventures2007]

Bernadette peters looked pissed

[@billfisher9238]

i guess Jack O'Brien didn't help her, huh?