Zac Efron at the ShoWest Awards

Zac hows off his Breakthrough Performer of the Year award at the ShoWest 2009 awards ceremony held at the Paris hotel in Las Vegas on Thursday evening.

The 21-year-old actor was honored for his performances in Hairspray and High School Musical 3: Senior Year.

Mitch Neuhauser, co-managing director of the event, shared, “His undeniable onscreen presence and charm have connected with fans around the world, and with the impending release of the comedy 17 Again, Zac Efron is poised to break out as a true Hollywood star. We are so pleased to be able to present him with the ShoWest 2009 Breakthrough Performer of the Year Award.”





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ACDC challenges Miley Cyrus

ACDC pulled out all the stops this time with cameos by big stars like Lindsay Lohan, Adam Sandler, Chris Brown, Diana Ross, America’s Best Dance Crew winners Jabbawokeez, Robert Hoffman (Step Up 2: The Streets), Adam Shankman (Hairspray director/choreographer), Hairspray stars Elijah Kelley, Brittany Snow and Amanda Bynes as well as So You Think You Can Dance contestants (and real-life couple) Lacey Schwimmer and Hok Konishi.

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Hairspray nomintaed for a BAFTA award

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has nominated "Hairspray" in the category of Best Makeup & Hair for the 2008 Orange British Academy Film Awards.

The BAFTA ceremony will take place at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, on February 10.

Congrats!!!

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Hairspray Top Independant album of 2007

The Hairspray soundtrack spent nine consecutive weeks in the top 10 of the Billboard Top 200 chart after its July 10 release and was recently certified Platinum by the RIAA, selling more than 1 million copies in the US. The album also received a 2008 Grammy nomination for Best Soundtrack Recording.

“Despite the increasing challenges the music industry is facing, New Line Records had its strongest year to date with the Hairspray soundtrack as ourbestselling release,” says Jason Linn, New Line’s Executive Vice President of Music who oversees New Line Records. “We are delighted that the album went platinum, ranked atop the US Billboard charts and was a huge international success.”

Congratulations!!

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Hairspray Sing- Along at Palm Springs

Amanda Bynes,Elijah Kelley,Ricki Lake,Adam Shankman,Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman hosted the event.

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Hairspray cast to attend Palm Springs International Film Festival

Stockard Channing will present the cast of Hairspray, including John Travolta, Nikki Blonsky, Allison Janney, Amanda Bynes, Zac Efron, Brittany Snow and Elijah Kelley, with the Ensemble Performance Award.

Adam Shankman and Ricki Lake (the original Tracy Turnblad) will present Blonsky with the Rising Star Award, and with Laura Linney presenting Emile Hirsch with the Rising Star Award.

Hairspray cast in the recording studio

Hairspray recieves SAG nomination

The cast of Hairspray has recieved another award nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Congrats!! please comment

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Nikki Blonsky and her family at the unveiling of the Hairspray Yuletide tree at the Hollywood Museum on Tuesday in Hollywood.

Hairspray DVD

The Hairspray DVD came out November 20th!!!! go and get your copy!!!Available in 1 and 2 disk.