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)