{"product_id":"hairspray-a-screenplay-9781250371294","title":"Hairspray: A Screenplay","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA feel-good fable and an enduring critique of conformity told with true John Waters flair. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTracy Turnblad, a spunky, full-figured Baltimore teen, wants nothing more than to be a featured dancer on \u003ci\u003eThe Corny Collins Show\u003c\/i\u003e. So when she gets chosen to be on the air, it seems like all her dreams are about to come true. But when she and some of the Black cast of the show try to integrate the segregated dancing, things take on a life of their own. A sweet, hopeful parable about the dangers of conformity and segregation, \u003ci\u003eHairspray \u003c\/i\u003eis perhaps the one optimistic entry in John Waters' shocking and delightfully deranged oeuvre. Both a clear-eyed social critique and a celebration of the dizzying aesthetics of Baltimore in the early 1960s, this is another, softer side to the essential John Waters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Waters\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, a film director, an actor, and a visual artist best known for his films, including \u003ci\u003eHairspray\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Pink Flamingos\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSerial Mom\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of the national bestsellers \u003ci\u003eRole Models\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCarsick\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMr. Know-It-All\u003c\/i\u003e. His spoken-word shows \u003ci\u003eThis Filthy World\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFalse Negative\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e End of the World\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA John Waters Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e continue to be performed around the world. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51661481541906,"sku":"9781250371294","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_979f880f-edc3-4014-a44b-6e9dd6704c9c.jpg?v=1760445470","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hairspray-a-screenplay-9781250371294","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}