“Hairspray” director says he was told to cast Amanda Bynes if he wanted Zac Efron: 'I was on the fence'

In the nearly two decades since Hairspray premiered, cast members have shared the difficulties with their auditions. Brittany ...

John Waters to Narrate ‘Audaciously Edgy’ Collection of His Screenplays, Including “Hairspray” and “Pink Flamingos” (Exclusive)

The director and author will narrate the scripts of several of his beloved films, collected in ‘The John Waters Screenplay Collection' ...
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Ricki Lake Shares What “Hairspray”’s Tracy Turnblad Would Love About 2025 — Including Taylor Swift

Lake played the plus-size icon in 1988's 'Hairspray,' and many other actors have followed in her footsteps Ricki Lake is thinking about one of her most iconic roles, as Hairspray’s Tracy Turnblad. In ...
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Ricki Lake Shares What “Hairspray”’s Tracy Turnblad Would Love About 2025 — Including Taylor Swift

Ricki Lake is thinking about one of her most iconic roles, as Hairspray’s Tracy Turnblad. In a TikTok video posted April 28, Lake, 56, shed some light on what she thinks Tracy — the plus-size, ...