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Hairspray

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Name: Hairspray
Abbreviation(s):
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

An example of Hairspay cosplay at a convention: A fan dressed as Tracy Turnblad in her "Bug" dress.

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

  • Good by jarrow (August 2008) — For the 2007 film. Premiered at Vividcon 2008 Club Vivid.

Fan Communities

RPF Communities

  • zikkishrine on LiveJournal, for Zac Efron/Nikki Blonsky
  • zattany on LiveJournal, for Zac Efron/Brittany Snow

Links and Resources

References