![]() ![]() So I called my mom and I asked her if we could watch the original "Hairspray," the John Waters film. I always called my mom and asked her if I could watch a movie if it was not G. When I was like ten, I was at my friend's house, and I think I was pretty sheltered. Moviefone sat down with several members of the all-star cast – including Fierstein, who wrote the television adaptation and reprises his acclaimed role of Edna newcomer Dancing With the Stars" pro Derek Hough as Corny Collins – to get their take of re-inventing a classic they loved through and through, whether they played it on stage or watched from the audience. With the ratings success of live musicals airing on network TV, NBC is restyling the production yet again as "Hairspray Live!" When it comes to crafting a live broadcast of one of the most popular musicals of modern times, "Hairspray Live!" is a whole new 'do.īased on the 1988 cult film starring Ricki Lake and Divine as Tracy and Edna Turnblad from camp auteur John Waters, "Hairspray" was re-shorn in 2002 into a Tony-winning Broadway production headlined by Marissa Jaret Winouker and Harvey Fierstein, and madeover once again in 2007 with a feature film musical adaptation starring Nikki Blonsky and John Travolta. ![]()
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