<P> Hairspray opened on February 26, 1988 in 79 North American theaters, where it grossed US $577,287 in its opening weekend . On March 11, it expanded to 227 theaters, where it grossed $966,672 from March 11--13 . It ended its theatrical run with $8,271,108 . </P> <P> The film was nominated for six Independent Spirit Awards, and the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival . </P> <P> In mid-2002, Margo Lion teamed with writers Marc Shaiman and Thomas Meehan to turn Hairspray into a Broadway musical production . The show opened on August 15, 2002 starring Marissa Jaret Winokur as Tracy and Harvey Fierstein as Edna . The show went on to win eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, in 2003 . The show closed on January 4, 2009 . </P> <P> In 2006, New Line Cinema joined forces with Adam Shankman to adapt the Broadway show into a movie musical . The film was released July 20, 2007, starring John Travolta as Edna, Michelle Pfeiffer as Velma, Christopher Walken as Wilbur, Amanda Bynes as Penny Pingleton, Brittany Snow as Amber Von Tussle, Queen Latifah as Motormouth Maybelle, James Marsden as Corny, Zac Efron as Link, and newcomer Nikki Blonsky as Tracy . The film had a $75 million budget and earned over $200 million worldwide . </P>

Who played the mom in the original hairspray