Lake played the plus-size icon in 1988's 'Hairspray,' and many other actors have followed in her footsteps Ricki Lake is thinking about one of her most iconic roles, as Hairspray’s Tracy Turnblad. In ...

"There was a long line of people to play Penny and New Line wanted Amanda," Shankman said. "And I was on the fence about it." The studio made a deal with Shankman. If he picked Bynes, executives would ...

In 2007, Brittany Snow starred as Amber Von Tussle in the hit film adaptation of Hairspray. However, on a recent episode of Owen Thiele's In Your Dreams, the Pitch Perfect star recalled that the ...

Pikes Studio Cinema in Pikesville is celebrating its one-year anniversary with 24 hours of free classic movies for the community.

"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" 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. The legendary ...

’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 ...

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical: Dick Latessa won. Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical: Corey Reynolds was nominated but did not win. Best ...