"There was a long line of people to play Penny and New Line wanted Amanda," Shankman said. "And I was on the fence about it." The studio made a deal with Shankman. If he picked Bynes, executives would ...

Set to take the stage August 8-10th, 2025, at Stratford High School, this vibrant production promises to celebrate the spirit of the 1960s and advocate for essential themes of diversity and equity.

2003 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical Dick Latessa 2003 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical Corey Reynolds 2003 Tony Awards ...

“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, ...

Gina Guarino considers playing plucky Tracy Turnblad, the teased-hair heroine of funny stage and screen story "Hairspray," as "her role of a lifetime." "I know I'm only 28 and from Chicago's South ...

The stars of Hairspray Live! are counting down the days until their highly anticipated live broadcast, and ET got a few of them to open about the experience. "We've cried ten hundred times today," ...

MERRILLVILLE | Star Productions' cast of 'Hairspray' got a surprise visit from the guys of 'Under the Streetlamp'(the four stars from the Chicago cast of 'Jersey Boys' who are performing live in ...

I'd like to invite the cast and crew of HAIRSPRAY to visit Penn Station in Newark via the Newark City Subway - anytime they want ... as long as NJ Transit keeps the station and the cars as clean as ...

Amanda Bynes and Zac Efron nearly weren't welcomed to the '60s. Hairspray director Adam Shankman broke down the casting process for the movie musical on a recent episode of the And That's What You ...