"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.

“Hairspray” deals with plenty of heavy (literally, in some cases) social issues, but after 20 years the multi award-winning musical adaptation of John Waters’ 1988 film keeps a smile on your face that ...

The world probably didn't need another film version of John Waters' 1988 romp "Hairspray" any more than it needed a Broadway musical version of it. The whole cycle reeks of that ...

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, ...

Nikki Blonsky had her big break with 2007's Hairspray, and recently spoke to CinemaBlend about her experience on the movie musical. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...