It's been over 20 years since Hairspray premiered on Broadway. But time has only strengthened the bond between three of its original stars: Marissa Jaret Winokur, Kerry Butler and Laura Bell Bundy.

She also played Penny Pingleton in the NBC TV broadcast of “Hairspray Live!” in 2016, which also starred Kristin Chenoweth, who originated the role of Glinda in “Wicked” on Broadway.

“Hairspray” was Laura Bell Bundy’s Broadway debut, a fact that was not lost on the Lexington native. But to her, it also felt like something else. “I was the youngest adult in the cast ...