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Although Lee Mead won the title role of London's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat through the UK reality talent search 'Any Dream Will Do,' third runner-up Ben Ellis will play Link in the upcoming West End transfer production of Hairspray

New Line Cinema's musical comedy Hairspray continues to draw big crowds in theaters on the heels of its strong opening weekend, with the film grossing $4.5 million on Monday, $4.3 million on Tuesday and $3.8 million on Wednesday to bring its cumulative domestic gross to $40.1 million since its July 20th debut.

New Line Records' soundtrack to the hit musical comedy Hairspray (now playing in theaters nationwide) sold 71, 625 units this week, boosting the album to #4 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, #1 on the Billboard Independent Label chart, #2 on the Billboard Soundtrack chart, and #2 on the Billboard Digital Album chart.

The website for the new Broadway revival of Grease is now live

More casting has been announced for the upcoming West End transfer production of Hairspray

The film version of the Broadway musical hit Hairspray has become 'the best musical opening on record.'

On July 20th, the cast of the hit movie musical Hairspray, based on the Broadway smash, performing on the 'Today Show's Concert Series at Rockefeller Plaza.

The highly anticipated film version of the Broadway musical hit Hairspray placed at #3 on the weekend box office chart.

In a time when wizards and superheroes are clogging up the box-office lines this summer, New Line Cinema has come to the rescue injecting theaters with the most upbeat and colorfully fantastic film, by way of Broadway, with 'Hairspray,' opening July 20...

BroadwayWorld.com has an exclusive look into the making of the movie musical HAIRSPRAY with this special Director's Diary written by Adam Shankman. Check back daily for new entries!

Hollywood gave the red carpet treatment to New Line's 'Hairspray,' the latest Broadway to film musical adaptation from the producers of the award-winning movie 'Chicago,'with the West Coast premiere taking place in Westwood on July 10, 2007 and BroadwayWorld was there!

On July 17th, Amanda Bynes, Nikki Blonsky, Elijah Kelley, Brittany Snow and Zac Efron of the Hairspray movie helped the raise the curtain on the film's new doll line at Toys 'R' Us in Times Square!

The New York premiere screening of the highly anticipated movie musical Hairspray, based on the Broadway smash, took place at the Ziegfeld Theatre on July 16th, and BroadwayWorld was there!

The New York premiere screening of the highly anticipated movie musical Hairspray, based on the Broadway smash, took place at the Ziegfeld Theatre on July 16th, and BroadwayWorld was there!

New Line Records' soundtrack to the eagerly anticipated musical comedy Hairspray is now available in stores and on iTunes. Listen to tracks from the CD right here on BroadwayWorld.com!

The new Broadway production of Grease, directed and choreographed by two-time Tony Award-winner Kathleen Marshall (The Pajama Game), begins previews on Tuesday, July 24th.

Get ready for Hairspray week on NBC's 'Today!'

BroadwayWorld.com has an exclusive look into the making of the movie musical HAIRSPRAY with this special Director's Diary written by Adam Shankman. Check back daily for new entries!

Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, under their Storyline Entertainment banner, are the producers of critically acclaimed and award-winning feature films, television movies and series. The dynamic duo sat down for a phone interview with BroadwayWorld.com to discuss their latest collaboration on HAIRSPRAY.

BroadwayWorld.com has an exclusive look into the making of the movie musical HAIRSPRAY with this special Director's Diary written by Adam Shankman. Check back daily for new entries!