John Waters' 1988 movie 'Hairspray' is a classic that has spawned a musical and another movie, but it was actually inspired by the real 'Buddy Deane Show'.

'Pleasantly plump' teenager Tracy Turnblad achieves her dream of becoming a regular on the Corny Collins Dance Show. Now a teen hero, she starts using her fame to speak out for the causes she ...

Because the show must go on. You can catch Hairspray at the Stars Theatre until Dec. 22nd. Get your tickets here.

Tracy Turnblad, a teenager with all the right moves, is obsessed with the Corny Collins Show. Every day after school, she and her best friend Penny run home to watch the show and drool over the ...

Hairspray is a musical with music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman and a book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan, based on the 1988 John Waters film Hairspray. The songs ...

"Hairspray" made Ricki Lake a star and spawned multiple adaptations, including Broadway and movie musicals. But that 1988 original is still the best by far, as sweet as it is subversive.