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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. Click here for tickets.
Reviews
NEW YORK TIMES REVIEW:
"If life were everything it should be -- that is, if life were more like the endearing new musical called Hairspray that opened last night at the Neil Simon Theater -- your every waking thought would be footnoted by a chorus of backup singers of early 60's vintage. You know, the kind who always come up with helpful bons mots like ''ow-oot'' and ''bop-be-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba,'' whether the lead singer's heart is breaking or quaking."
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USA TODAY REVIEW:
"Simple, solid core of warmth and goodwill."
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VARIETY REVIEW:
"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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NEW YORK DAILY NEWS REVIEW:
"All you can ask of a work of art is that it help you see the world more profoundly when you leave the theater than you did when you came in. That's what Hairspray does."
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THE NEW YORKER REVIEW:
"At times, Hairspray feels like one long delirious platter party. While you’re watching the show, it’s hard to imagine that anything but singing and dancing could matter in life—the grinning theatricality of Jack O’Brien’s direction and Jerry Mitchell’s choreography is so strong that a five-year-old would respond to it."
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THEATERMANIA REVIEW:
"The sunny Hairspray, with its Von Tussle villains, oughtn't be regarded as a perfect show -- or even as effective in some ways as the John Waters laffer from which it's adapted. Along with the good jokes, librettists O'Donnell and Meehan have dropped a number of duds. Also, the authors keep the Von Tussles nasty right up to their 11th-hour volte-face but don't make them genuinely funny in their nastiness. But what the hey! Hairspray, as its title suggests, holds up."
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