“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 ...

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Rehearsals begin on May 29; runs June 3 to June 20 in Brunswick, ME The 1950s are out, and change is in the air! Hairspray, ...

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 ...

Marissa Jaret Winokur said she sang Hairspray songs in her head while undergoing treatment for cervical cancer during pre-production of the Broadway show Winokur told the And That’s What You Really ...

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 — ...

PRISM Chorus is hitting the road, and they’ve got their playlist all mapped out. The choir will perform “PRISM Hits the Road: A Musical Road Trip Across the Nation!” at the Macomb Center for the ...

The actress, who won a Tony Award for her role in the hit musical, said she would “sing the whole show in my head” during treatment Marissa Jaret Winokur says that she sang songs from Hairspray while ...