One of John Travolta's most surprising parts? His role as Edna Turnblad in the 2007 movie adaptation of "Hairspray." Here's what he was like on set.

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 ...

Hairspray is a 2007 musical movie based on the 2002 Broadway musical of the same name. The movie stars Nikki Blonsky as Tracy Turnblad, a high school student who tries to make it onto a local teen ...

Blonsky's starring role as Tracy in Hairspray marked her first-ever movie. Since then, she's appeared in both TV and film, including Queen Sized, Ugly Betty, Waiting for Forever, Smash, Huge, ...

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 ...

'Hairspray' remains a poignant movie many years after it debuted. But one deleted scene would have made it even more so. Additionally, racial inequality is front and center, highlighting the ...

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