Hairspray the musical was born in 2002, adapted by Marc Shaiman from the 1988 John Waters movie about an overweight teenager (Ricki Lake) in ’60s Baltimore who pursues her dual dreams of dancing ...

John Waters’s original 1988 film Hairspray (which was developed under the title White Lipstick) slowly and quietly became a cult classic. It introduced us to teen Tracy Turnblad, who dreams of ...

The very genesis of "Hairspray" gives a hint of its surprising charms. The story of teenager Tracy Turnblad and her one-girl mission to integrate the cast of a local television program first came ...

Broadway in Austin’s Hairspray Bass Concert Hall, 2350 Robert Dedman, 512-471-2787 texasperformingarts.org Through June 18 Running time: 2 hrs., 30 mins.

The Henegar Center's 2025-26 season opens with "Hairspray," running from August 15 to September 7. The musical, based on the John Waters film, follows effervescent plus-sized teen Tracy Turnblad.

Touring musical ‘Hairspray’ brings big hair, big dreams to Robinson Center March 3, 2022 at 1:47 a.m. by Eric E. Harrison ...

From Broadway Babies to Broadway – Mama, I'm A Big Girl Now reunites for the first time ever the original Tracy, Penny, and Amber at the Bram Goldsmith Theater at the Wallis Annenberg Center for ...

The Henegar Center's 2025-26 season opens with "Hairspray," running from August 15 to September 7. The musical, based on the John Waters film, follows effervescent plus-sized teen Tracy Turnblad. The ...