Mark the Calendar for A John Waters Christmas

The filmmaker and raconteur takes on COVID arguments, sloppy airplane dressing, and how to be rich with class

"...Otherwise, the pandemic has not really thrown the Hairspray director off. "I do the same thing, COVID or..."

Dec. 3, 2021 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Excerpts From Texas Is the Reason, a Look Into Austin Music's DIY Age

Scenes from inside the weird gold mine

"...Misfits. He saw about eight cans of Aqua Net hairspray lined up in front of a mirror. Then Glenn..."

April 10, 2020 Music Feature by Pat Blashill

Party World Rasslin’s First All-Queer Tag Team

The Platinum Partners make their debut Sat., June 15

"...realm of soggier folk, those who watched the original Hairspray and thought, “Hm. Too spicy for me,” and to..."

June 13, 2019 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

Terminator: The Musical at Fallout Theater

This is exactly the sort of loving parody of nuclear apocalypse and time-traveling AI everyone should experience at least once

"...at The Rocky Horror (Picture) Show, Mamma Mia!, and Hairspray, the last of which went from film to Broadway..."

May 17, 2019 Arts Review by M. Brianna Stallings

Caleb De Casper's New EP Is Here and Totally Queer

De Casper is “high-octane danceable rock music for you and your daddy”

"...personal to the stage, maybe go easy on the hairspray because the rhinestone punkster reveals he’s started throwing and..."

May 15, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

Paramount Gets Ready for Summer

43rd annual celebration of film fun on Austin's grandest screen

"...(and vice versa), such as Guys and Dolls and Hairspray..."

May 15, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Music Review: #ICMLadiesNight

Rapid-fire rap, R&B, and soul stacking

"...of hard-edged grime, satin sheets R&B, and hypnotic charisma. Hairspray actress Tayla Parx also lines the album credits of..."

March 16, 2018 SXSW Post by Alejandra Ramirez

Gay Place

Pride Month With the Babadook

"...Hairspray With Divine & Ricki Lake In honor of Mother's..."

June 16, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

Gay Place

Partake in a plethora of politically progressive parties

"...the demented. Drag, photo booths, costume contests, and a Hairspray station to get yer hive on high. Fri., Oct...."

Oct. 21, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

Saturday SXSW Sleepers

"...eponymous LP, this freshly hatched NYC sextet combines the hairspray-and-switchblade aesthetic of Sixties teen trauma pop with contemporary trash..."

March 18, 2016 Music Feature

Top 10 (+1) Theatre Riches of 2015

Wild theatrical energy and masterful performances were the hallmarks of outstanding theatre in 2015

"...Hairspray (Zilker Productions)..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Pleasure of the Paynes 2015

Big wins for Am I White?, Heathers at the 2015 theatre awards

"...Featured Actor Vincent Hooper, Hairspray..."

Oct. 28, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Gay Place: Austin's Gay Days

We've got all the Pride info and sneak peeks into a very gay fall season.

"...Hairspray Get ready to "Peyton Place After Midnight" with a..."

Aug. 28, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

Gay Place: We're Expecting Guests

Gird up, ATX! The city's expecting 150,000 revelers in a rainbow sea next weekend.

"...Hairspray Get ready to "Peyton Place After Midnight" with a..."

Aug. 21, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

Local Heroes

The 2015 class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

"...The Who's Tommy; Love, Janis; The Rocky Horror Show; Hairspray; and Hedwig and the Angry Inch to acclaimed shows..."

May 29, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Summer Fun: Gay Edition

Follow the Summer Fun rainbow to the summer's best LGBTQ bets

"...putting on productions of Chicago, The Wizard of Oz, Hairspray, and The Rocky Horror Show. Looking for a fabulous..."

May 15, 2015 Qmmunity Post by Blake McCoy

High School Musical Nominations Out!

In the theatre awards' second year, 26 area schools earn noms

"...show was or where – Tarzan in Marble Falls, Hairspray at McNeil, or Once Upon a Mattress in Dripping..."

March 7, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Good Eye: Summer Camp

Notes on QueerBomb's profusion of glitter and camp

"...Texas-shaped pasties, amid clouds of dust that smelled of hairspray and latex. While plenty of revelers were looking dead..."

June 20, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

The Wyldz

French rock & roll trio settles in locally

"...straight out of Eighties metal, but rather than a hairspray haze, the trio emerged from a music school in..."

Nov. 29, 2013 Music Post by Abby Johnston

News Ticker: August 27

All the news that's fit to blog

"...target. Not only does he ignore science, but his hairspray use alone has caused seven tropical storms last season...."

Aug. 27, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

'Telling' the Truth

Austin veterans perform their pasts to bridge the civilian-military divide

"...under her cap, anchoring it with bobby pins and hairspray. But the 19-year-old's beauty ritual was a chore that..."

April 26, 2013 Arts Feature by Robyn Ross

Queer Culture From the 1970s to 70

Three documentaries highlight a generation of gay icons

"...when Milstead takes his mother to the opening of Hairspray, familial love and pride rule the day. Weirdly, the..."

March 8, 2013 Screens Feature by Andy Campbell

The AggreGAYtor: August 6

Your daily dose of LGBTQ news

"...• Speaking of Travolta, the Hairspray actor filed an official brief denying sexual misconduct in..."

Aug. 6, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Of Thee I Sing (and Dance)

The musical is America's gift to theatre, and here's the local state of the union

"...on the Roof [New Braunfels], and Hello, Dolly! and Hairspray [San Antonio].)..."

July 20, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Everything the Traffic Will Allow

"...Hairspray: July 21-Aug. 12, Cameo Theatre, 1123 E. Commerce, San..."

July 20, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Chaos in Tejas Lists

"...Forward (Fri., 9:45pm, Mohawk) Light, hooky, hairspray jump-punk making fans in Austin since 2006...."

June 1, 2012 Music Feature

Top 10 Theatrical Delights of the Latter Half of 2011

Recapping the fightin', spoonin', boppin' stage sensations of 2011's summer and fall

"...10) SUSAN BRANCH TOWNE'S BOPPIN' COSTUMES FOR 'HAIRSPRAY' (Zach Theatre)..."

Jan. 6, 2012 Arts Feature by Jillian Owens

Top 10 Theatrical Wonders of 2011

Remembering a theatrical year with superheroes, The Tempest, and a mash-up of the two

"...hits coming all year. Its toe-tapping teens in crisis (Hairspray, Spring Awakening) and fraught families burnin' down the house..."

Jan. 6, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Product Review: Kiss Silicone Protexion Flat Iron

The new Silicone Protexion flat iron is a Kiss to the hair

"...during a vain attempt to restore some volume with hairspray, I kept spraying and spraying, but nothing happened, and..."

Oct. 17, 2011 Design Post by Anne Harris

After a Fashion

From a new Hush and some new grooves to a big voice on The Voice, Your Style Avatar covers the sounds

"...special lineup including performances by Zach Theatre's cast of Hairspray and City Theatre's cast of Hair, gourmet treats, a..."

July 8, 2011 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

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