Hairspray is another movie based on a Broadway musical that was based on a movie (like The Producers). Director John Waters' 1988 comedy about star-struck teenagers on a local Baltimore dance show became a hit Broadway musical in 2002 and went on to win eight Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Score, Best Book and Best Director. In this new movie version John Travolta plays Edna Turnblad and Queen Latifah is Motormouth Maybelle.