Larger than Life: Cedar Falls Community Theatre’s 'Hairspray' Takes on Big Issues

Larger than life: Cedar Falls Community Theatre’s 'Hairspray' takes on big issues

Cedar Falls Community Theatre's "Hairspray: The Broadway Musical" opens Friday.

Hairspray (1988): My movie thoughts

John Waters June dances along and as it does, I discuss Hairspray. When Tracy Turnblad (Ricki Lake), an overweight teen, auditions for a spot on a popular teen dance show, she beats out the spiteful Amber von Tussle (Colleen Fitzpatrick), winning over Amber's boyfriend (Michael St. Gerard) in the process. After meeting some black students at her school, Tracy begins to push for more racial integration on the dance show. This gets her into troub…