The 1988 John Waters-written and -directed film Hairspray is a one-of-a kind film by a one-of-a-kind director whose sensibility earmarks all his work. This film is rooted in the “bandstand” programs ...

2003 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical Dick Latessa 2003 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical Corey Reynolds 2003 Tony Awards ...

The friend mailed vintage ‘Hairspray’ and ‘Cry-Baby’ shirts to the star after her collection was destroyed in the January fires Ricki Lake/Instagram Ricki Lake is grateful for her old friends. In ...

Hairspray,” the musical version of John Waters’ 1988 cult comedy about segregation in the early 1960s, opened last week at the Scherr Forum Theatre in Thousand Oaks with a special surprise— the ...

We’ve been hearing the bells for 23 years! Marc Shaiman’s and Scott Wittman’s larger-than-life musical Hairspray is celebrating its Broadway anniversary this week. This “Big, Blonde and Beautiful” ...

Theater Tulsa’s production of Hairspray is bringing big voices and bigger hair to the stage, and two of its standout stars joined us on the Coca-Cola Porch. Kolbi Jordan, a platinum ticket winner and ...

Near West Theatre is planning a production of “Hairspray.” The community-driven theatre in the heart of Cleveland’s Gordon Square neighborhood has scheduled performances from Friday, Nov. 21, through ...