In honor of the December 7 NBC broadcast of Hairspray Live!, Playbill tests your knowledge of the 1988 movie, the 2002 Broadway smash musical, and the 2007 film. Hairspray Live!’s Motormouth Maybelle ...

Sixteen years after the release of the original film, New Line Cinema is bringing a feature film adaptation of the Tony award-winning Broadway production Hairspray to life. Featuring new and original ...

From its brassy opening moments until its gigantoid happy ending, Adam Shankman's "Hairspray" -- a screen version of the stage version of John Waters' 1988 film -- is determined to entertain, uplift, ...

Bob Shaye said he didn’t think New Line’s 1988 version of “Hairspray” even had a premiere. In that case, Tuesday’s launch at the Village more than made up for it. The pic’s bow had more than 1,200 ...