Hairspray

Summary of the musical Hairspray :

We are in 1962 in Baltimore. Tracy Turnblad, a chubby teenager, dreams of only one thing: to dance on The Corny Collins Show, a dance program on local television. When Tracy joins the show, she becomes an overnight celebrity. She meets a group of black dancers and campaigns for the show to accept people of color on the show. The United States is in the midst of social upheaval…

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General information
  • Style : Teens, Romance, Pop, Feel Good, Dance
  • Theme : Love, Dream, Racism, High School, Friendship, United States
  • year of creation : 2002
Music
  • Composer : Marc Shaiman
  • Lyricist : Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman
  • Librettist : Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan
  • famous songs : "Good Morning Baltimore", "The Nicest Kids in Town", "Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now", "I Can Hear the Bells" "(The Legend of) Miss Baltimore Crabs", "Welcome to the 60's ", "Run and Tell That!", "Big, Blonde and Beautiful", "Without Love", "I Know Where I've Been", "You Can't Stop the Beat".
  • Famous performers : John Travolta, Zac Efron, Nikki Bloski, Christopher Walken, Keala Settle, Queen Latifah, Jennifer Hudson, Kristin Chenoweth, Harvey Fierstein, Matthew Morrison, Laura Bell Bundy, Kerry Butler, Michael Ball, Michelle Pfeiffer, Ariana Grande, Derek Hough, Maddie Baillio.
kinships
  • Inspired by another work : Inspired by the comedy dance film Hairspray directed by John Walters in 1988.
  • Exists in film : A movie was made in 2007 by Adam Shankman. A live version was made in 2016 on the American channel NBC.
Awards
  • Appointments and Awards : The musical has won 8 Tony Awards and 4 Olivier Awards.
  • Number of years on display : 6
  • Number of performances : 2642
Currently on stage