TV: 'Hairspray' Los Angeles Red Carpet

Hollywood gave the red carpet treatment to New Line's "Hairspray," the latest Broadway-to-film musical adaptation from the producers of the award-winning movie "Chicago,"with the West Coast premiere taking place in Westwood on July 10, 2007. BroadwayWorld.com's James Sims was on the scene to capture all of the star-powered fun as fans and celebrities alike cheered on the movie musical, set to open in theaters nationwide July 20.

The all-star cast of "Hairspray" came out to celebrate, including John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Queen Latifah as well as director Adam Shankman and producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron.

"Hairspray" is originally based on the 1988 John Waters comedy. The new version of the film is based on New Line's hit Broadway adaptation of the film, which debuted in 2002, and went on to win eight Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Score, Best Book and Best Director.

Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman contributed new songs to their existing Tony Award-winning score. Shaiman also served as the film's music supervisor and has composed the music score for the film as well as produced its songs. Wittman and Shaiman also served as executive producers on the film. The new screenplay for Hairspray was written by Leslie Dixon ("Freaky Friday," "Outrageous Fortune").