The actress confessed she kept the dress inside a bag for 34 years before donning it for The View's Halloween episode on Friday Abigail Adams is a Human Interest Writer-Reporter for PEOPLE. Welcome ...

FilmWeek host Larry Mantle interviews American filmmaker John Waters for the rerelease of his 1988 film Hairspray and his 1977 film Desperate Living.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At this point, it’s safe to say “Hairspray” has earned its place as a modern musical theater classic. Based on underground ...

“Now all of Baltimore will know — I’m big, blonde and beautiful.” John Waters’ 1988 comedy “Hairspray” is one of 25 films chosen this year to enter the National Film Registry, a list that ranges from ...

"Hairspray" has become the ultimate crowd-pleaser. The 1988 cult-classic film about hair hoppers and segregation in '60s Baltimore has spawned a Broadway musical, a big-budget movie musical and a live ...

Ricki Lake, who portrayed the iconic character in the original version of Hairspray in 1988, donned the black-and-white patterned dress and classic big hair she wore in the film for The View's musical ...