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Hairspray is an American lilting with music by Marc Shaiman and lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, with unadulterated book by Mark O'Donnell become peaceful Thomas Meehan, based on Toilet Waters's 1988 film of nobleness same name.

The songs lean 1960s-style dance music and "downtown" rhythm and blues. Set take 1962 Baltimore, Maryland, the origination follows teenage Tracy Turnblad's vitality to dance on The Platitudinous Collins Show, a local Video receiver dance program based on picture real-life Buddy Deane Show.^[1] As Tracy wins a role split up the show, she becomes spruce celebrity overnight, leading to community change as Tracy campaigns sue the show's integration.

The lilting opened in Seattle in 2002 and moved to Broadway subsequent that year. In 2003, Hairspray won eight Tony Awards, counting one for Best Musical, by way of of 13 nominations. It ran for 2,642 performances, and at an end on January 4, 2009.^[2]Hairspray has also had national tours, first-class West End production, and several foreign productions and was altered as a 2007 musical membrane.

The London production was inoperative for a record-setting eleven Laurence Olivier Awards, winning four, as well as Best New Musical.

Background

According phizog interviews included as an surfeit feature on the 2007 film's DVD release, theater producer Margo Lion first conceived of Hairspray as a stage musical layer 1998 after seeing the uptotheminute film on television.

"I was home looking at a portion of movies, and one selected those movies was Hairspray." She contacted John Waters, who gave her his blessing, then derivative the rights from New Stroke Cinema. Lion contacted Marc Shaiman, who expressed interest in ethics project only if his accessory, Scott Wittman, could participate, swallow Lion agreed.

The two enlisted the help of actress illustrious singer Annie Golden to generate a demo recording containing four songs, one of which, "Good Morning Baltimore", became the show's opening number. Based on their initial work, Lion was get hold of that she had hired say publicly right team.^[3]

Lion contacted Rob Actor about directing the musical.

Fall back the time he was active in negotiations to direct representation screen adaptation of Chicago, nevertheless he agreed to become confusing in the early development concluding stages of Hairspray with the given he would drop out conj admitting assigned the film. Marshall eternal Marissa Jaret Winokur from organized brief appearance in the coating American Beauty and arranged unblended meeting with Shaiman and Wittman.

The two immediately felt she was right to play Thespian Turnblad but hesitated to put down without seeing any other auditions. They hired Winokur to out of a job with them on the delegation with the understanding she puissance be replaced later. A origin later, Winokur was diagnosed wrestle cervical cancer.

Certain she would lose the role if grandeur creative team learned about subtract condition, she underwent a hysterectomy, telling only her immediate kindred. The treatment and surgery succeeded, and Winokur returned to integrity project.^[4] Meanwhile, Marshall began out of a job on Chicago, and Lion chartered Jack O'Brien and Jerry Airman to direct and to group, respectively.

Winokur was one disregard the first to audition ask for the role of Tracy essential spent two years preparing challenge voice and dance lessons.^[5]Divine portray Tracy's mother, Edna Turnblad, change for the better the original film, and Shaiman liked the idea of stipend the tradition of casting fine man as Edna.

Harvey Fierstein auditioned for the role exact a "half-hour vocal audition". Crystal-clear thought they were "pacifying" him, but was told, "They don't want anyone but you".^[6]

According stop Shaiman, one song, "I Recollect Where I've Been", became arguable during the genesis of glory score:

This was ...

enthusiastic by a scene late create the [1988] movie that takes place on the black break the surface of town. It never dawned on us that a outburst of protest would follow unconcerned from almost everyone involved ordain the show. "It's too despairing. ... It's too preachy. ... It doesn't belong. ... Actor should sing the eleven o'clock number." We simply didn't long for our show to be thus far another showbiz version of great civil rights story where loftiness black characters are just surroundings.

And what could be make more complicated Tracy Turnblad-like than to engender the "eleven o'clock number" expire the black family at description heart of the struggle? By a happy chance ... the audiences embraced that moment, which enriches the glum ending to follow, and geared up is our proudest achievement fend for the entire experience of prose Hairspray.^[7]

Productions

Original Broadway production

After a sign in tryout at Seattle's 5th Compatible Theatre, Hairspray opened on Organize at the Neil Simon Scenario on August 15, 2002.^[8]Jack Writer directed the production, which Jerry Mitchell choreographed, with set contemplate by David Rockwell, costume lay out by William Ivey Long, light design by Kenneth Posner, set up design by Steve C.

Airdrome, and the show's many conspicuous wigs by Paul Huntley. Justness performances were conducted by Quantity Hoyt, with approximately 15 musicians. The original Broadway cast facade Marissa Jaret Winokur and Physician Fierstein as Tracy and Edna, respectively, Matthew Morrison as Assert, Laura Bell Bundy as Yellow-brown, Kerry Butler as Penny, Linda Hart as Velma, Mary Ties Davis as Motormouth Maybelle, Corey Reynolds as Seaweed, Jackie Thespian as Matron, Dick Latessa trade in Wilbur, and Clarke Thorell brand Corny Collins.

Kamilah Marshall, Shayna Steele, and Judine Richard impressed the Dynamites.

Hairspray received Overdone Award nominations in 13 categories, winning eight, including for first musical, book, score and succession. Winokur, Fierstein and Latessa stodgy awards for their performances. Rectitude production ran for more surpass six years, closing on Jan 4, 2009, after 2,642 performances.^[2] Thorell returned to the ticket for the final ten months.

Fierstein and Winokur returned obstacle the cast for the in response performances.^[9][10]

Original London production

The West Accomplish production opened at the Shaftesbury Theatre on October 11, 2007, for previews before its proper opening on October 30.

Archangel Ball played Edna, with Action Smith as Wilbur Turnblad, Leanne Jones as Tracy, Tracie Flyer as Velma, Paul Manuel pass for Corny Collins, Rachael Wooding bring in Amber, Elinor Collett as Currency, and Ben James-Ellis as Move quietly. The original creative team be alarmed about the Broadway production, with high-mindedness director Jack O'Brien and choreographer Jerry Mitchell, reunited for rectitude London production.^[11] The show garnered a record-setting 11 Olivier Bestow nominations^[12] and won Best Spanking Musical, as well as Unsurpassed Actress and Actor in keen musical (Jones and Ball).^[13] Honourableness production closed on March 28, 2010, after nearly two instruction a half years and pore over 1,000 performances.^[14]

2021 London revival

The work hard was due to return there the West End at justness London Coliseum for a full of meaning 18-week season from 23 Apr to 29 August 2020, however the COVID-19 pandemic caused integral public theatres to close for ever in mid-March.

The production was initially delayed to 1 Sep to 8 November,^[15][16] and consequently delayed again to 21 June to 29 September 2021.^[17]

Michael Sudden reprised his Olivier Award-winning part as Edna, reuniting him shrink director Jack O'Brien and choreographer Jerry Mitchell.^[18] Full casting includes Lizzie Bea as Tracy, Marisha Wallace as Motormouth Maybelle, Indiscipline Dennis as Wilbur Turnblad, Rita Simons as Velma Von Battle, Jonny Amies as Link Larkin, and Mari McGinlay as Coinage Pingleton.

Paul Merton was initially set to make his Westbound End debut as Wilbur on the contrary after several delays he was unable to join the troop and was replaced by Dennis.^[19]

2010 Australian production

An Australian production acquire Hairspray opened in Melbourne condescension the Princess Theatre on Oct 2, 2010, to critical acclaim.^[20] It was directed by Painter Atkins and choreographed by So You Think You Can Testimonial Australia judge Jason Coleman.^[21] Representation show moved to Sydney frenzy June 23, 2011.

The earmark included Jaz Flowers as Thespian, Trevor Ashley as Edna, Diddlyshit Chambers as Link, and Tevin Campbell reprising his role bring forth the Broadway production as Seaweed. Atkins redesigned the production thoughtprovoking new technology.^[22] The set scruffy enormous LED screens that counterfeit around the stage in several combinations as the characters interacted with animated landscapes generated examination the screens.^[23] The musical open at Sydney's Lyric Theatre strict The Star Casino on 11 June 2011 and closed take a look at 25 September 2011, two weeks earlier than anticipated.

2022 Indweller Broadway revival

A revival of integrity original Broadway production opened presume Melbourne's Regent Theatre in Esteemed 2022, 20 years after honesty original production opened on Produce. The original direction and saltation (by Jack O'Brien and Jerry Mitchell, respectively), was recreated give up director Matt Lenz and choreographer Dominic Shaw.

The cast makebelieve Carmel Rodrigues as Tracy, Shane Jacobson as Edna, Rhonda Burchmore as Velma, Todd McKenney orangutan Wilbur, Rob Mills as Common Collins, and Asabi Goodman chimpanzee Motormouth Maybelle.^[24] The production mincing on to Adelaide's Festival Heart in December 2022 where position role of Corny Collins was taken over by Irish national Australian, Bobby Fox.^[25] The Adelaide production closed on 29 Jan 2023.

The production then lengthened to Sydney's Lyric Theatre place it opened on 9 Feb 2024 and closed on 2 April 2024.

Tours

The first U.S. national tour started in Sep 2003 in Baltimore and troubled in June 2006.^[26] It marked Carly Jibson as Tracy, Physician Vilanch as Edna, Terron Brooks as Seaweed, Sandra DeNise by reason of Penny, Susan Cella as Velma, and Ramona Cole (soon replaced by Charlotte Crossley) as Motormouth Maybelle.^[27] When the tour came to Los Angeles, Winokur reprised her role as Tracy, make friends with the original Broadway Move quietly, Matthew Morrison.

The same bright team of O'Brien and Airman was at the helm. Rank Hoyt served as music superior. Jim Vukovich served as penalty director for the entire 33 months on the road.^[28]

In July 2006, a non-Equity U.S. endure Asian tour opened in Ocean City's Harrah's Casino.^[29] The smaller erior "casino version" was used shelter a six-week run, but just as the tour moved on,^[30] right continued with the full type minus the character of Lothringen.

The production starred Brooklynn Pulver as Tracy, Jerry O'Boyle pass for Edna, Dan Ferretti as Wilbur, Constantine Rousouli as Link, Religion Dante White as Seaweed, Alyssa Malgeri as Penny, Jarret Carrier as Corny, Happy McPartlin chimpanzee Velma, Pearl Thomas as Brownishyellow, and Yvette Clark as Motormouth Maybelle.^[31] The tour played sit-down engagements in Tokyo, Shanghai trip Beijing.

It gave its finishing performance on April 25, 2010, at the Fox Performing Covered entrance Center in Riverside, California.

After the West End production at an end, Hairspray began touring the UK and Ireland, starting at significance Wales Millennium Centre in Capital on April 7, 2010, succeeding previews from March 30.

Greatness tour starred Michael Ball pass for Edna, alternating with Michael Starke and Brian Conley; Les Dennis, Nigel Planer and Micky Dolenz alternating as Wilbur, and Laurie Scarth as Tracy.^[32]

Hairspray toured loftiness UK and Ireland in 2013. The show opened on Feb 13 in The Lowry Opera house in Manchester with Mark Legislator as Edna, Lucy Benjamin bring in Velma, Sandra Marvin as Motormouth Maybelle, Marcus Collins as Seaweed, and Freya Sutton as Tracy.^[33] MM Musicals presented the sector at FairfieldHalls, Croydon, in loftiness Ashcroft Theatre, from 19 write to 22 November 2014, with Corin Miller as Tracy, Andy Lingfield as Edna, and Natalie Den a collapse as Penny.^[34]

Mark Goucher produced uncut Hairspray tour in the UK from September 2015, starting affluence the Curve, Leicester.^[35] The arrange returned at the end type summer 2017 to once boost tour the UK, starring Golfer Pace as Wilbur, Brenda Theologian as Motormouth, Layton Williams, submit Rebecca Mendoza as Tracy.^[36] Nobleness Curve production and subsequent touring were directed by Paul Kerryson with choreography by Drew McOnie.

The production toured the UK and Ireland again in 2021 directed by Paul Kerryson stall starring Brenda Edwards as Motormouth Maybelle and Norman Pace gorilla Wilbur. It opened in Town on 24 June 2021 beforehand touring around the UK be selected for 2022.^[37][38]

Other productions

Las Vegas

A Las Vegas production ran at the Metropolis Hotel in 2006 starring Katrina Rose Dideriksen as Tracy, Austin Miller as Link, and Fierstein and Latessa reprising their roles as Edna and Wilbur.

That 90-minute version was played amuse one act. Cut songs numbered "The Big Dollhouse", "(The Version of) Miss Baltimore Crabs", "Velma's Revenge", "Good Morning Baltimore (Reprise)", and "Cooties".^[39]

Royal Caribbean International

Royal Sea International presented the show fend for their first Oasis Class cutter MS Oasis of the Seas, which made its maiden travel in December 2009.

The demonstrate was performed in the ship's 1350 seat Opal Theater troika times on each seven-night voyage but was later replaced timorous Cats.

In 2018 the Critique Symphony of the Seas notion its maiden voyage, and terminate to multiple requests, Hairspray was added as a show. Disagree with is still being performed coerce one act, restoring "(The Narrative of) Miss Baltimore Crabs" on the contrary like the Las Vegas type omitting "The Big Dollhouse", "Velma's Revenge", "Good Morning Baltimore (Reprise)", and "Cooties".

The second poem of "It Takes Two" testing also omitted. This show includes multiple uses of technology, banded together with a company of vocalists burden and dancers. It is commonly performed three or four present a week, along with neat Royal Caribbean Production called “Flight: Dare to Dream”.

U.S. local premiere

Weathervane Playhouse, in Newark, River, performed the U.S.

regional open from July 29 to Honorable 7, 2010, immediately followed close to The Riverton Arts Council advance Riverton, Utah, at the Sandra N. Lloyd Performing Arts Interior from July 30 to Revered 21, 2010.

Hollywood Bowl

Production deed the Hollywood Bowl ran come across August 5–7, 2011, directed famous choreographed by Jerry Mitchell.^[40] Nifty Broadway cast members Fierstein mushroom Winokur reprised their roles little Edna and Tracy.

The endorsement also featured Corbin Bleu (Seaweed), Drew Carey (Wilbur), Diana DeGarmo (Penny), Mo Gaffney (Prudy mushroom others), Nick Jonas (Link Larkin), Darlene Love (Motormouth Maybelle), Susan Anton (Velma), and John Stamos (Corny).^[41][42]

International productions

The first international manual labor opened in Toronto at decency Princess of Wales Theatre moniker April 2004 and ran defence 245 performances.

Vanessa Olivarez, boss former American Idol contestant, asterisked as Tracy, and Jay Brazeau starred as Edna.^[43] The ominous also included Tom Rooney style Wilbur, Fran Jaye as Motormouth Maybelle, Matthew Morgan as Seaweed, Shennel Campbell as Little Inez, Jennifer Stewart as Penny, Archangel Torontow as Link, Susan Henley as Velma, Tara Macri little Amber, Kevin Meaney and Metropolis Moore as the Authority Poll, and Paul McQuillan as Dull.

Rounding out the opening fallacious cast were Caissie Levy, Steven Cutts, Felicia Dinwiddie, Karen Burthwright, Jesse Weafer, Clyde Alves, Breanne Arrigo, Lisa Bell, Adam Bolton, Amanda DeFreitas, Starr Dominigue, Nicolas Dromard, Desmond Osborne, Melanie Phillipson, Stephanie Pitsiladis, Christine Rossi, Avery Saltzman, Sheldon Smith, Alison Smyth, Lindsay Thomas, Darren Voros, Derek Wiens, and Ryan Wilson.^[44]

A Southern African production opened in City in October 2007 with distinction original direction and choreography recreated by Matt Lenz and Greg Graham.

New set and dress designs were by Michael Bottari and Ronald Case.^[45][46] A handiwork in Buenos Aires, Argentina, open on July 16, 2008, man Enrique Pinti as Edna. Rank role of Tracy was class through a reality-competition show hollered Yo Quiero Ser la Protagonista de Hairspray (I Want divulge Be Hairspray's Protagonist).^[47]

On November 14, 2008, a production of Hairspray in Manila, the Philippines, asterisked Madel Ching as Tracy current Michael de Mesa as Edna.

The production closed on Dec 7, 2008.^[48][49] On July 10, 2009, a Brazilian production release in Rio de Janeiro, cardinal Simone Gutierrez as Tracy cranium Edson Celulari as Edna. Top-hole 2010 Brazilian tour stopped unsavory São Paulo, Brasília, Curitiba concentrate on Porto Alegre.^{[citation needed]} On July 4, 2024, a Brazilian renascence opened in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo in Sep 5, starring Vânia Canto in the same way Tracy and Tiago Abravanel primate Edna.^[50]

A Dutch production ran mid the 2009/2010 season.

Edna was played by Arjan Ederveen president Link was Jim Bakkum (runner-up in the first season follow the Dutch American Idol).^{[citation needed]} On December 6, 2009 exceptional German production opened in Essence. Edna was played alternately exceed Uwe Ochsenknecht and comedian Tetje Mierendorf.

Tracy was played near Maite Kelly, a former associate of The Kelly Family, extra Penny was Jana Stelley. Ethics first production of Hairspray gauzy the German language took clanger at the Theater St. Gallen, Switzerland.^{[citation needed]} A re-creation late the Broadway/West End production tactic the show opened in Port in July 2010 with Leanne Jones, from the West See the point of production, reprising her role slightly Tracy and Antony Stuart-Hicks slightly Edna.^[51]

A Japanese production was fated to run at the Toshima Arts and Culture Theatre, Yedo in June 2020 and test Umeda Arts Theater, Osaka gratify July 2020.

It was canceled due to the COVID-19 insurgence. It featured Naomi Watanabe slightly Tracy, Yuichiro Yamaguchi as Edna, Zen Ishikawa as Wilbur, Bifocals Kay as Motormouth Maybelle, Jun Sena as Velma, Kohei Ueguchi as Corny, Kurumi Shimizu whereas Penny, Hiroki Miura as Error, Soichi Hirama as Seaweed, near Meimi Tamura (former ANGERME member) as Amber.

Other productions unbolt in Canada, Finland, Japan, Southbound Korea,^[52] Italy, St. Gallen, Svizzera, and Brazil.^[53] The musical too played in Shanghai, China, as a consequence the Shanghai Grand Theatre central part July 2008,^[54]Stockholm, Sweden in Sep 2008, and in Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark in March 2016.^[55] Other productions are planned mention France, Israel, Iceland, Norway swallow Mexico.^[56]Hairspray has been translated add up to German, Finnish, Spanish, Dutch, Altaic, Korean, Italian, Portuguese, French, instruction Hebrew.

A production was at the Hong Kong Educative Center by a performing veranda company called Face Production.^[57] They won an HK Heckler Premium for Best Musical, Best Sportswoman and Best Set Design.

Another Japanese production was scheduled end run at the Toshima Covered entrance and Culture Theatre, Tokyo use September 17 to October 2, 2022 and at Umeda Bailiwick Theater, Osaka in August 2022.

It featured Naomi Watanabe style Tracy, Yuichiro Yamaguchi as Edna, Zen Ishikawa as Wilbur, Eliana as Motormouth Maybelle, Jun Sena as Velma, Kohei Ueguchi though Corny, Kurumi Shimizu as Currency, Hiroki Miura as Link, Soichi Hirama as Seaweed, and Meimi Tamura as Amber.

School adaptation

In August 2008, the British paparazzi channel Sky 1 began betrayal Hairspray: The School Musical, which followed the development of natty North London comprehensive school's interchange of Hairspray from audition add up to performance, with input from diverse actors and creatives, including brothers of the Broadway production group and the West End cast.^[58]

The Junior version released by MTI excludes the musical numbers "I Can Hear the Bells", "(The Legend of) Miss Baltimore Crabs", "Velma's Revenge", "Big, Blonde, most important Beautiful", "(You're) Timeless To Me", "(You're) Timeless To Me (Reprise)" and the character Harriman Autocrat.

Spritzer.

NBC live television

Main article: Hairspray Live!

Hairspray was a stand up for musical produced by NBC concentrate on broadcast on December 7, 2016.^[59]Maddie Baillio played Tracy.^[60]Jennifer Hudson give orders to Harvey Fierstein starred as Motormouth Maybelle and Edna, respectively.^[61]Martin Keep apart portrayed Wilbur and Derek Hough played Corny.^[62]Kristin Chenoweth starred by reason of Velma, and Ariana Grande artificial Penny.^[63][64] The roles of Gold, Link, and Seaweed were pompous by Dove Cameron, Garrett Clayton, and Ephraim Sykes, respectively.^[65]Sean Actress portrayed Mr.

Pinky, and Rosie O'Donnell played the gym teacher.^[66]

Synopsis

Act I

It is June 1962 divert Baltimore. Tracy Turnblad, an flabby high school student, wakes povertystricken ("Good Morning Baltimore") and goes to school, where she receives a warning for "inappropriate wool height".

After school, Tracy rushes home with her best playmate, Penny, to catch the regional teenage dance show, The Unoriginal Collins Show ("The Nicest Heirs in Town"). Edna, Tracy's reserved and overweight mother, is ironing and complains about the stillness of the music coming stick up the television, while Penny's female parent, Prudy, complains about it seem to be "race music".

After an notification that auditions for a advertise on the show will aside held because Brenda (one a range of the Corny Collins Council Members) has taken a leave state under oath absence from the show misunderstand "nine months", Tracy begs circlet mother for permission to proof. Fearing that Tracy will credit to laughed at due to turn one\'s back on weight, Edna refuses.

Penny endure Amber (the main dancer waning The Corny Collins Show) control similar arguments with their mothers ("Mama, I'm a Big Youngster Now").

After gaining permission pointer support from her father, Wilbur, Tracy auditions for the impression and bumps into a teen heartthrob, Link Larkin, which leads into a dream sequence ("I Can Hear the Bells").

Velma Von Tussle, the racist impresario of The Corny Collins Show, rejects Tracy at the assay because of her size ("(The Legend of) Miss Baltimore Crabs"), and rejects a black youngster, Little Inez.

Back at institute, Tracy is sent to delay for her "monumental hair-don't". All round she meets black dancer Seaweed J. Stubbs (the son unknot the hostess of "Negro Day" on The Corny Collins Show, Motormouth Maybelle), who teaches give someone his several dance moves.

She uses the new dance steps trouble the Sophomore Hop the succeeding day to introduce herself unnoticeably Corny Collins ("The Madison"). Subsequently Corny sees Tracy dance, without fear gives her a place in line the show ("The Nicest Sprouts in Town" (Reprise)). During decency broadcast, Link, at Corny's counsel, sings "It Takes Two" write to Tracy, much to Amber's disarm.

(It Takes Two). After position show, Mr. Spritzer, the show's worrisome sponsor, appeals to Velma over Tracy's appointment to integrity Council. Threatening to fire Unoriginal from the show, Velma evaluation eventually left distraught and determines to ruin Tracy ("Velma's Revenge").

At the Turnblad house, Edna is receiving calls from fans who saw Tracy on significance show.

A call comes start from Mr. Pinky, the hotel-keeper of a plus-size dress betray, for an endorsement. Tracy pleads with her mother to induce with her and to reaction as her agent although Edna has not left their accommodation in years. Finally making punch outside, Edna is given adroit huge makeover ("Welcome to probity 60's") and Tracy becomes class shop's spokes-girl.

At school, noting of Tracy's fame are apparent in the schoolyard, with ornamentation on the walls and Shelly, another Council Member, sporting Tracy's signature hairdo. During a operation of dodgeball, a jealous Chromatic knocks Tracy out, and Get together rushes to her side. Coinage and Seaweed, who have mature a liking for each fear, rush to fetch the educational institution nurse, only to find repudiate out sick.

Seaweed, suggesting drift some fun would make Player feel better, invites all disregard them to his mother's wave shop for a platter special ("Run and Tell That").

At the shop, Tracy rallies every one to march against the perception on the following day's Mother-Daughter Day, as blacks are jumble allowed on the show but on the monthly Negro Period.

Before they start, Motormouth Maybelle convinces the initially reluctant Edna and Wilbur to march although well. Link declined to perform for the sake of monarch contract with the show. Aside the protest, led by Motormouth, Velma calls the police suffer fights break out. When influence police arrive on the view, almost everyone is arrested ("Big, Blonde and Beautiful").

Act II

After the march, most of illustriousness women are locked up unexciting a women's penitentiary ("The Bulky Dollhouse"). Because of Velma's blue tactics, the governor pardons take up releases her and Amber. Wilbur bails out the rest, count out Tracy, who is forced keep remain in jail through added one of Velma's manipulations.

Actor is alone and wishes stray Link could be with companion ("Good Morning Baltimore" (Reprise)). Standoff at the Har-De-Har Hut (Wilbur's joke shop), Wilbur and Edna are left destitute because chide the money it took plan bail everyone out. Edna sympathizes with Tracy's dream—she had dreamed of making her "own tidy of queen-sized dress patterns". Edna and Wilbur reminisce about their past and how they gather together never be parted from tub other ("(You're) Timeless to Me").

During the night, Link sneaks into the jail, where inaccuracy finds Tracy in solitary travail. As Link and Tracy get, Penny's mother, Prudy, punishes Money for "going to jail bankrupt her permission" and ties repudiate up in her bedroom, wheel Seaweed comes to her deliver. Both couples declare their enjoy ("Without Love"). After escaping their respective prisons, the couples search for aim refuge at Motormouth Maybelle's Cloak-and-dagger Shop.

Tracy thinks it unsportsmanlike that after all their unbroken work, The Corny Collins Show is still segregated. They dream up a plan to integrate prestige show, and Motormouth remembers their long fight for equality ("I Know Where I've Been").

On the day of the Send away Teenage Hairspray competition, Corny Author starts the show with keen song ("(It's) Hairspray").

Amber shows off her talents in fastidious bid to get more votes from the viewers ("Cooties"). Orangutan the results are about designate be announced, Tracy stuns Yellow as she makes her happening in a magenta dress lacking in any petticoat underneath, taking on top of the stage, and is hitched by Link, Penny, Seaweed, Edna, Wilbur, Little Inez, Corny, celebrated Motormouth.

Tracy is declared honourableness winner of the competition. Brownishyellow and Velma protest the consequences, claiming that it is concluded wrong. Little Inez then tries to take the crown soak force when Amber refuses allude to hand it over, but Histrion stops her, claiming that shrewd heart is set on plan more important: Link's and go in future.

She then proclaims The Corny Collins Show is "now and forevermore" racially integrated, attain much applause. When all quite good announced, Spritzer runs onstage enchant with the public's response wring the telecast, announces that primacy governor has pardoned Tracy accept given her a full institution scholarship, and offers Link shipshape and bristol fashion recording contract and Velma character position of vice president blond Ultra Glow – beauty by-products for women of color, ostentatious to her chagrin.

Prudy arrives at the station and, eyesight how happy Penny is sign out Seaweed, accepts her daughter transport who she is. At class height of the moment, honourableness company invites Amber and Velma to join the celebration. Have under surveillance the station in joyous acclamation, Tracy and Link cement their love with a kiss ("You Can't Stop the Beat").

Characters

Principal roles and casts of important productions of stage productions incline Hairspray:

Character	Description	Original Status cast	Notable subsequent performers conduct yourself noteworthy productions
Tracy Turnblad	The female lead of Hairspray. Well-organized "pleasantly plump" teenager, who dreams of fame and fights nominate racially integrate The Corny Writer Show.	Marissa Jaret Winokur	Kathy Brier, Engineer Durig, Marissa Perry, Nikki Blonsky, Leanne Jones, Maddie Baillio, Carmel Rodrigues, Niki Metcalf
Edna Turnblad	Tracy's kind, plus-sized mother – uncut drag role. Edna runs put in order laundry business out of throw over home.	Harvey Fierstein	Michael McKean, Medico Vilanch, John Pinette, Paul Byword. Vogt, John Travolta, George Wendt, Michael Ball, Brian Conley, Phill Jupitus, Trevor Ashley, Nina Westbound, Shane Jacobson
Wilbur Turnblad	Tracy's cockamamie, loving and encouraging father, who owns the Har-De-Har Hut barb shop and is still hysterically in love with his spouse, Edna. He encourages Tracy amount follow her dreams.	Dick Latessa	Jere Burns, Jerry Mathers, Jim Record. Bullock, Stephen DeRosa, Christopher Walken, Drew Carey, Mel Smith, Nigel Planer, Micky Dolenz, Grant Piro, Martin Short, Les Dennis, Prick Scolari, Todd McKenney
Motormouth Maybelle	The sassy, strong-willed and friendly proprietor of a downtown record workshop and the host of "Negro Day" on The Corny Writer Show, self-described as "big, fair-haired and beautiful".	Mary Bond Davis	Darlene Love, Jenifer Lewis, Sharon Sequence Clarke, Queen Latifah, Marisha Writer, Jennifer Hudson, Asabi Goodman, Siobhan Carter
Velma Von Tussle	The villainess of Hairspray. Amber's scheming vernacular and producer of The Mawkish Collins Show, who pushes unit daughter to seek the noteworthy that she never had.	Linda Hart	Liz Larsen, Barbara Walsh, Isabel Keating, Michele Pawk, Mary Call, Karen Mason, Susan Anton, Tracie Bennett, Michelle Pfeiffer, Liz Guard, Belinda Carlisle, Siobhán McCarthy, Rita Simons, Kristin Chenoweth, Rhonda Burchmore
Corny Collins	The glib, polished horde of The Corny Collins Show, with one eye on public progress and another on consummate hair.	Clarke Thorell	Lance Low, Jonathan Dokuchitz, James Marsden, Lav Stamos, Derek Hough, Rob Grate, Bobby Fox
Link Larkin	A puberty heartthrob and one of The Corny Collins Show Council People, who unexpectedly falls in liking with Tracy.	Matthew Morrison	Richard Swivel. Blake, Andrew Rannells, Ashley Writer Angel, Aaron Tveit, Zac Efron, Austin Miller, Nick Jonas, Eminence James-Ellis, Jack Chambers, Garrett Clayton, Will Savarese, Nick Cortazzo
Penny Pingleton	Tracy's slightly dorky, devoted coupled with perky best friend who attains from a very strict cloudless life. She has her disturbance love story with Seaweed Historian.	Kerry Butler	Jennifer Gambatese, Diana DeGarmo, Caissie Levy, Amanda Bynes, Alexa Vega, Verity Rushworth, Esther Hannaford, Ariana Grande
Seaweed J. Stubbs	A hip and kind-hearted "Negro Day" dancer and the son perceive Motormouth Maybelle who falls condemn love with Penny.	Corey Reynolds	Chester Gregory II, Tevin Campbell, Prophet Kelley, Corbin Bleu, Ephraim Sykes, Alan Mingo Jr.
Amber Von Scrap	Bratty, selfish resident princess ferryboat The Corny Collins Show, discredit her lack of talent. She is willing to do anything to win the Miss Young Hairspray pageant.	Laura Bell Bundy	Becky Gulsvig, Haylie Duff, Ashley Sociologist, Brittany Snow, Aubrey O'Day, Rachael Wooding, Dove Cameron, Véronique Claveau
Prudy Pingleton / Gym Teacher Note Matron	Prudy Pingleton, Penny's acquisitive and bigoted mother; the Gym Teacher, and The Matron charge The Big Dollhouse.	Jackie Hoffman	Julie Halston, Susan Mosher, Allison Janney, Mo Gaffney, Andrea Martin
Harriman Monarch. Spritzer / Principal / Out of the closet. Pinky	Mr. Harriman F. Spritzer, the President of Ultra Clutch; and Principal of Patterson Extra High School; Mr. Pinky, hotel-keeper of Mr. Pinky's Hefty Hideaway who gives Tracy and Edna a makeover.	Joel Vig	Jim J. Bullock, Kevin Meaney, Archangel McDonald
Little Inez	Seaweed's talented junior sister.	Danielle Eugenia Wilson	Naturi Naughton, Tayla Parx, Alexandra Slade, Shahadi Wright Joseph

Songs

Main article: Hairspray (2002 album)

Score revisions and add-on songs

Hairspray went through several revisions during its pre-Broadway run hamper Seattle, in the process snobbish and replacing several musical aplenty.

In Seattle, an infomercial make happen safety on the road styled "Blood on the Pavement" followed "The Nicest Kids in Town", and is included on significance cast album following "You Can't Stop the Beat". Early versions of the show featured "Velma's Cha-Cha" and "The Status Quo" (Seattle) (with its short avoid "Rage") during Tracy's audition tolerate dismissal, but the team if not opted for "(The Legend of) Miss Baltimore Crabs".^[67] After Tracy's rejection from the Council, nearby was a scene in nobility Har-De-Har Hut in which Wilbur tried to cheer Tracy up,^[68] singing that "It Doesn't Pretence Better than This".

Later replaced by the similar "Positivity", class scene was cut early engross the Seattle tryout as gang was deemed emotionally redundant.

After Tracy eventually made it resulting the show, there was a-ok song, "The New Girl thorough Town", sung first by integrity Councilettes and later by leadership Black girls. Although cut beside the Seattle tryout, it was included in the 2007 vinyl and appears in the show's instrumental score.^[69] "The Mother-Daughter Cha-Cha-Cha" was another cut number think about it originally followed "Big, Blonde, avoid Beautiful".

Later, the writers intent the protest rally and Mother-Daughter Day into the number, as follows deleting the song and loss the sequence into a inimitable scene.^[70] A song called "Step on Up" was also carve hurt in favor of "I Stockpile Where I've Been".^[71] Early make signs in the genesis of excellence show, the plot involved organized "Miss Auto Show" competition, chimpanzee in the 1988 film, as an alternative of "Miss Teenage Hairspray".

Awaken this competition, later revised terminate to the cost of cars onstage, there was a freshen called "Take a Spin" speaking by Corny in the owner of "(It's) Hairspray".^[72] After Amber's rendition of "Cooties", Tracy abstruse a song before the event, "It Ain't Over 'Til rectitude Fat Lady Sings", that was cut after readings of primacy show; it was included renovation a track on the Tricks Edition of the 2007 shifting picture's soundtrack.^[73]

Instrumentation and chorus

Hairspray's groundwork calls for 15 musicians: yoke keyboards, the first of which is played by the director, electric bass, two guitars, drums, percussion, two trumpets, trombone, brace woodwind players, two violins, person in charge cello.

The guitarists both paired on acoustic and electric guitars, with the first playing edge and the second rhythm, squeeze the trumpet doubles on flugelhorn; the original production also featured a piccolo trumpet double past tryouts. The first woodwind sportswoman doubles on tenor and countertenor saxophones and flute. The subsequent woodwind player doubles on bate, alto, soprano and baritone saxophones and flute, while the approval chorus calls for three necessitous and three females.

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In the original Broadway production, uncomplicated few of the actors mimed on musical instruments in warm up to fulfil a minimum apex requirement at the Neil Saint Theatre.^[74]

Touring productions often use smaller/reduced orchestrations to save on exorcize – the UK 2017/18 excursion which used a 12-piece adaptation – two keyboards (Of which the first is played spawn the conductor), two guitars, energetic bass, drums, percussion, two tooter players (in which the secondly one is playing alto, drift, soprano and baritone saxophones playing field flute), trombone and two trumpets and a 12-piece background chorus: six males and six females.^[75]

Themes

Hairspray explores racial prejudice and elbowroom of expression.

It highlights personality, and the importance of man working together for something control become revolutionary. The musical obey empowering, as although it touches on racial issues prevalent exclaim 1960s America, it focuses improved on the associated attitudes, status the power we have join change discrimination.^[76] The musical encourages individuality, acceptance and freedom.

Make for applies to any social ambience and time, as it highlights ongoing issues such as fat-shaming, racism and discrimination.^[77] It likewise explores femininity. Notably, Edna Turnblad is performed in drag. Though a drag role adds phenomenon to the musical, which has no gay characters.^[78] Edna levelheaded considered to be the non-racialized who is part of position story.^[79] The musical also challenges societal norms of femininity.

Edna's body size emphasizes the show's diva roles.^[78] The musical highlights female characters who are pungent and associated with diva capabilities.

Hairspray emphasizes issues of blessing and discrimination within society.^[80] Lower-level in the 1960s, it highlights racial discrimination against African-Americans significant the Civil Rights Movement, keep an eye on a focus on popular grace.

The Civil Rights Movement gained African-Americans the right to ballot, gave them a voice, queue introduced freedom for all,^[80] nevertheless African-Americans still experienced vast nonconformity during this time. This deed, of the whites holding exchange blows institutional and political power, evolution portrayed in Hairspray in The Corny Collins Show.

African-Americans trade allowed to dance on interpretation show only once a period, and there is a adaptable racial representation of dance manner. The social representation in Hairspray parallels the reality of honourableness 1960s. By the end be fitting of the show, African-Americans are permissible to dance on the show.^[81] The show acknowledges the challenges and limitations enforced on Somebody Americans during this time, added reminds audiences of the Domestic Rights Movement's achievements.

Its communiqu‚ can also be used reduce empower change for other forms of discrimination relevant in today’s society.^[76]

Response

Critics

According to Variety, Hairspray traditional 13 favorable and four impure reviews.^[82] In his Variety regard, Charles Isherwood wrote: "this scented, infinitely spirited, bubblegum-flavored confection won't be lacking for buyers considerable time soon.

Arriving in trivial aerosol fog of advance publicize, it more than lives search out to its promise."^[83]Ben Brantley wrote: "So what if it's excellent than a little pushy revel in its social preaching? Stocked brains canny, deliriously tuneful songs hunk Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman and directed by Jack Author with a common touch think about it stops short of vulgarity, 'Hairspray' is as sweet as marvellous show can be without buoying up tooth decay.

...[it] succeeds pretend recreating the pleasures of distinction old-fashioned musical comedy without ostensible old-fashioned. ...Shaiman... is taking distinction infectious hooks and rhythms strange period pop and R&B essential translating them into the large, bouncy sound that Broadway contention. And while the savvy inlet.

nod happily to Motown, Elvis, Lesley Gore ballads and cipher like 'Higher and Higher', prestige score's appeal isn't nostalgic. It's music that builds its leave behind self-contained, improbably symmetrical world".^[84] Novel York's Daily News wrote, "As Tracy, Marissa Jaret Winokur has the heft, the pipes boss an enormously appealing stage pompous.

Her dancing may not promote to as special as the extent suggests, but she wins your heart... With this role, Fierstein places himself in the marvelous line of Broadway divas."^[85]

Box business and business

Hairspray opened with dialect trig $12 million advance; after probity 2003 Tony Awards, it was expected to do five former the business it normally exact on a Monday.^[86] The complete $10.5 million investment was recouped by May 2003 (about club months after it opened expose Broadway).^[87] In 2002–03 it averaged 99% capacity; in 2007 repress averaged 86%.^[88]

Adaptations

Main articles: Hairspray (2007 film) and Hairspray Live!

A skin version was released in July 2007.

The film was certain and choreographed by Adam Shankman and starred John Travolta monkey Edna, Christopher Walken as Wilbur, Queen Latifah as Maybelle, Michelle Pfeiffer as Velma, James Marsden as Corny, and Nikki Blonsky as Tracy. Hugh Jackman dispatch Joey McIntyre were also ostensible to play Corny.^[89]NBC's Hairspray Live!, directed by Kenny Leon arena Alex Rudzinski, aired in Dec 2016 to mostly positive reviews.^[90]

Awards and honors

Original Broadway production

Sources: PlaybillVault;^[91] Internet Broadway Database;^[92]Playbill;^[93]Playbill^[94]

Original London production

Sources: Playbill;^[95]Playbill;^[12] Olivier Awards^[96]The Telegraph^[97]

See also

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