Maddie Baillio is playing the Tracy Turnblad, played by Nikki Blonsky in the 2007 movie. Harvey Fierstein is playing Edna Turnblad, played by John Travolta in the 2007 movie. Martin Short is ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link "Hairspray" was released in theaters in July 2007. The film was based on a 1988 movie of the same name, which led to a Tony-winning Broadway ...

Getty Images Last night’s big New York premiere for Hairspray — one of many being held around the country — brought out movie stars, Broadway stars, musicians, and even a big queen.

Check out photos of original props and costumes from Hairspray and Cry Baby below ... sixty-year career of filmmaking and reveals how his movies have redefined independent cinema.