Hairspray director to appear on So You Think You
Can Dance

Adam Shankman, the gay director and choreographer of the upcoming film Hairspray, will join the Fox show So You Think You Can Dance this Wednesday and Thursday as a judge.

In addition to his stint on the judges' panel, Shankman will choreograph the group routine featuring the song "You Can't Stop the Beat" from Hairspray on Thursday's results show.

His choreographic projects include The Addams Family, Casper, Inspector Gadget, Anastasia, George of the Jungle, Boogie Nights, Miami Rhapsody, and The Flintstones, for which he was nominated for a Bob Fosse Award. Shankman won the Bob Fosse Award for his commercial work with Simon West. (The Advocate)