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And director Adam Shankman manages to do all that while keeping the show true to itself.
NPR: Big Hair, Bouncy Moves, Tons of Bawlmer Charm
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Director Adam Shankman takes an epoch rich in cheesiness and lays it on think and pungent.
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"You're not going to see another Groupon-like company launching anytime soon, " Mr Shankman said.
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It also doesn't hurt that in Kelley, Shankman has discovered a prodigious hoofer of the old school.
CNN: Review: 'Hairspray' rises high
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However, despite the wobbles, Peter Shankman, a digital marketing specialist, is not surprised Amazon is keen to muscle in.
BBC: AmazonLocal daily deal service launched in UK
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Now, Adam Shankman's movie of the Broadway Hairspray is getting rave reviews in newspapers that would once have applauded Waters' imprisonment.
NPR: Hollywood's Musical 'Hairspray,' a Little Too Bouffant
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And, along the way, building has helped Shankman, a daredevil who enjoys skydiving in his spare time, to become a sought-after speaker.
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Director Adam Shankman has several cheesy skeletons in his closet ("Cheaper by the Dozen 2, " for example) but he was a choreographer first, and it shows.
CNN: Review: 'Hairspray' rises high
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The director of the movie, Adam Shankman, and the screenwriter, Leslie Dixon, have removed the traces of camp humor and Broadway blue that gave the stage show its happily knowing flavor.
NEWYORKER: Hairspray
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Shankman cautions too much flexibility though.
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Last week, Trippy announced its new advisory board, featuring Jason Mraz, Rachel Zoe, Anthony Bourdain, Kevin Rose, Tim Ferriss, Randi Zuckerberg, Andrew Zimmern, Gary Vaynerchuk, Chase Jarvis, Soleil Moon Frye, Soraya Darabi, Johnny Jet, Veronica Belmont, Kim Mance, Brett Snyder, Gary Arndt, and Peter Shankman.
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