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Production Information


Previews:	July 18, 2002 (31 previews)
Opening:	August 15, 2002
Closing:	January 04, 2009
Theatres:	Neil Simon Theatre (7/18/2002 - 1/4/2009)
	Fifth Avenue Theatre (6/14/2002 - 6/23/2002) (began previews May 30; played 17 previews and 13 performances)
Production Type:	Original Production
Production Status:	Closed
Run Type:	Open Run
Market:	Broadway
Running Time:	2 hours and 40 minutes with one intermission
Intermissions:	1
Version:	Original Broadway Version
Winner of eight Tony(R) Awards including Best Musical, Best Original Score, Best Direction and Best Male and Female Lead to name a few, it's "Hairspray!" The year's '62 and Baltimore's Tracy Turnblad is going to do whatever it takes to dance her way onto TV's most popular show. Can a big girl with big dreams--and even bigger hair--turn the whole town around and still have time to win the boy she loves? Don't miss this dancing, romancing musical-comedy treat based on John Waters' 1988 film classic, with a book by Mark O'Donnell and two-time Tony Award-winner Thomas Meehan and a brand-new score by five-time Oscar-nominee Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman.

Production Staff

Lon Hoyt

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Musical Director

Paul Huntley

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Hair And Wig Designer

Steve C. Kennedy

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Sound Designer

William Ivey Long

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Costume Designer

Randy Houston Mercer

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Make-Up Designer

Jerry Mitchell

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Choreographer

Jack O'Brien

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Director

Kenneth Posner

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Lighting Designer

David Rockwell

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Scenic Designer

John Waters

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Consultant

Harold Wheeler

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Orchestrator

Original Cast | Replacements

Eric Anthony	....	Duane
	....	Denizen of Baltimore
	....	Seaweed J. Stubbs (Understudy)
Shoshana Bean	....	Shelley
	....	Denizen of Baltimore
	....	Tracy Turnblad (Understudy)
	....	Velma Von Tussle (Understudy)
Joshua Bergasse	....	Performer (Swing)
Laura Bell Bundy	....	Amber Von Tussle
Kerry Butler	....	Penny Pingleton
Mary Bond Davis	....	Motormouth Maybelle
Eric Dysart	....	Gilbert
	....	Seaweed J. Stubbs (Understudy)
Harvey Fierstein	....	Edna Turnblad
Adam Fleming	....	Sketch
	....	Denizen of Baltimore
	....	Link Larkin (Understudy)
Jennifer Gambatese	....	Brenda
	....	Denizen of Baltimore
	....	Penny Pingleton (Understudy)
Greg Graham	....	Performer (Swing)
Danielle Lee Greaves	....	Lorraine
	....	Denizen of Baltimore
	....	Motormouth Maybelle (Understudy)
David Greenspan	....	Edna Turnblad (Understudy)
	....	Wilbur Turnblad (Understudy)
Katy Grenfell	....	Tracy Turnblad (Understudy)
Linda Hart	....	Velma Von Tussle
John Hill (i)	....	Fender
	....	Denizen of Baltimore
	....	Link Larkin (Understudy)
	....	Corny Collins (Understudy)
Jackie Hoffman	....	Prudy Pingleton
	....	Gym Teacher
	....	Matron
	....	Denizen of Baltimore
	....	Velma Von Tussle (Understudy)
Hollie Howard	....	Tammy
	....	Denizen of Baltimore
	....	Penny Pingleton (Understudy)
	....	Amber Von Tussle (Understudy)
Dick Latessa	....	Wilbur Turnblad
Katharine Leonard	....	Lou Ann
	....	Denizen of Baltimore
	....	Amber Von Tussle (Understudy)
Kamilah Martin	....	One Of The Dynamites
	....	Denizen of Baltimore
	....	Motormouth Maybelle (Understudy)
Matthew Morrison	....	Link Larkin
Rashad Naylor	....	Thad
	....	Denizen of Baltimore
Corey Reynolds	....	Seaweed J. Stubbs
Judine Richard	....	One Of The Dynamites
	....	Denizen of Baltimore
	....	Little Inez (Understudy)
Peter Matthew Smith	....	Brad
	....	Denizen of Baltimore
	....	Corny Collins (Understudy)
Todd Michel Smith	....	IQ
	....	Denizen of Baltimore
Shayna Steele	....	One Of The Dynamites
	....	Denizen of Baltimore
	....	Little Inez (Understudy)
Brooke Tansley	....	Performer (Swing)
Clarke Thorell	....	Corny Collins
Joel Vig	....	Harriman F. Spritzer
	....	Principal
	....	Mr. Pinky
	....	Guard
	....	Denizen of Baltimore
	....	Edna Turnblad (Understudy)
	....	Wilbur Turnblad (Understudy)
John Waters	....	TV Announcer (Recorded Voice Only) (Uncredited)
Danelle Eugenia Wilson	....	Little Inez
Marissa Jaret Winokur	....	Tracy Turnblad

Joe Abraham	....	Performer (Swing)
Ashley Parker Angel	....	Link Larkin
Lance Bass	....	Corny Collins
Gretchen Bieber	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Amber Von Tussle (Understudy)
	....	Gym Teacher (Understudy)
	....	Matron (Understudy)
	....	Prudy Pingleton (Understudy)
	....	Velma Von Tussle (Understudy)
Kirsten Bracken	....	Lou Ann
	....	Amber Von Tussle (Understudy)
Iris Burruss	....	One Of The Dynamite
	....	Denizen of Baltimore
	....	Little Inez (Understudy)
Tevin Campbell	....	Seaweed J. Stubbs
Dwayne Cooper	....	Thad
	....	Denizen of Baltimore
Steven Cutts	....	Gilbert
	....	Denizen of Baltimore
	....	Seaweed J. Stubbs (Understudy)
Michelle Dowdy	....	Tracy Turnblad (Understudy)
Brooke Leigh Engen	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Prudy Pingleton (Understudy)
	....	Gym Teacher (Understudy)
	....	Matron (Understudy)
Harvey Fierstein	....	Edna Turnblad
Leslie Goddard	....	Brenda
	....	Denizen of Baltimore
	....	Penny Pingleton (Understudy)
Carla J. Hargrove	....	Denizen of Baltimore
	....	One Of The Dynamites
	....	Little Inez (Understudy)
	....	Motormouth Maybelle (Understudy)
Van Hughes	....	Sketch
	....	Denizen of Baltimore
	....	Corny Collins (Understudy)
	....	Link Larkin (Understudy)
Darlene Love	....	Motormouth Maybelle
Lori Eve Marinacci	....	Shelley
	....	Denizen of Baltimore
	....	Tracy Turnblad (Understudy)
Kasey Marino	....	Brad
	....	Denizen of Baltimore
	....	Corny Collins (Understudy)
Kevin Meaney	....	Harriman F. Spritzer
	....	Principal
	....	Mr. Pinky
	....	Guard
	....	Denizen of Baltimore
	....	Edna Turnblad (Understudy)
	....	Wilbur Turnblad (Understudy)
Matthew S. Morgan	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Seaweed J. Stubbs (Understudy)
Susan Mosher	....	Gym Teacher
	....	Matron
	....	Denizen of Baltimore
	....	Prudy Pingleton
	....	Velma Von Tussle (Understudy)
Naturi Naughton	....	Little Inez
Michele Pawk	....	Velma Von Tussle
Marissa Perry	....	Tracy Turnblad (Understudy)
Hayley Podschun	....	Tammy
	....	Denizen of Baltimore
	....	Penny Pingleton (Understudy)
	....	Amber Von Tussle (Understudy)
Jacqui Polk	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Penny Pingleton (Understudy)
Nicole Powell	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	One Of The Dynamites (Understudy)
Terita Redd	....	Lorraine
	....	Denizen of Baltimore
	....	One Of The Dynamites (Understudy)
	....	Motormouth Maybelle (Understudy)
Travis Robertson	....	Duane
	....	Denizen of Baltimore
	....	Seaweed J. Stubbs (Understudy)
Daniel Robinson	....	Fender
	....	Denizen of Baltimore
	....	Corny Collins (Understudy)
	....	Link Larkin (Understudy)
Robbie Roby	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Corny Collins (Understudy)
	....	Guard (Understudy)
	....	Harriman F. Spritzer (Understudy)
	....	Mr. Pinky (Understudy)
	....	Principal (Understudy)
Tom Rooney	....	Wilbur Turnblad
Niki Scalera	....	Penny Pingleton
Todd Michel Smith	....	IQ
	....	Denizen of Baltimore
Judine Somerville	....	One Of The Dynamite
	....	Denizen of Baltimore
	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Prudy Pingleton (Understudy)
	....	Gym Teacher (Understudy)
	....	Matron (Understudy)
Ashley Spencer	....	Amber von Tussle
John Waters	....	TV Announcer (Recorded Voice Only) (Uncredited)
Marissa Jaret Winokur	....	Tracy Turnblad

Joe Abraham	....	Performer (Swing)
Cameron Adams	....	Denizen of Baltimore
	....	Brenda
	....	Tammy
	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Amber Von Tussle (Understudy)
Clyde Alves	....	Performer (Swing)
Ashley Parker Angel	....	Link Larkin
Jordan Ballard	....	Amber Von Tussle
Lance Bass	....	Corny Collins
Shoshana Bean	....	Gym Teacher (Understudy)
	....	Matron (Understudy)
	....	Prudy Pingleton (Understudy)
Tracee Beazer	....	One Of The Dynamites
	....	Performer (Swing)
Denosh Bennett	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	One Of The Dynamites (Understudy)
Gretchen Bieber	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Amber Von Tussle (Understudy)
	....	Gym Teacher (Understudy)
	....	Matron (Understudy)
	....	Prudy Pingleton (Understudy)
	....	Velma Von Tussle (Understudy)
Richard H. Blake	....	Link Larkin
Kirsten Bracken	....	Lou Ann
	....	Amber Von Tussle (Understudy)
Kathy Brier	....	Tracy Turnblad
	....	Tracy Turnblad
	....	Tracy Turnblad (Understudy)
Jim J. Bullock	....	Harriman F. Spritzer
	....	Principal
	....	Mr. Pinky
	....	Guard
	....	Harriman F. Spritzer
	....	Mr. Pinky
	....	Mr. Pinky
	....	Harriman F. Spritzer
	....	Wilbur Turnblad
	....	Wilbur Turnblad (Understudy)
Jere Burns	....	Wilbur Turnblad
Iris Burruss	....	One Of The Dynamite
	....	Denizen of Baltimore
	....	Little Inez (Understudy)
Tevin Campbell	....	Seaweed J. Stubbs
James Carpinello	....	Link Larkin
Lindsay Nicole Chambers	....	Denizen of Baltimore
	....	Tammy
	....	Gym Teacher (Understudy)
	....	Matron (Understudy)
	....	Penny Pingleton (Understudy)
	....	Prudy Pingleton (Understudy)
Ryan Christopher Chotto	....	Performer (Swing)
Eric L. Christian	....	Gilbert
Dwayne Cooper	....	Thad
	....	Denizen of Baltimore
Michael Cunio	....	Denizen of Baltimore
	....	Brad
	....	Corny Collins (Understudy)
	....	Guard (Understudy)
	....	Harriman F. Spritzer (Understudy)
	....	Mr. Pinky (Understudy)
	....	Principal (Understudy)
Steven Cutts	....	Gilbert
	....	Denizen of Baltimore
	....	Seaweed J. Stubbs (Understudy)
Scott Davidson	....	Edna Turnblad (Understudy)
	....	Guard (Understudy)
	....	Harriman F. Spritzer (Understudy)
	....	Mr. Pinky (Understudy)
	....	Principal (Understudy)
	....	Wilbur Turnblad (Understudy)
Amanda DeFreitas	....	One Of The Dynamites
Diana DeGarmo	....	Penny Pingleton
	....	Penny Pingleton
Stephen DeRosa	....	Wilbur Turnblad
Jonathan Dokuchitz	....	Corny Collins
	....	Corny Collins
J.P. Dougherty	....	Edna Turnblad (Understudy)
	....	Guard (Understudy)
	....	Harriman F. Spritzer (Understudy)
	....	Mr. Pinky (Understudy)
	....	Principal (Understudy)
Michelle Dowdy	....	Tracy Turnblad (Understudy)
Haylie Duff	....	Amber Von Tussle
Shannon Durig	....	Tracy Turnblad
	....	Tracy Turnblad (Understudy)
Eric Dysart	....	Denizen of Baltimore
Tracy Jai Edwards	....	Amber Von Tussle
Brooke Leigh Engen	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Prudy Pingleton (Understudy)
	....	Gym Teacher (Understudy)
	....	Matron (Understudy)
Harvey Fierstein	....	Edna Turnblad
Jennie Ford	....	Performer (Swing)
Jennifer Gambatese	....	Penny Pingleton
	....	Penny Pingleton
Leslie Goddard	....	Brenda
	....	Denizen of Baltimore
	....	Lou Ann
	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Penny Pingleton (Understudy)
Danielle Lee Greaves	....	Matron
	....	One Of The Dynamites
Chester Gregory II	....	Seaweed J. Stubbs
	....	Seaweed J. Stubbs
Becky Gulsvig	....	Amber Von Tussle
	....	Lou Ann
Kevin Hale	....	Duane
Julie Halston	....	Denizen of Baltimore
	....	Gym Teacher
	....	Matron
	....	Prudy Pingleton
	....	Velma Von Tussle
Blake Hammond	....	Guard
	....	Harriman F. Spritzer
	....	Mr. Pinky
	....	Principal
	....	Edna Turnblad
	....	Edna Turnblad
	....	Guard
	....	Harriman F. Spritzer
	....	Mr. Pinky
	....	Principal
	....	Wilbur Turnblad
Tyler Hanes	....	Denizen of Baltimore
	....	Fender
	....	Corny Collins
	....	Guard
	....	Harriman F. Spritzer
	....	Link Larkin
	....	Mr. Pinky
	....	Principal
Carla J. Hargrove	....	Denizen of Baltimore
	....	One Of The Dynamites
	....	Little Inez (Understudy)
	....	Motormouth Maybelle (Understudy)
Leah Hocking	....	Velma Von Tussle (Barbara Walsh's Vacation)
	....	Velma Von Tussle
Van Hughes	....	Sketch
	....	Denizen of Baltimore
	....	Corny Collins (Understudy)
	....	Link Larkin (Understudy)
Carly Jibson	....	Tracy Turnblad
Aja Maria Johnson	....	Little Inez
Lisa Jolley	....	Denizen of Baltimore
	....	Gym Teacher
	....	Matron
	....	Prudy Pingleton
	....	Velma Von Tussle
Isabel Keating	....	Velma Von Tussle
Michelle Kittrell	....	Brenda
	....	Performer (Swing)
Leslie Kritzer	....	Shelley
Serge Kushiner	....	Sketch
	....	Wilbur Turnblad
	....	Link Larkin
Liz Larsen	....	Velma Von Tussle (During Linda Hart's Vacation)
	....	Gym Teacher (Understudy)
	....	Matron (Understudy)
	....	Prudy Pingleton (Understudy)
	....	Velma Von Tussle (Understudy)
Abdul Latif	....	Performer (Swing)
Caissie Levy	....	Penny Pingleton
Heather Lindell	....	Tammy
Michael Longoria	....	Performer (Swing)
Darlene Love	....	Motormouth Maybelle
Tara Macri

Hairspray

(Original Broadway Production, 2002)