It ran for 2,642 performances, and closed on January 4, 2009. In 2003 Hairspray won eight Tony Awards, including one for Best Musical, out of 13 nominations. The musical opened in Seattle in 2002 and moved to Broadway later that year. 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. 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. The songs include 1960s-style dance music and "downtown" rhythm and blues. 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. Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical.I give Hairspray Live! 4/5 stars, and say it's ok for kids ages 9+. There is also some extremely mild sexual talk, in I Can Hear The Bells sung by Tracy, she talks about having babies with Link Larkin, and Motormouth Maybelle says several mild pregnancy references, but that's pretty much it. There is still mild language, but "hell" and "damn" is as bad as it gets. There are a couple of kisses, like in the 2007 movie, and the great songs are still there including a song not actually in the original film, Mama I'm A Big Girl Now, but which rolled on the credits, but since they put Mama I'm A Big Girl Now in, they chopped out New Girl In Town, sung by Amber Von Tussle when Tracy Turnblad arrives at auditions for The Corny Collins Show.
Though it's not is good as the 2007 musical of the same show (my personal opinion), it is still a great performance, including a cast who'll likely appeal to your kids like: Dove Cameron and Kristin Chenoweth from my favourite film Descendants, Garrett Clayton from Teen Beach Movie, and even Ariana Grande! The messages delivered from the original film are still there, and the whole cast a great vocal range. Very good TV production, is a good way to introduce your 9 year old/s to immigration.
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