HAIRSPRAY (2007)

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	July 20th, 2007
	Adam Shankman
	Leslie Dixon
	John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Queen Latifah, Christopher Walken, Amanda Bynes, James Marsden, Brittany Snow, Nicole Blonsky, Zac Efron, Allison Janney
	New Line Cinema
	Comedy, Musical
	hairspraymovie.com
	PG for language, some suggestive content and momentary teen smoking
	$118,823,091 (US total)
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"Hairspray" is originally based on the 1988 John Waters comedy about star-struck teenagers on a local Baltimore dance show. The new version of the film will be based on New Line's hit Broadway adaptation of the film, which debuted in 2002, and went on to win eight Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Score, Best Book and Best Director. Travolta will play Edna Turnblad and Queen Latifah will play Motormouth Maybelle in the film. Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman will contribute new songs to their Tony Award winning score.

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"This is the musical highlight of the summer. It could be the musical event of the year."

- Francine Brokaw

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HEADLINE NEWS

	CONTEST: Win Big with Our Hairspray Prize Pack! July 16th, 2007: We're giving away tons of prizes from the up coming musical!
	Huge Hairspray Image Gallery June 4th, 2007: John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Amanda Bynes, Zac Efron, Brittany Snow, James Marsdon and introducing Nikki Blonsky.
	Hairspray Contest to Win a Trip to the L.A. Premiere to Be a Red Carpet Correspondent June 1st, 2007: Submit a video of yourself showing your talent and MySpace viewers will vote for the winner.
	Hairspray Cast to Be Featured on Oprah May 15th, 2007: John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Queen Latifah, Christopher Walken, and more!
	First Hairspray Theatrical Movie Poster April 20th, 2007: Can you spot John Travolta, Queen Latifah, Christopher Walken and Michelle Pfeiffer in the image?
	First Image of John Travolta as Edna Turnblad in Hairspray September 8th, 2006: The actor's performance requires him to sing and act in drag.

HOME VIDEO NEWS

CONTEST: Take Home Hairspray on DVD!
November 19th, 2007: Win the release that will have you dancing around your DVD player.

Hairspray on DVD, Blu-ray and HD DVD November 20th
September 17th, 2007: A two-disc "Shake and Shimmy" Edition DVD with reversible packaging coming soon!

Hairspray Comes to DVD and Blu-ray Disc November 20
September 12th, 2007: HD-DVD release to follow in early 2008.

INTERVIEWS

EXCLUSIVE: Queen Latifah Is Motormouth Maybelle in Hairspray
July 20th, 2007: The former rapper chats about her latest dance routine.

EXCLUSIVE: Christopher Walken Loves Up on Travolta's Fat Suit in Hairspray
July 18th, 2007: The cult icon discusses hair products and falling in love with John Travolta!

EXCLUSIVE: John Travolta Dances His Way Into Hairspray
July 16th, 2007: The actor dons a fat suit in drag and lives to tell about it.

EXCLUSIVE: Nikki Blonsky Dances Her Way Into Hairspray
July 16th, 2007: The young ingenue talks about winning the role of a lifetime.

PRODUCTION NEWS

	Zac Efron to Star in Musical Update of Footloose July 10th, 2007: Kenny Ortega will direct this all singing, all-dancing version of the 80s classic.
	Allison Janney Joining Hairspray August 28th, 2006: The movie musical remake of the 1988 John Waters film.
	Christopher Walken Replaces Jim Broadbent In Hairspray August 16th, 2006: He'll play Wilber Turnblad in the John Waters remake.
	Jim Broadbent Singing It Up In Hairspray August 6th, 2006: The Oscar-winner will play Tracy Turnblad's father in the New Line musical remake.
	Michelle Pfeiffer Joins The Cast Of Hairspray July 16th, 2006: Based on the 1988 John Waters comedy about a Baltimore dance show.
	Zac Efron Set for Hairspray June 25th, 2006: New Line and director Adam Shankman have set Efron to play Link.
	New Line Picks Nicole Blonsky As Hairspray's Tracy Turnblad June 8th, 2006: The 17-year-old New Yorker wins the role that made Ricki Lake a household name.
	Amanda Bynes Singing Baltimore's Praises In Hairspray June 5th, 2006: The film adaptation of the Broadway play based on the original John Waters flick.