It's 1962, and pleasantly plump Baltimore teen Tracy Turnblad has only one desire - to dance on the popular Corny Collins Show. When her dream comes true, Tracy is transformed from social outcast to ...

At this point, it’s safe to say “Hairspray” has earned its place as a modern musical theater classic. Based on underground writer/director John Waters’ 1988 foray into PG-rated mainstream fare, ...

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 ...

Karen Grigsby Bates speaks to Corey Reynolds and Marj Bond Davis about their roles in the broadway musical Hairspray, which is about the integration of dance show in the 60's.

Last night's performance of the Broadway musical "Hairspray" at the Waco Hippodrome Theatre included a 40-minute intermission, much to the chagrin of the packed house attending the show. Hippodrome ...

’Hairspray’ the movie takes the Broadway show to the silver screen. Capsule reviews of continuing films follow. (Reviews of new movies appear first in expanded format, then as capsules until the movie ...

The bonds of Broadway sisterhood run deep. Twenty-three years after outstandingly originating signature roles in the Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical “Hairspray,” Tony nominee Kerry Butler ...