The original 1988 movie inspired the Broadway musical, plus the film based on that musical Often, directors are surprised when their movies get higher ratings from the Motion Picture Association, but ...

"Hairspray" has become the ultimate crowd-pleaser. The 1988 cult-classic film about hair hoppers and segregation in '60s Baltimore has spawned a Broadway musical, a big-budget movie musical and a live ...

John Waters has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. "Here I am, closer to the gutter than ever," Waters joked at the beginning of his acceptance speech on the iconic Hollywood boulevard.

An adaptation of the 1988 film, “Hairspray” had a nearly six-year run on Broadway, 13 Tony Award nominations in 2003 and eight wins. The show takes place in 1960s Baltimore and follows the story of 16 ...

Ricki Lake is thinking about one of her most iconic roles, as Hairspray's Tracy Turnblad. In a TikTok video posted April 28, Lake, 56, shed some light on what she thinks Tracy — the plus-size, ...

You never forget your first time. Seeing “Hairspray,” that is. “I watched it for the first time at the movies when I was 5 years old,” recalled Kali Boston, who’s making her professional directing ...