Hairspray News

 
Los Angeles Times
Broadway sees itself in 'Smash'
Los Angeles Times
"We want the Broadway community to see themselves in this show, literally and figuratively." These reflections extend from the cast, which mostly features a who's who of Broadway, to the show's composers Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman ("Hairspray"), ...
Marilyn Monroe Eyes Broadway in 'Smash'; Creepy 'River': ReviewSan Francisco Chronicle
'Smash' is a fine new series at last for NBCNewsday
The Disappointing Triumph of 'Smash'The Atlantic
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Hairspray singing its way into Columbia
The Lion's Roar Newspaper
Michelle Dowdy (left) stars as outsider-turned-celebrity Tracy Turnblad while John “Spud” McConnell (right) stars as her mother, Edna Turnblad in the upcoming production of “Hairspray” at the Columbia Theatre. This Friday evening, the Broadway musical ...


 
Local stars set Hairspray ablaze
The City Wire
Zach Denison, once an RLT regular who now makes a living as a dancer and performer in New York, learned the Hairspray dances from the musical's original Broadway choreographer, Jerry Mitchell, and modified the moves to fit the local stage.


 
Theater Works Presents HAIRSPRAY, 2/3-19
Broadway World
Hairspray, Broadway's musical comedy phenomenon that inspired a major motion picture is coming to Peoria as a Theater Works special presentation. Audiences will be swept away to 1960s Baltimore in this "international smash-hit musical, ...
YOUth Works pumps up the volume with 'Hairspray'YourWestValley.com

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Playbill.com
Kinky Boots Were Made for Walking to Broadway; Will Chicago Be First?
Playbill.com
The Chicago Tribune reported that the musical directed and choreographed by Tony Award winner Jerry Mitchell (2004's La Cage aux Folles, Legally Blonde, Hairspray, Catch Me If You Can) may hot-foot it to a pre-Broadway tryout in Chicago.

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Gexa Energy Broadway at the Hobby Center Announces Its 2012-2013 Season
Houston Press (blog)
7 2012 at 2:00 PM ​Gexa Energy Broadway at the Hobby Center announces its 2012-2013 season and it's a bit of a yawner. The company is playing it safe with six familiar shows that are sure to provoke polite applause, but no criticism.

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Way Off Broadway Hosts Spring Youth Musical Theatre Workshop, Begins 3/27
Broadway World
Started in 2003 as an extension of Way Off Broadway's Children's Theatre Summer Camp program, the Actors' Studio picks up where the summer camp leaves off, offering workshops and classes during the spring and fall. During each spring and fall session, ...

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