For those that don’t know, I am a huge fan of musicals and I have been for many years. Ever since I was a kid, you could spot me singing along to some of the best modern musicals, or some of the older ...

The history of Broadway musicals on film is often unhappy. (John Huston’s “Annie,” anyone?) Even when the creative teams responsible have been involved in their adaptation — the Rodgers and ...

New Line Home Entertainment will dip its toes into murky high-def waters Nov. 20 with “Hairspray.” The tuner will debut on Blu-ray and standard DVD, with an HD DVD version to follow after it completes ...

In the beginning (1988) was John Waters' low-budget, provocateurish cult movie Hairspray. This was partly defused, but also grandly gussied-up, by the Broadway musical version, opening in August 2002 ...

“Hairspray” was Laura Bell Bundy’s Broadway debut, a fact that was not lost on the Lexington native. But to her, it also felt like something else. “I was the youngest adult in the cast,” Bundy says, ...

The latest musical to come to our small screens is NBC's Hairspray Live!, which airs on Dec. 7. Fans of the Broadway musical should get ready to belt out their favorite tunes (apologies in advance to ...

James Marsden says Julia Roberts helped him secure a role in 2007’s remake of Hairspray. Pic credit: © Imagecollect.com/ Carrie-nelson/ Landmark-Media James ...