Music by Marc Shaiman, Lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, Book by Thomas Meehan and Mark O'Donnell (Based on John Waters' 1988 film).
Directed by Jack O'Brien
Choreography by Jerry Mitchell
Synopsis: Set in Baltimore in 1962, Hairspray is the story of plain-jane Tracy Turnblad, who is going to do whatever it takes to dance her way onto TV's most popular show. Can a big girl with big dreams - and even bigger hair - turn the whole town around? Hairspray the Musical is based on John Waters' 1988 film classic.
NYTHEATREREVIEWS.COM:
Good, solid fun. Great show with fun music and clever book. Although a bit on the conventional side, it's a smart choice for families.
NEW YORK TIMES:
"Stocked with canny, deliriously tuneful songs by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman and directed by Jack O'Brien with a common touch that stops short of vulgarity, ''Hairspray'' is as sweet as a show can be without promoting tooth decay."
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NEW YORK MAGAZINE:
" Harvey Fierstein's back on Broadway in Hairspray, a big fat wet kiss of a show, and all's right with the world. Indeed, so many numbers in Hairspray bring down the house, it's a wonder the Neil Simon Theatre is still standing after the final curtain."
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USA TODAY:
"Like the 1988 John Waters film on which it is based, the new Broadway musical Hairspray (three and a half stars out of four) is one big, loud, tacky party, sure to offend the neighbors — particularly those with no tolerance for racial humor, fat jokes or sexual innuendo."
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VARIETY:
" OK, so the new musical "Hairspray" doesn't offer a cure for cancer, or the nose-diving Dow for that matter, but if the infectious jubilation currently spritzing from the stage of the Neil Simon Theater were bottled and sold across the country like, say, hairspray, consumer confidence would not be a problem. Certainly this sweet, infinitely spirited, bubblegum-flavored confection won't be lacking for buyers any time soon. Arriving in an aerosol fog of advance hype, it more than lives up to its promise."
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