It is basically about segregation between whites and blacks. It follows Tracey, who is a big girl, in her ambition to be a star on the Corney Collins show. She wants to change the way that people are...
It was based on a TV show called the 'Corny Collins Show' and that's the company that they used to promote the hairspray :)
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There is some segregation, but in the end the show is happily integrated and everyone does a fantastic dance off/song and then it closes. The end. :)
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