Hairspray (musical)

Hairspray
Broadway promotional poster
Music	Marc Shaiman
Lyrics	Scott Wittman Marc Shaiman
Book	Mark O'Donnell Thomas Meehan
Basis	Hairspray by John Waters
Productions	2002 Seattle 2002 Broadway 2003 US tour 2004 Toronto 2007 West End 2010 UK tour 2013 UK tour 2015 UK tour 2017 UK tour 2021 West End revival
Awards	Tony Award for Best Musical Tony Award for Best Book Tony Award for Best Score Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical

Hairspray is an American musical with music by Marc Shaiman and lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, with a book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan, based on John Waters's 1988 film of the same name. The songs include 1960s-style dance music and "downtown" rhythm and blues. Set in 1962 Baltimore, Maryland, the production follows teenage Tracy Turnblad's dream to dance on The Corny Collins Show, a local TV dance program based on the real-life Buddy Deane Show.^[1] When Tracy wins a role on the show, she becomes a celebrity overnight, leading to social change as Tracy campaigns for the show's integration.

The musical opened in Seattle in 2002 and moved to Broadway later that year. In 2003, Hairspray won eight Tony Awards, including one for Best Musical, out of 13 nominations. It ran for 2,642 performances, and closed on January 4, 2009.^[2] Hairspray has also had national tours, a West End production, and numerous foreign productions and was adapted as a 2007 musical film. The London production was nominated for a record-setting eleven Laurence Olivier Awards, winning four, including Best New Musical.