Now, NBC is doing their part to keep the Hairspray legacy alive with this year’s musical production, Hairspray Live!, which will air on the network in December.
The film inspired a Tony award-winning Broadway musical which ran for more than six years and, in turn, inspired a 2007 musical film adaptation.
The most important part of Hairspray is, of course, Tracy Turnblad, and NBC’s live musical has found the character in newcomer Maddie Baillio.
The 1988 film Hairspray became a cult classic almost instantly.