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Hairspray
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| Name: | Hairspray |
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| Creator: | John Waters (1988 film); Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman (musical) |
| Date(s): | 1988 (film), 2002 (stage musical), 2007 (movie musical) |
| Medium: | Film, theater |
| Country of Origin: | USA |
| External Links: | Hairspray (1988 film), Hairspray (musical), & Hairspray (2007 film) on Wikipedia |
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Hairspray is a 1988 film by John Waters that was adapted into a hit Broadway musical in 2002. A film adaption of the stage musical was released in 2007.
The 2007 film gets the most attention in fandom. It also has a small RPF fandom with a focus on Nikki Blonsky, Zac Efron, and Brittany Snow.
Hairspray Live!, a telecast of a new adaptation of the Broadway musical, was televised in 2016, hosted by Darren Criss.
Overview
Example Fanworks
Fanfiction
- Got So Far to Go by hollimichele (December 2010) — 2007 movieverse. Penny Pingleton/Seaweed Stubbs, written for Yuletide 2010.
- Bravery by Rosa_Cotton (August 2017) — 2007 movie and Hairspray Live!-verse. Corny Collins/Motormouth Maybelle ficlet.
Vids
Fan Communities
- hairspray2007 on LiveJournal, for the 2007 film
- cantstopthebeat on LiveJournal, for the musical
- cornycollins on LiveJournal, for the musical
- goldentrinkets on LiveJournal, for Tracy/Link (deleted; archive link)
RPF Communities
- zikkishrine on LiveJournal, for Zac Efron/Nikki Blonsky
- zattany on LiveJournal, for Zac Efron/Brittany Snow
Links and Resources
- Fandom tags at Archive of Our Own:
- Movies > Hairspray and Plays/Musicals > Hairspray at FanFiction.net
- Hairspray tag at Tumblr
- Fandom: Hairspray (films and musical) by trascendenza for newbieguide (October 2007)
References