Hairspray: The Complete Book and Lyrics of the Hit Broadway Musical

Hairspray: The Complete Book and Lyrics of the Hit Broadway Musical

Hairspray: The Complete Book and Lyrics of the Hit Broadway Musical

Thomas Meehan, Mark O'Donnell, Marc Shaiman, Scott Whittman

Hairspray: The Complete Book and Lyrics of the Hit Broadway Musical

Hairspray: The Complete Book and Lyrics of the Hit Broadway Musical

Thomas Meehan, Mark O'Donnell, Marc Shaiman, Scott Whittman

Overview

(Applause Books). Hairspray is the 2003 Tony Award winner for Best Musical Based on filmmaker John Waters' affectionately subversive homage to his Baltimore youth, Hairspray takes place in 1962. Chubby Tracy Turnblad (Marissa Jaret Winokur, 2003 Tony winner for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical) is transformed into a teen celebrity on a local TV dance program. With her irresistible stage mother (Harvey Fierstein, 2003 Tony winner for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical) at her side, she attempts to win the heart of the local heartthrob and integrate "The Corny Collins Show" at the same time.

Authors

Thomas Meehan

Thomas Meehan

Thomas Meehan (1929-2017) won the 2003 Tony Award co-writing the book for Hairspray as well as the 2001 Tony Award for co-writing the book for The Producers. He received his first Tony Award in 1977 for writing the book of Annie, his first Broadway show, and later wrote the b ...

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Mark O'Donnell

Marc Shaiman

Marc Shaiman

Marc Shaiman is a lyricist/composer/arranger/orchestrator/performer working in films, television, musical theatre and recordings. He has won a Tony, an Emmy and two Grammys, and has garnered seven Oscar nominations.

Most recently represented on Broadway with the Tony Award-win ...

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Author

Scott Whittman

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