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 ...

USA Network will pony up about $13 million for cable TV rights to New Line’s “Hairspray.” Musicals don’t usually fetch big bucks from cable networks, but USA took note of the record-shattering 17.2 ...

Hairspray (PG) New Line Cinema (107 mins.) Directed by Adam Shankman. Stars Nikki Blonsky, John Travolta. Opens Thursday at midnight at theaters throughout New Jersey. THREE STARS BY LISA ROSE ...

At first blush, the idea of a movie musical based on the Broadway musical based on “Hairspray,” the film by John Waters, seems beyond derivative -- it’s practically inbred. So it comes as a surprise ...

“Hairspray” star Nikki Blonsky was just 18 years old when she landed her first-ever acting role as Tracy Turnblad in 2007’s “Hairspray.” She found herself amongst child stars Zac Efron and Amanda ...

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, ...

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 ...

New Line’s “Hairspray” is showing a lot of bounce and holding power, becoming only the third recent musical to cross the $100 million mark at the domestic box office after “Chicago” and “Dreamgirls.” ...

Tracy Turnblad is round of face, full of figure, and a great dancer — the kind of high-spirited '60s teenager who waves a cheery hello to the neighborhood flasher before hitching a ride on a passing ...