By Emily I recently watched the latest version of the movie musical Hairspray, which was a remake of the original 1988 version written and directed by John Waters. I’ve seen bits and pieces of that version, starring Ricki Lake as Tracy Turnblad, but not enough to say which one is better.

By Lucy Ricki Lake has said she was more than impressed by Nikki Blonsky’s performance in Hairspray last year. Ricki starred as Tracy Turnblad in the 1988 version of the film which, after a detour around Broadway, was remade with 19 year old ...

HAIRSPRAY began life as the first mainstream movie by the 'Pope of trash', director John Waters, in 1988. Launching Ricki Lake on the world, it was critically panned at the time, only later becoming a cult classic.

Film: When sporting have a buzz cut, what need do you have for Hairspray? So I missed both John Waters' 1988 original movie starring Ricki Lake and Harvey Fierstein's Tony-winning performance in the 2002 musical stage version, meaning I had no expectations whatsoever from director Ada...

By Gerald Wright Supporting cast members Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, Amanda Bynes, James Marsden, and Queen Latifah were fantastic. Actually they were better than the old cast members Sonny Bono, Pia Zadora, ex-Blondie Debbie Harry, and Ruth Brown. What was cool is that Jerry Stiller and Ri...

PR-inside.com) HAIRSPRAY star NIKKI BLONSKY has lavished praise on RICKI LAKE - and has struck up a close friendship with the star. Both women have played dancing teenager Tracy Turnblad in the cult musical, and newcomer Blonksy admits she drew inspiration from her predecessor's perfor...

Hairspray star Nikki Blonsky has lavished praise on Ricki Lake and has struck up a close friendship with the star. Both women have played dancing teenager Tracy Turnblad in the cult musical, and newcomer Blonksy admits she drew inspiration from her predecessor's performance.

Hairspray The Musical, which has enjoyed success on Broadway, opened booking this weekend for its London run, previewing in the Shaftesbury theatre from 11 October (press night to be confirmed). Based on the cult 1988 film written by John Waters and starring Ricki Lake...