Filmmaker John Waters

Fresh Air

Published June 10, 2003 at 6:00 PM HST

The Broadway musical Hairspray was the big winner this week at the Tony Awards. It won awards for best direction, score, book and costume. Hairspray is based on Waters' 1988 film of the same name.

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