Casts Amber Von Tussle and Link Larkin", "Sean Hayes and Rosie O’Donnell Join All-Star 'Hairspray Live! When she gets put in detention with the African-American students in the school, they teach her some of their dance moves, and her new found groove wins her a … [73] Being set in the 1960s, the musical highlights the struggles of racial discrimination of African-Americans during the civil rights movement, with a focus on the world of popular culture. [4] Meanwhile, Marshall had started work on Chicago, and Lion hired Jack O'Brien and Jerry Mitchell to direct and to choreograph, respectively. The production will tour the UK and Ireland once again in 2021. Take our quiz to find out! Kamilah Marshall, Shayna Steele, and Judine Richard played the Dynamites. The second verse of "It Takes Two" was also omitted. and Jerry Mitchell (chor) were at the helm. Just as the results are about to be announced, Tracy stuns Amber as she makes her entrance in a magenta dress without any petticoat underneath, taking over the stage, and is joined by Link, Penny, Seaweed, Edna, Wilbur, Little Inez, Corny, and Motormouth. Book by Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan; Music by Marc Shaiman; Lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman. Stocked with canny, deliriously tuneful songs by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman and directed by Jack O'Brien with a common touch that stops short of vulgarity, 'Hairspray' is as sweet as a show can be without promoting tooth decay. Edna Turnblad was played by Arjan Ederveen and Link was Jim Bakkum (runner-up in the first season of the Dutch American Idol). 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You Can’t Stop The Beat as she sets out to dance her way onto national TV with The Nicest Kids In Town. Delmont, Matthew. Penny and Seaweed, who have developed a liking for each other, rush to fetch the school nurse, only to find her out sick. Notably, Tracy’s mother, Edna Turnblad, is performed in drag during the shows. Tracy thinks that it is unfair that after all of their hard work, The Corny Collins Show is still segregated. 27th - 29th March 2020. One year later, Winokur was diagnosed with cervical cancer. When all is announced, Mr. Spritzer runs onstage thrilled with the public's response to the telecast and announces that the governor has pardoned Tracy and gave her a full college scholarship and he offers Link a recording contract and Velma the position of vice president of Ultra Glow – beauty products for women of colour, much to the latter's chagrin. "Embracing excess: The queer feminist power of musical theatre diva roles. The international smash hit musical comedy Hairspray the Musical is heading back out on tour around the UK and Ireland in 2021. According to Shaiman, one song, "I Know Where I've Been," became controversial during the genesis of the score: This was ... inspired by a scene late in the [1988] movie that takes place on the black side of town. [56][57] The roles of Amber Von Tussle, Link Larkin, and Seaweed J. Stubbs were played by Dove Cameron, Garrett Clayton, and Ephraim Sykes, respectively. After the West End production closed, Hairspray began touring the UK and Ireland, starting at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff on April 7, 2010, following previews from March 30. [72] The musical also challenges the societal norms of a female. The show opened on February 13 in The Lowry Theatre in Manchester with Mark Benton playing Edna Turnblad, Lucy Benjamin playing Velma Von Tussle, Marcus Collins as Seaweed Stubbs and Freya Sutton as Tracy Turnblad, respectively. Synopsis It’s 1962 in Baltimore, Maryland, and quirky, plus-sized, teenage Tracy Turnblad has one dream: to dance on The Corny Collins Show. "Good Morning Baltimore": Whiteness, Blackness, and Othering in the 2007 Movie Musical. At school, signs of Tracy's fame are evident in the schoolyard, with graffiti on the walls and Shelly, another Council Member sporting Tracy's signature hairdo. After a successful tryout at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre, Hairspray opened on Broadway at the Neil Simon Theatre on August 15, 2002.