An enthusiastic young teenager successfully auditions for a mega-hit television dance show. Her rising status as a teen sensation empowers her fight for racial integration, and ultimately inspires the producers of the program to enact drastic changes to the show's casting. Hairspray shines a stark light onto some of many racial and in-your-face inequities of the 60's. This award-winning film features some of Broadway's best songs, dance routines, and star-studded acting; including a progressive performance by male actor, John Travolta, cast to play in a female character role.