because as a seasoned costume designer, she knows anything can happen during a live taping – especially with a musical as dance-centric as Hairspray. “Suddenly when I got into it, I realized ...

merging the realism of the Hairspray films with the “wild colors” of the stage musical—the costumes had to stretch. Fearing that costumes would rip during a big dance moment—knowing that ...

School of Music, Theatre & Dance Sophomore, Mackenzie Orr ... When it comes to a show as bold and bright as “Hairspray,” costume choice is an intricate process, especially when the director and ...

PEOPLE spoke with director Adam Shankman and star Nikki Blonsky ahead of ... You Can Dance, before I was on [as a judge]," Shankman says. John Travolta couldn't stop shooting once in costume ...

Based on the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, "Hairspray Live!" takes place in 1962 Baltimore. Teenager Tracy Turnblad's dream is to dance on "The Corny Collins Show," a local TV program.

As competing visions of America go, I’ll take the buoyant “Hairspray” over any political commercial I saw during the last year: Black and white teens dance together, big people are loved ...

the teens of “Hairspray” joyfully express themselves via dance – and Sloan’s choreography delivers every early ’60s dance step you can imagine. Lambert’s costumes are pleasingly bright ...

You can forget about all Hairspray dance numbers being littered excessively ... Rivera's choreography showcases Daniel Blumberg's costumes perfectly, featuring cupcake dresses with puffy skirts ...

It’s two days before the Broadway musical Hairspray is scheduled to begin previews ... about the integration of a Dick Clark–style TV dance show in early-sixties Baltimore.