Everything About Broadway Show Hairspray Tickets By Al Terry Hairspray is the eight longest currently running show on Broadway. As of December 31, 2006, it had completed 1,816 performances that have been well accepted by audiences. Before previewing on in 2002, the stage adaptation of Hairspray based on the 1988 movie of the same name by John Water was first presented at the 5th Avenue Theater at Seattle, Washington. Directed by Jack OBrien and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell, this musical previewed on July 18, 2002 at the Nederlander owned Neil Simon Theater. After 31 previews, Hairspray opened on August 2, 2002.
The foot tapping and head-nodding musical takes you back into the world of the 1960s Baltimore, Maryland! Bright colors, and big hairdos, fabulously piled high upon the heads of the actors!
The Story
This is the story of a girl Tracy Turnblad who dreams of dancing on the local TV dance program the Corny Collins Show, which is based on the real life Buddy Dean Show of Baltimore. Tracy Turnblad becomes an overnight celebrity, and then launches a campaign to racially integrate the Corny Collins Show.
Hairspray - the musical, has run a full circle. Initially adapted from
the 1988 film by the same name which had music, but was not a musical, this very popular musical is being re-adapted into a musical movie in 2007. The new movie will star Nikki Blonsky as Tracy, and is having John Travolta in drag, as Edna Turnblad the mother of Tracy Turnblad!
After four years of continuous run on Broadway, winning eight Tony Awards out of 13 nominations, and with more than 1,816 performances, Hairspray is still an acclaimed great hit on Broadway. The combination of the legendary Harvey Fierstein in drag - later replaced by Michael McKean, integration, end of racial innocence, interracial romance, and the great foot tapping music, appeal to the theater buffs of musical plays.
The eight categories, for which Hairspray the musical, won the 2003 Tony Awards, are:
Best Musical Best Book of a Musical Best Direction of a Musical Best Original Score (Music and Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical (Harvey Fierstein) Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical (Marissa Jaret Winokur) Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical (Dick Latessa) Best Costume Design
Hairspray Tickets
If you want to re-live the 1960s, this rags to riches musical is the ticket. This popular show is on an open-ended run, and is expected to run on for more than 10 years! Despite the long run predicted, you have to wait for more than a month for your show Hairspray tickets.
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