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.

Tracy Turnblad is back to take Amber Von Tussle DOWN. Sort of. Ricki Lake brought out her one of her famous costumes from the 1988 John Waters musical classic “Hairspray” during the Halloween ...

For actors, putting on a costume helps them transform into the person they’re supposed to be. For Levinson, it not only transforms him into who the character is, but what the character is — a mother. ...

The story centers on Tracy Turnblad ... Baltimore,” the opening number from “Hairspray,” complete with a sky-high wig, costume and a Hardy Har Hut, the fictional joke shop patriarch Wilbur ...

Ricki Lake is thinking about one of her most iconic roles, as Hairspray’s Tracy Turnblad. In a TikTok video posted April 28, Lake, 56, shed some light on what she thinks Tracy — the plus-size ...

Set in the 1960s, the musical centers around Tracy Turnblad ... the choreography and costume design in the musical is full of flamboyance and electrifying energy. “Hairspray” expertly ...

and Hairspray at the Bristol Hippodrome is the version we all know and love. With big songs, dance routines and costumes, it ...

Nikki Blonksy is reminiscing about all things Hairspray. In honor of the film's 15th anniversary, ET's Denny Directo spoke with Blonsky, who is probably best known for her role as Tracy Turnblad ...