Hairspray

(Original 1988 John Waters film, 2002 Broadway Musical, and 2007 Musical film)

1988 actors John Waters, Ricki Lake, and Jerry Stiller return in the 2007 film playing different roles—Waters plays a 2007 neighbor-flasher (instead of 1988’s Dr. Frederickson), Lake plays a reporter (instead of 1988 Tracy), and Stiller plays ‘Hefty Hideaway’ proprietor Pinky (instead of Tracy’s 1988 father, Wilbur).

The Broadway musical premiered in 2002, but previously had a practice run in Seattle, WA.

MadTV’s Paul Vogt also played Edna Turnblad in one of the Hairspray musical circuits.

Tracy Turnblad: Ricki Lake (1988) / Marissa Jaret Winokur (2002) / Nicole Blonsky (2007) ● Edna Turnblad: Divine (1988)/ Harvey Fierstein (2002)/ John Travolta (2007) ● Wilbur Turnblad: Jerry Stiller (1988) / Christopher Walken (2007) ● Penny Pingleton: Leslie Ann Powers (1988) / Kerry Butler (2002) / Amanda Bynes (2007) ● Amber Von Tussle: Colleen Fitzpatrick (1988) / Laura Bell Bundy (2002) / Brittany Snow (2007) ● Motormouth Maybelle: Ruth Brown (1988) / Mary Bond Davis (2002) / Queen Latifah (2007) ● Velma Von Tussle: Debbie Harry (1988) / Linda Hart (2002) / Michelle Pfeiffer (2007) ● Franklin Von Tussle: Sonny Bono (1988) ● Mr. Pinky: Alan Wendl (1988) / Jerry Stiller (2007)

The story is supposed to take place in 1962, Baltimore, Maryland. The 2007 film was filmed in parts of Ontario, Canada as well as Baltimore and Los Angeles, CA.

It took four hours for John Travolta to put on his 2007 fat suit and makeup.

Divine and Sonny Bono are deceased (each died at a different time since appearing in the original 1988 film).

February 26, 2008 will be the 20th Anniversary of the John Waters film release.

A 1957 GMC transit bus was cut up into 9 pieces to facilitate filming for the 2007 “Run and Tell That” dance number.

Kelly Osbourne claimed on British TV in early 2005 that she had been offered the lead on Broadway, but this was never confirmed.

The Corny Collins Show is based on the real-life Buddy Deane Show in Baltimore.

The amusement park shown at the end of the 1988 film has since grown considerably in size; Dorney Park (opened in 1884), near Allentown, Pennsylvania, is also featured in the 1968 comedy film Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows.