But something unforeseen happened: The home audience soon grew attached to some of these kids. The dancers were known as the Committee. . Vicki Defeo: Some of the people who were popular way back that Im friends with now, back then I wouldve been like, wow! It's so nice that we all have great friendships to remember & it's so great to sta y in touch. "Do You Love Me" by The Contours, or "Hide and Go Seek" by Bunker Hill). Joanie, whose mother wanted me to be a child star, hit the show in early 57 at age 13 (you had to be 14 to be eligible, but many lied about their ages to qualify), followed a few months later by Joe, 17. Fran Nedeloff (debuting at 14 in 61, Mervo, cha-cha) remembers the look: Straight skirt to the knee, cardigan sweater buttoned up the back, cha-cha heels, lots of heavy black eyeliner, definitely Clearasil on the lips, white nail polish. He just didnt understand., But some have dealt with the problems in good humor. The show was a teen dance and music show and ran from 1957 to until 1964 on WJZ-TV until the show was canceled. Most are happily married with kids and maintain the same images they had on the show. He went steady with committee member Bobbie Lanham, a heartthrob to legions, and got lots of telegrams inviting him and Bobbie to lead dances. ". It was Reads, not Reeds. John Waters: [The Deaners] were the most important people I wanted to like the movie. We (DC Hand Dance Club of Delmarva) (www.dchanddanceclub.com) meet currently Monday nights starting at 5 pm. And my mother would pack a little paper bag with my cha-cha heels and my pastel pink lipstick. Teenagers who appeared on the show every day were known as "The Committee". Buddy wanted it to end happily, but WJZ angered Deaners when it tried to blame the ratings. Buddy Deane, 78, the impresario of Baltimore's dance show from 1957-1964, died Wednesday of complications from a stroke near his home in Pine Bluff, Ark. "Oooo, you sweated on me!" They all thought all the girls were pregnant by Buddy Deane, remember several. You are out of here. If you were a Buddy Deane Committee member, you were on TV six days a week for as many as three hours a dayenough media exposure to make Marshall McLuhans head spin. My name is Connie and my e-mail address is connieone@aol.com..thanks. You are history. Id hook and have to dance in the back so the teachers couldnt see me, says Helen. In the early 1980s at a Buddy Deane Show reunion, Waters approached former Committee members about a movie he wanted to make inspired by the program. In mixed marriages (with non-Deaners), many of the outsiders resented their spouses pasts. "Where you been, boy?" Or purchase a subscription for unlimited access to real news you can count on. We are in touch with Larry Miller, Lola & many of the people that you haven't seen in awhile. The big garage-type door they remember would open, and theyd all pile in, past George and Mom, the Pinkerton guards who used to keep attendance, and crowd into Arlenes office to comb their hair, confide their problems, and touch up their make-up. On the last day of the show, January 4, 1964, all the most popular Committee members through the years came back for one last appearance. Or Snuggle Dolls? While the rest of the nation grew up on Dick Clarks American Bandstand, (which was not even shown here because Channel 13 already had Buddy Deane), Baltimoreans, true to form, had their own eccentric version. Corky,My name was Judy Kerr and I was on the committee in1958/59. In 1985 the Committee members are for the most part happy and healthy, living in Baltimore, and still recognized on the street. This production features a number of the committee members from the Deane program recalling those days. She became so popular that she was written up in the nationwide Sixteen Magazine. The Buddy Deane Show was a teen dance television show, similar to Philadelphia's American Bandstand, that was created by Zvi Shoubin and aired on WJZTV in Baltimore, Maryland from 1957 until 1964. . [citation needed]. They sent cakes on my birthday. . > The Buddy Deane Show, 1957-1964, WAAM/WJZ. But most have settled down to a very straight life. She smelled like a garden of flowers and could crack her chewing gum discreetly. To say that the Buddy Deane Show was the centerpiece of every teen's life in Baltimore would be a stretch. Not one of the Committee members, the ones chosen to be on the show every daythe Baltimore version of the Mouseketeers, the nicest kids in town, as they were billed. Plus they used us for commercials. Buddy could take his seat beneath the famous Top 20 Board, and the tension would build. We didnt sit around and say, We dont want to be around black kids. [But] . Apr 14, 1997 at 3:00 am. . For those who get to Ocean City, please stop in and see us at the Blue Ox on the bayside at 127th street. We appreciate your interest. Not show biz, Arlene answers, hesitating, but the record biz, the people. Mary Lou Barber: I used to receive 100 letters a week, all fan mail. The dancers were known as the Committee. Hairspray came to CCBC Essex's Cockpit in Court theater, and so did the real original castthose Committee members from the old Buddy Deane Show, whose moment in history became the premise for . . Joel Chaseman, also a DJ at WITH, became program manager of WJZ-TV when Westinghouse bought it in the mid-50s. . Its interesting that our paths have crossed at reunions and weve all chosen to stay friends. . Or dancing with other Committee members when you were supposed to be dancing with the guests (a very unpopular rule allowed this only every fourth dance). Once a Deaner, always a Deaner, as another so succinctly puts it. We rounded up Waters and almost 20 of the original Deaners and asked a handful to recount their days as the most famous kids in Charm City. . Vicki Defeo: Ive tried to think this through, because it sounds ridiculous, but [integration] was a non-issue to us. Some of the old Committee kept up with the times and made the transition with ease. His name was Nelson Ray Shiflett. Teenagers who appeared on the show every day were known as "The Committee". . Im not sure an integrated Buddy Deane Show would work t oday. Could it be? Dance was the thing. Warner, Tony, Buddy's Top 20: The Story of Baltimore's Hottest TV Dance Show and the Guy Who Brought it to Life! Even doing commercials was expected. I had trunks of it. It was maddening: the Mashed Potatoes, the Stroll, the Pony, the Waddle, the Locomotion, the Bug, the Handjive, the New Continental, and, most important, the Madison, a complicated line dance that started here and later swept the country. So was Aqua Net. Please contact me. I thought I was running the world, so they developed a Board, and the Committee began governing itself. Being elected to the Board became the ultimate status symbol. From then on, all bare shoulders were covered with a piece of net. For the rest of the time, the show's participants were all white. Hundreds showed up to audition for a spot on the Committee. And the whole concept of the Committee changed. Vicki Defeo: Now, I think kids would say, You cant tell me what to do. But we knew we could be replaced in two seconds. Some teens in the suburbs like John Waters might have watched the show on the sly, and danced with the refrigerator door, because for many in his Towson community, Deaners were not individuals to admire. . . Committee members included Mike Miller, Charlie Bledsoe, Ron Osher, Mary Lou Raines, Pat(ricia) Tacey, and Cathy Schmink. But by far the most popular hairdo queen on Buddy Deane was a 14-year-old Pimlico Junior High School student named Mary Lou Raines. The 25th anniversary of the movie Hairspray provides an opportunity for members of the dance group of Baltimores The Buddy Deane Show to get back together and reminisce about the TV show that the movie is based upon. Many regulars, with nicknames like "Termite" and "Peanuts," converted the short-lived glory of local television stardom into success later in life. . And it sounds dreadful. I think my father would definitely have not been agreeable to [integration] at that time. If you were a teenager in Baltimore in the late 1950s and early 1960s, you watched The Buddy Deane Show. When the final bell rang you sprinted home from school, saddle shoes smacking the sidewalk, knee socks sliding down your shins, until you skidded to a stop in front of your black-and-white TV and turned to WJZ Channel 13 to watch Marylands answer to American Bandstand. Chances are you wanted to be on The Buddy Deane Show, whose stars were ordinary teens turned local celebrities. Im serious. We thought it was just so cool. The Buddy Deane Show ended in early 1964, a victim of "insolvable" integration problems, Mr. Deane said in an article in The Sun at that time. There was no sexiness in dress for the girls. The Madison line dance was born here, called by the supreme voice of Eddie Morrison. The Buddy Deane Show is a teen dance television show, similar to Philadelphia's American Bandstand, that . . Vicki Defeo: I thought they did a great job with portraying the kids dancing. Now: The Hahns have stayed in Baltimore. I couldnt go to a mall without somebody going Oh my God, its Mary Lou! . It was even in the papers. But my mother and father wont let me come down if you do that. In early December, Buddy Deane met with station officials and they said, Weve decided to cancel the program. And Buddy said, So it has to do with integration? And the station said, Thats correct. If you leaned on one side, the next day youd just pick it out into shape. Deane's show was one of the highest rated local television shows in the nation and girls didn't care as much for my corner jump shot as they did my ability to cha-cha or do the bop. Now, no one would ever do a commercial for a profit company without getting some compensation. . I was nervous because I was celebrating a great moment in their youth, but I was bringing up something theyve swept under the rug, because they were kids. We are kind of like Ozzie and Harriet, says Gene Snyder as Linda nods in agreement. I dont think Ill ever get over missing it, if you want to know the truth., Many of the Committee members spouses faced an even bigger adjustment. "The Nicest Kids In Town" -former dancers from the Buddy Deane Show (1957- 1964). The Committee to Honor Buddy Deane. Members of the committee attended Reunion Dances and other events soliciting the support of . Frani Hahn: John always said he felt like we were a cult. The committee members could dance with each other only every third or fourth dance: the other songs were reserved for dancing with the guests, 30 or so of whom appeared on the show every day. The popular television Baltimore dance show aired from 1957 until 1964. Buddy Deane. You werent one of them anymore. Outsiders envied the fame, especially if they lost their steadies to Deaners, and many were put off by boys who loved to dance. It was a fluke. Chaseman had this idea for a dance party show, with Buddy as the disc jockey, and Buddy asked Arlene to go to work for him. Billy, especially, was picked on unmercifully "up on Belair Road," but deep inside, the ones making fun -- some of whom would wind up with heroin habits or work down at Bethlehem Steel -- were deeply envious of him. Joe Cash has Jonas Cash Promotions, in Columbia and Silver Spring.. (my own promotional firmwe represent Warner Brothers, Columbia, Motown85 percent you hear in this market)and Active Industry Research, in Columbia (a research firmIm chairman of the board). . He eventually became one of the most respected programmers in the country and was even written up in Time magazine. . Its time had passed a little. In the beginning, there was Arlene. It was a different time, and a different generation, thats all., We had no problem with it, added Gene Snyder, who sat with his wife, whose maiden name was Linda Warehime. (backrow) Joe Loverde, Vicki Defeo, Bil Bertazon, and Marie Fischer Cooke Shapiro. "None of my friends dressed in the Continental style, it was uncool to be a Buddy Deaner," said Waters, whose movie Hairspray is based on that era in Baltimore and was adapted into the successful Broadway musical. Deane, Kozak, Cahan, the . This man approached me, telegrammed me, showed up at the show. I will be moving near Ocean City in July.Do you remember me. Friends now joke that Baltimore was the cha-cha capital of the world. You had to be able to jitterbug and you had to be able to cha-cha, and do whatever dance was popular then, the mashed potato or the pony. For many of us, Deane will always be there, standing ramrod-straight, an electronic maestro with a microphone, introducing Brenda Lee or hyping sponsors like Kit-Kat and the Etta Gown Shop. Marie Fischer was the first Joe to become a Committee memberchosen simply because she was such a good dancer. Hairspray movie was inspired by this show and was based off of the the events but unlike the movies, instead of the show being integrated, it was cancelled. She is married and has a daughter, stepdaughter, stepson and six grandchildren. Oh sure, if you were Joe College [pre-preppie], you just didnt do The Deane Show. Did you ever tum into a Joe College? I ask innocently. Some do remember a handful of kids getting high on cough medicine. Bill Haley and the Comets made their premiere performance of "Rock Around the Clock" on Deane's show. The Buddy Deane.phenomenon is hardly dead. When that little red light came on, so did my smile, she says, laughing. The 25th anniversary of the movie Hairspray provides an opportunity for members of the dance group of Baltimores The Buddy Deane Show to get back together and reminisce about the TV show that the movie is based upon. Marie Shapiro: Youd dance with one of the Committee members. In the years following The Buddy Deane Show, quite a few Deaners have gotten hitched, including Linda Warehime and Gene Snyder, Concetta Comi and John Sankonis, Anne Boyer and Richard Tempera, Shirley Temes and Jim Joyce, Frani Nedeloff and Wayne Hahn, Joe Loverde and Joyce Tucker. And many of them are not comfortable talking about it, and Hairspray made them, in a way. . Linda Snyder: In the beginning, they rotated the entire Committee. You can help by adding some! Buddy Deane, whose popular Baltimore television dance show for teenagers became the basis for the John Waters movie "Hairspray," died here on July 16. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. And we became very close to Arlene. We just dont know what to do with the show.. I wasnt going to go on and not be seen. But even Evanne turned bashful on one show, when Buddy made a surprise announcement: I was voted prettiest girl on this whole Army base. Bob Mathers: Were looking at the times of 1963, and in 1963, what overrode ratings and popularity were the feelings about race in Baltimore City. Linda Snyder: After you made the dance audition, you went to an interview with the Committee members. What the heck, we were all going to school with black kids for a decade by then. The 25th anniversary of the movie "Hairspray" provides an opportunity for members of the dance group of Baltimore's "The Buddy Deane Show" to get back together and reminisce about the TV . They first made their mark as teenagers dancing on the afternoon TV show, wearing their outfits from Lees of Broadway and Etta Gowns and dancing the cha-cha and the jitterbug and the Madison. I dont think a fat girl ever came to audition. It aired for two and a half hours a day, six days a week. I was aggressive. If the Contours or James Brown came on, some would stop games of basketball, pinochle or pitching nickels and start dancing. . He was one of the first disc jockeys in the area to regularly feature rock and roll. They would drive me nuts when theyd come in the door, and Id say Man, youre gone. "A Buddy Deane Scrapbook: Shake . Deaners seem to come out of the woodwork, drawn by the memory of their stardom. To a generation of Baltimore teen-agers, Buddy Deane was a pioneering rock 'n' roll disc jockey, host of a must-see television dance party in the '50s . Mary Lou was the last of the Buddy Deane superstars, true hair-hopper royalty, the ultimate Committee member. . And . But being a Buddy Deaner, or even a guest, moved a kid into a fantasyland, a world of teased hair, pointy-toed shoes and fashions by Lee's of Broadway. John Waters: I never purposely thought I was making a movie that was any more commercial than any of the other ones. . The Deane program set aside every other Friday for a show featuring only black teenagers. It couldn't get much worse, or so I thought. There I was under the burning lights of the WJZ-TV studio, slow-dancing with a Buddy Deane Show committee member. Many came away from the movie Hairspray thinking that Buddy Deane, and not WJZ's management, was responsible keeping black teen-agers off the show. (Editors note: The show requested a character reference from a priest, minister or rabbi; references from teachers or principals were also accepted.) Some committee guys bought their shoes at Manchester's on Howard Street, pointy-toed footwear that sported various buckles, flaps and other avant-garde touches. We used to wrap our hair in toilet paper at night. In her home, near Allentown, Pennsylvania, she serves me a beautiful brunch, models her fur coats, and poses with her Mercedes. They had a contract we had to sign, because they were using our image for free. Buddy noticed my eyes staring and said, Do the same eyes. And the camera got it. Kathy went even further. And there was a big problem with that. I was able after a while to afford some clothes from Lees of Broadway (whose selection of belted coats and pegged pants made it the Saks Fifth Avenue of Deaners). Crushed, I retreated from cheek-to-cheek to a distant and awkward completion of a slow tune by the Miracles. Perhaps the highest bouffants of all belonged to the Committee member who was my personal favorite: Pixie (who died several years later from a drug overdose). Before long I started getting lots of fan mail: I think youre neat. We have a telegram, Buddy would shout almost daily, for Mary Lou to lead a dance, and the cameraman seemed to love her. "Buddy" Deane was a broadcaster for more than 50 years, beginning his career in Little Rock, Arkansas, then moving to the Memphis, Tennessee market, before moving on to Baltimore, where he worked at WITH radio. Here is the new video celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Buddy Deane Show and the former Catonsville Community College (now CCBC). I can still remember them calling us in one by one, former Committee member Carl Parks said. But I was never a Deaner. It was over at 5. I hate to say this, but they wanted attractive young people. But the parents, I guess, back in the early 60s and late 50s, things were a lot different. The views expressed in this post are the author's own. And who could forget those great ads for the plastic furniture slipcovers that opened with the kids jumping up and down on the sofa and Royal Parker screaming, Hey kids! John Waters: The most amazing thing about The Buddy Deane stardom was they would show up not knowing if they would fight or sign autographs. People laugh and I go, I remember that, I remember that.. To those of my generation, Deane left a lasting legacy in both culture and memory. Check out the latest from the Deaners and get the full behind the scenes story of Buddy Deane and Hairspray here. To this day, Im reluctant to tell some of my black friends I was on Buddy Deane because they look at it as a terrible time.. We have that common bond. Was it really twenty years ago? but Arlene [Kozak, his production assistant], actually did all the work. Five kids in my neighborhood were on the committee -- Concetta Comi, Georgia Ann Richter, Peggy Keaton, Joan Darby and Billy Pritchard. Dick Clark patterned his ABC-TV show, Where the Action Is, after local remotes done by Deane in Maryland. Hi all. Once I was off the show for a while, and they said I had joined the nunnery, says Helen, laughing. And those wonderful dances. If anyone knew him and could share some memories or even pictures that would be great. Linda Snyder: We were on the show Monday through Saturday, six days a week. She smelled like a garden of flowers and could crack her chewing gum discreetly. . 410-783-8000. ), Concetta, for one, says her connection with the show as a committee member is enduring. New committee members were selected by Deane and Arlene Kozak, his dependable first sergeant on the set -- a mother figure who even today keeps former committee members connected. On August 2, 1924, Winston Joseph Deane was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. They still get together and they still do a pretty sharp Madison. She was one of the chosen few who went to New York to learn how to demonstrate the Madison, and was selected for the exchange committee that represented Baltimores best on American Bandstand. The boys had to wear coats and ties, dressing in the aforementioned "Continental" style. But the second the camera moved away from my partner and me, she too pulled away, as if I had whispered into her ear that I had hand grenades taped to my legs. The views expressed here are the author's own. (It's featured in Waters' film. Truth is, the era wasn't as innocent as some might contend. I couldnt be bothered with education. See production, box office & company info. This Committees committee, under the watchful eye of Arlene, chose new members, taught the dance steps, and enforced the demerit system, which could result in suspension or expulsion. The Nicest Kids in Town! Owing to Deane's mid-South roots and work history, he featured many performers from the ranks of country and western music (e.g., Skeeter Davis, singing "The End of the World" and Brenda Lee singing "Sweet Nothin's"), who then achieved cross-over hits among rock and roll fans. The pictures I've just posted are of the reunion dance for the Buddy Deane Committee Members with Buddy Deane playing the records. Youre going to put it on TV? We never discussed it, we had nothing to do with it. Dance was a brief connection with home for us, time out from the insanity of war. . Helens fans flocked to see her at the Buddy Deane Record Hops (Committee members had to make such personal appearances and sign autographs.) Most of them are pushing 70 now. And we were so sad. And, yes, they were actually "records" in 1983. The Buddy Deane Show was a teen dance television show, created by Zvi Shoubin, hosted by Winston "Buddy" Deane . Over lunch at the Thunderball Lounge, in East Baltimore, Kathy remembers, I could never get used to signing autographs. Why? Id wonder. She wasnt even a fan of the show. I had to wear stockings and cha-cha heels. We will try to spotlight our memories and post highlights on upcoming events. As Marie puts it, The rewards were so great emotionally that you didnt have to ask for a monetary award., Many had difficulties dealing with the void when the show went off the air. ''The Buddy Deane Show,'' on WJZ-TV in Baltimore, featured teenagers dancing to live bands, many of which became major recording groups. I lied! Buddy Deane died in 2003 at the age of 78 due to complications from a stroke. Or purchase a subscription for unlimited access to real news you can count on. I think Buddy Deane was a target for people who were fighting segregation everywhere. The Buddy Deane Show went on the air on Sept. 9, 1957 and became the most popular local show in the United States. Mary Lou, now a successful Realtor and grandmother living outside Philadelphia, said there were three important guiding forces in her life then -- "my hair, dancing, and who I was going steady with.". I'll send you Larry's info. Former dancers from the Buddy Deane Show: (l-r) Jerry Manowski, Charlie LoPresto, Lola Jones, Concetta and John Sankonis, Suzy Costello, Shirley Joyce, Linda and Gene SnyderAnne Boyer Tempera and Rich Tempera, Frani and Wayne Hahn. . John Waters: Mary Lou [Barber] told me once that a black girl couldve gotten on the show easier than a fat girl. . In 1950, he moved to Baltimore to WITH. There were a lot of obscene phone calls., And the rumors, God, the rumors. Such was life in Baltimore. The Buddy Deane Show aired on WJZ-TV in Baltimore, MD, from 1957 to 1964. And although few will now admit to having been drapes, the styles at first were DAs (slicked back into the shape of a ducks tail), Detroits, and Waterfalls (flowing down the front) for the guys and ponytails and DAs for the girls, who wore full skirts with crinolins and three or four pairs of bobby socks. Integration ended The Buddy Deane Show. I never got the chance to meet him and would love to hear stories or see pictures of him. The Buddy Deane Show was over. When I get depressed, I dont go to the psychiatrist, I go to the jeweler, she says. Buddy wanted it to end happily, but WJZ angered Deaners when it tried to blame the ratings. Im the biggest ham. Although she denies being conscious of the camera, she admits, I did try to dance up front. Deane's show is the foundation of the John Waters film Hairspray and the popular adaptation of it that's now on Broadway. But we thought of him as being so flamboyant. The Buddy Deane Show was over. And according to Arlene, Buddy encouraged one popular Committee member (Buzzy Bennet) to teach himself to read so he could realize his dream of being a disc jockey. . One girl yelled Buddy Deaner and then threw her plate at me. Vicki Defeo: My favorite was James Brown. The Buddy Deane Show is a teen dance television show, similar to Philadelphia's American Bandstand, that aired on WJZ-TV in Baltimore, Maryland from 1957 until 1964. Bob Mathers, who worked with Deane on three radio stations, was a close friend of Deanes and is an unofficial historian of The Buddy Deane Show.. Suite 320. I saw the show as a vehicle to make something of myself, remembers Joe. Several marriages resulted from liaisons between Committee Members. Once a teenager joined the Committee, he or she had to abide by Deanes rules, which Deane described in a letter to the cast: Your clothing will be befitting a lady or a gentleman, and your habits, no smoking or gum chewing, will set standards for the future.. [citation needed] In several instances, the show went on location to the Milford Mill swim club on the westside of suburban Baltimore County. The boys were picked on, because boys didnt dance then. A special. If a guy had one beer, it was a big deal. How do you feel about that? And the kids said, Mr. Larry tried searching Facebook for you. We used to go to stand in front of Reads Drugstore, and people would ask for our autograph.. He was 78. Marie Shapiro: I remember sometimes there would be African Americans at the hops, and it was frowned upon to dance with an African American if you were a Committee member. Special Thanks to Linda Snyder (committee member from the Buddy Deane Show) who shares many stories from the TV show, Richard Powers who provided the amazing photo from the set of the Buddy Dean Show, Lance Benishek (dance historian) who provided some ample questions and motivation when we began researching these dances in 2005. Arlene [Kozak, his production assistant], Ricki Lakes character goes down to audition. To be a local celebrity like that, you always had to look your best when you went outside because people would see you. * Indicates person was on the show until the last episode. Hope life has been good to you! Marie Shapiro: I couldnt wear knee-highs or desert boots. It seems crazy nowthe idea of prohibiting black kids and white kids from dancing on the same television programbut not then. The punitive consequences weren't significant; I think he threw an ashtray at me. 1 talking about this. The show was taken off the air because home station WJZ was unable to integrate black and white dancers. The best little jitterbugger in Baltimore. What happened to the teen stars of The Buddy Deane Show after the program that made them famous went off the air? At Elmley Playground, transistors would be tuned to Fat Daddy. . Because there were starting to be some demonstrations outside of the studio. . TheCommitteeToHonorBuddyDeane@gmail.com. Bob Mathers: There were a lot of protests in Baltimore, which was a very racially segregated town. Gene was a captain of the Baltimore City Fire Department and retired in 2000; Linda worked in advertising and retired in 2004. They were both Committee members back then. In [Hairspray], Ricki Lakes character goes down to audition and they all make fun of her. When Barry Levinson, another Baltimore native, requested video from the show for his film Diner, the station told him it had no footage.[2]. Former committee leader Mary Lou Barber (nee Raines) remains dumbfounded that she received 100 letters a week from fans, some of whom resided at the state penitentiary, but mostly from lovestruck boys who fell in love with the girl with the bow in her hair. No videos, backdrops or posters have been added to Buddy Deane Show. Now: Got married, had two children and then went back to school. This is a home for all of the dancers from the Buddy Deane Era (1957 - 1964) to meet up and keep in touch. On the show you were either a drape or a square, explains Sharon. I just loved meeting him. Most people probably wouldve forgotten about The Buddy Deane Show ages ago had it not been immortalized by John Waters in his 1988 movie, Hairspray. In honor of the 25th anniversary of Hairspray, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is staging a concert production of the musical this week, narrated by Waters and featuring a full orchestra and vocalists. The genius of John Waters was to take that uncomfortable moment in history and turn it into something joyous. The show ran on Broadway for a couple of seasons, and since then productions have played all over Americaand they're still going. It was similar to Philadelphia's American Bandstand.
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