The Broadway adaptation "Hairspray" presents something wildly different: John Travolta in drag as an overweight Baltimore housewife, a role originated by Divine in the 1980s cult film that inspired the stage version.
"Hairspray" also is unique as this summer's one big musical, a genre reborn in recent years with hits such as "Chicago" and "Dreamgirls."
"It's like the Western or science fiction. You just have to do them well and people will want to see them," Travolta said. "People just have more tolerance for comedy and drama not done well, but musicals you have to do full-blast, everyone on their best game, their A-plus game. Then you can pull it off."
As she does in "Stardust," Pfeiffer plays the villain of "Hairspray," the story of a plump teen who leads a fight to integrate a TV dance show in the 1960s.
Sleepers Vs. Blockbusters
CNN.com has an interesting article about all of the blockbusters coming out this summer, including Hairspray:
