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Hairspray
Touring
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Hairspray
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Musical
SYNOPSIS:
A girl achieves her dream of performing on a TV dance show in 1960s Baltimore — and works to integrate the show in the process — in this musical version of the John Waters film.
lyrics:
Scott Wittman
,
Marc Shaiman
music:
Marc Shaiman
book:
Mark O'Donnell
,
Thomas Meehan
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Hairspray
- Aug 15, 2002
Neil Simon Theatre (Original)