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Entertainment Weekly talked to Hairspray film director Adam Shankman about the planned July 2010 release of a sequel - Hairspray 2.

Harvey Fierstein returned to his Tony-winning role as the greatest Broadway mother of them all, Edna Turnblad in Hairspray on Tuesday, November 11th. BroadwayWorld was there to cheer our favorite 'Mama' on as he celebrated becoming a 'Hairhopper' again!

Harvey Fierstein will reprise his Tony-winning performance as Edna Turnblad beginning tonight!

Producers of HAIRSPRAY, the Tony winning Best Musical, have announced that the show will close on Jan. 4, 2009.

Variety reports that New Line Cinema has just made a deal with John Waters, Hairspray's creator to pen a treatment for a sequel to the hit film. Also set to return are director/choreographer Adam Shankman, the song-writing team of Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, and producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron.

The release of 'I Stand,' the long-awaited and highly anticipated Warner Bros. Records debut of Idina Menzel, took place back on January 29th and hit the Billboard charts at #58, the star's first solo album to do so.

The Screen Actors' Guild (SAG) Awards were held at the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center. Among the winners were Alec Baldwin, Ruby Dee, Kevin Kline, Queen Latifah, 'The Sopranos,' 'The Office' and 'No Country for Old Men.'

The nominations for the 14th Annual Screen Actors' Guild Awards were announced on Thursday, December 20 at the Silver Screen Theater, West Hollywood, CA.

Disney's new combination live-action/animation film Enchanted was released in theatres November 21, 2007. Starring Amy Adams, James Marsden, Patrick Dempsey and Susan Sarandon.

The DVD of Big Fat MOVIE Hit, 'Hairspray' will line the shelves of stores around the country on Tuesday, November 20th. To whet your appetite for this feature-filled DVD release, BroadwayWorld has this NATIONWIDE video exlusive of the alternate ending of HAIRSPRAY! Click now to watch!

Walt Disney Records will release the soundtrack for the new part animated, part live-action, movie musical, Enchanted, on November 20, 2007.

On October 23, Producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron received the Hollywood Film Festival's Producers of the Year Award for Hairspray from their Chicago Oscar-winning star Catherine Zeta-Jones at the Awards Gala Ceremony held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

John Travolta and producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron celebrated the Great Britain DVD release of Hairspray last week at a high tea reception at the SoHo Hotel in London.

The movie-musical Hairspray garnered three prestigious awards from the 11th Annual Hollywood Film Festival held October 17-22. The Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony will be held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Monday, October 23. Winners include Craig Zadan and Neil Meron (Producers), John Travolta (Supporting Actor) and the Ensemble.

Louisiana.Blogspot reports Nikki Blonsky, who starred as Tracy Turnblad in the summer musical movie hit Hairspray, is rumored to star in the new Lifetime TV movie project Queen Sized.

According to Variety, The Hollywood Film Festival will award John Travolta for its Supporting Actor of the Year award for his performance as Edna Turnblad in New Line Cinema's Hairspray. The awards ceremony will be held October 22 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

According to ShowBizData, Hairspray is the third most successful movie musical in 30 years. The film rose just over $113 million in domestic sales yesterday, surpassing the 1975 cult classic, The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

The 11th Annual Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Awards, presented by Starz, have announced that this year's festival will honor the cast of New Line Cinema's Hairspray with the 'Hollywood Ensemble Acting of the Year Award -- Musical/Comedy.'

Lance Bass, a member of the boy band phenomenon 'N Sync, will join Hairspray's cast Tuesday, August 14 through Sunday, January 6, in the role of Corny Collins, at Broadway's Neil Simon Theatre.