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 ...

In 2023, a 2002 musical based on a 1988 film set in 1962 Baltimore feels as relevant as ever. “Hairspray,” which opened a week long run Tuesday at Minneapolis’ Orpheum Theatre, tells the story of ...

The Academy for the Performing Arts proudly kicks off its 2025–2026 season with the high-energy Broadway hit "Hairspray," directed by Dan Hendrock and performed at the Chagrin Falls Performing Arts ...

Caroline Eiseman as 1960s Baltimore teenager Tracy Turnblad in the national touring production of the musical "Hairspray." Jeremy Daniel It’s been more than two decades since Hairspray became a ...

The teen years can bring plenty of unwanted teasing. So can the high-maintenance hairstyles of the early 1960s. Thank goodness there’s a hit musical that brings both upbeat music and all-day hold — ...

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 ...

LIMA — Lima Senior High School’s Act Too drama club will present the musical “Hairspray” at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28 and Saturday, March 1 in Lima Senior’s Joe Henderson Auditorium, 1 Spartan Way, Lima.