After a Broadway musical and a movie based on that Broadway musical, it can be easy for casual John Waters fans to forget about the original 1988 Hairspray. But it remains one of Waters’ best “mainstream” films and one we love revisiting. Even the Library of Congress took note last year and inducted the movie starring Ricki Lake and Divine […]
We met a lot of kindred spirits our first summer at Camp John Waters. Turns out, there are more filthy/funny/fabulous people in the world than we could’ve ever possibly hoped to encounter over a long weekend. And now, one of our fellow Camp John Waters campers has released a paper doll coloring book for adults called Fierce! that truly lives […]
Long before RuPaul, there was another drag queen that hit it mainstream big. Or actually on the outer-outer-outer fringe of the mainstream. But big nonetheless. Her name was Divine and she was John Waters’ muse, appearing in many of his most notable–and notorious–films. Tonight, Giant Entertainment presents Divine, Live at the Boom Boom Room! at the Margo Jones Theatre in Fair Park. […]
