Venue:
Neil Simon Theatre in New York
Address: 250 West 52nd Street
Length: 2 hours and 40 mins with 1 intermission
Opened: August 15, 2002
Category: Musical, Comedy, Original, Broadway
With big girls, big hair, and even bigger laughs, comes
Hairspray, a splashy new musical based on the 1988 John
Waters film that starred Divine and a then-unknown Ricki
Lake.
It's 1962 and pleasantly plump Baltimore teen Tracy Turnblad
has only one dream--to dance on the popular Corny Collins
Show. When her dream comes true, Tracy is transformed from
social outcast to sudden star, but she must use her newfound
power to vanquish the reigning teen queen, win the affections
of heartthrob Link Larkin and integrate a TV network, all
without denting her 'do!
Hairspray
became an immediate Broadway smash when it premiered at
the Neil Simon Theatre in the summer of 2002. After winning
eight Tony Awards including Best Musical, its place in Broadway
history was confirmed. To quote one of the show's many catchy
songs, "you can't stop the beat" of this hair-hopping
hit!
2003 Tony Awards: Eight awards, including
Best Musical, Best Original Score, Best Book of Musical
and Best Director of a Musical
Creators
Book By: Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan
Music By: Marc Shaiman
Directed By: Jack O'Brien
Chorepgraphed By: Jerry Mitchell
Scenic Design By: David Rockwell
Costume Design By: William Ivey Long
Lighting Design By: Kenneth Posner
Sound Design By: Steve Kennedy
Starring
Michael McKean as Edna Turnblad
Carly Jibson as Tracy Turnblad
Peter Scolari as Wilbur Turnblad
Richard H. Blake as Link Larkin
Chester Gregory II as Seaweed J. Stubbs
Tracy Jai Edwards as Amber Von Tussle
Jennifer Gambatese as Penny Pingleton
Mary Bond Davis as Motormouth Maybelle
Barbara Walsh as Velma Von Tussle |
