Based on the 1988 John Waters film of the same name, Hairspray is a Tony Award winning musical that whisks viewers to 1962 Baltimore and follows Tracy Turnblad, a plump teenager with dreams of stardom. When she lands a role on a local TV dance show, The Corny Collins Show, she skyrockets to overnight fame and uses her position to fight for integration and social change.
This effervescent musical features hilarious and touching book by Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan and infectious music by Marc Shaiman (music and lyrics) and Scott Wittman (lyrics), including songs like “Good Morning Baltimore,” “I Can Hear the Bells,” “Welcome to the 60’s,” “I Know Where I’ve Been,” and “Without Love.”
Based on the 1988 John Waters film of the same name, Hairspray is a Tony Award winning musical that whisks viewers to 1962 Baltimore and follows Tracy Turnblad, a plump teenager with dreams of stardom. When she lands a role on a local TV dance show, The Corny Collins Show, she skyrockets to overnight fame and uses her position to fight for integration and social change.
This effervescent musical features hilarious and touching book by Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan and infectious music by Marc Shaiman (music and lyrics) and Scott Wittman (lyrics), including songs like “Good Morning Baltimore,” “I Can Hear the Bells,” “Welcome to the 60’s,” “I Know Where I’ve Been,” and “Without Love.”