"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 ...

"Hairspray," Broadway’s Tony Award-winning musical comedy is back on tour with an Erie engagement Jan. 10 and 11 at the Warner Theatre, 811 State St. The play features 16-year-old Tracy Turnblad in ...

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, ...

The 2011 musical Hairspray, based on the 1988 film, tells the story of teen Tracy Turnblad, whose sole goal in life is to become a dancer on Baltimore’s Corny Collins Show. Tracy achieves her goal, ...

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 ...