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Hairspray Live! may not air until 8 p.m. Wednesday, but you don't have to wait to listen to the music! The soundtrack for the live show, sung by the performance's stars, is already available on ...
"Hairspray," the rambunctious rock-and-roll musical about a fat girl with dancing feet and a mother who sounds like a longshoreman, was the big winner at last night's Tony Awards, collecting a total ...
“Hairspray” was the big winner on the Nielsen SoundScan chart this week. Soundtrack to the New Line pic sold 101,000 copies, pushing it from No. 4 to No. 2. Collection of tracks from the musical ...
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 ...
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 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 — ...
An adaptation of the 1988 film, “Hairspray” had a nearly six-year run on Broadway, 13 Tony Award nominations in 2003 and eight wins. The show takes place in 1960s Baltimore and follows the story of 16 ...