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Hairspray

(Original Broadway Production, 2002)

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Production Information
Previews:July 18, 2002 (31 previews)
Opening:August 15, 2002
Theatres:Fifth Avenue Theatre
(6/14/2002 - 6/23/2002)
(began previews May 30; played 17 previews and 13 performances)
Neil Simon Theatre
(7/18/2002 - ?)
Production Type:Original Production
Production Status: Running
Run Type:Open Run
Market:Broadway
Running Time:2 hours and 40 minutes with one intermission
Intermissions:1
Version:Original Broadway Version
Can an overweight girl from Baltimore snag the cutest guy in town as well as win a coveted spot on a hit TV dance show - and integrate it, too? Based on John Waters' 1988 cult classic film.
 
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 | Current Cast | Replacements
Eric Anthony
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Duane
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Denizen of Baltimore
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Seaweed J. Stubbs (Understudy)
Shoshana Bean
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Shelley
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Denizen of Baltimore
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Tracy Turnblad (Understudy)
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Velma Von Tussle (Understudy)
Joshua Bergasse
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Swing (Swing)
Laura Bell Bundy
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Amber Von Tussle
Kerry Butler
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Penny Pingleton
Mary Bond Davis
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Motormouth Maybelle
Eric Dysart
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Gilbert
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Seaweed J. Stubbs (Understudy)
Harvey Fierstein
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Edna Turnblad
Adam Fleming
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Sketch
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Denizen of Baltimore
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Link Larkin (Understudy)
Jennifer Gambatese
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Brenda
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Denizen of Baltimore
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Penny Pingleton (Understudy)
Greg Graham
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Swing (Swing)
Danielle Lee Greaves
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Lorraine
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Denizen of Baltimore
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Motormouth Maybelle (Understudy)
David Greenspan
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Edna Turnblad (Understudy)
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Wilbur Turnblad (Understudy)
Katy Grenfell
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Tracy Turnblad (Understudy)
Linda Hart
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Velma Von Tussle
John Hill
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Fender
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Denizen of Baltimore
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Link Larkin (Understudy)
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Corny Collins (Understudy)
Jackie Hoffman
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Prudy Pingleton
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Gym Teacher
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Matron
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Denizen of Baltimore
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Velma Von Tussle (Understudy)
Hollie Howard
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Tammy
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Denizen of Baltimore
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Penny Pingleton (Understudy)
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Amber Von Tussle (Understudy)
Dick Latessa
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Wilbur Turnblad
Katharine Leonard
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Lou Ann
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Denizen of Baltimore
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Amber Von Tussle (Understudy)
Kamilah Martin
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One Of The Dynamites
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Denizen of Baltimore
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Motormouth Maybelle (Understudy)
Matthew Morrison
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Link Larkin
Rashad Naylor
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Thad
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Denizen of Baltimore
Corey Reynolds
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Seaweed J. Stubbs
Judine Richard
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One Of The Dynamites
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Denizen of Baltimore
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Little Inez (Understudy)
Peter Matthew Smith
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Brad
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Denizen of Baltimore
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Corny Collins (Understudy)
Todd Michel Smith
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IQ
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Denizen of Baltimore
Shayna Steele
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One Of The Dynamites
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Denizen of Baltimore
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Little Inez (Understudy)
Brooke Tansley
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Swing (Swing)
Clarke Thorell
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Corny Collins
Joel Vig
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Harriman F. Spritzer
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Principal
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Mr. Pinky
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Guard
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Denizen of Baltimore
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Edna Turnblad (Understudy)
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Wilbur Turnblad (Understudy)
John Waters
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TV Announcer
(Recorded Voice Only) (Uncredited)
Danelle Eugenia Wilson
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Little Inez
Marissa Jaret Winokur
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Tracy Turnblad