Now that there are two Broadway musicals based on movies by John Waters, this might be a good moment to reflect on the overall record for adapting the filmmaker's out-there oeuvre. The first show, ...

Complaining about tackiness in “Cry-Baby” is like begrudging “Avenue Q” its puppets or bellyaching that “Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps” is suspenseful. Giddy, low-frills subversion sits at the ...