"If life were everything it should be, it would be more like HAIRSPRAY. It's irresistible!" - The New York Times Featuring the beloved score of hit songs including "Welcome to the '60s," "Good Morning Baltimore" and "You Can't Stop the Beat," HAIRSPRAY is "fresh, winning, and deliriously tuneful!" (The New York Times). This all-new touring production will reunite Broadway's award-winning creative team led by Director Jack O'Brien and Choreographer Jerry Mitchell to bring HAIRSPRAY to a new generation of theater audiences. Don't miss this "exhilaratingly funny and warm-hearted musical comedy" (The New Yorker).
You Can't Stop the Beat! HAIRSPRAY, Broadway's Tony Award-winning musical comedy phenomenon is back on tour! Join 16-year-old Tracy Tumblad in 1960s Baltimore as she sets out to dance her way onto TV's most popular show. Can a girl with big dreams (and even bigger hair) change the world?
Tony Awards and Nominations for Hairspray
| Year | Category | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Best Musical | Winner |
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HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD (11/9/25-12/20/25)
Twilight In Concert (11/2/25-11/2/25)
The Life and Music of George Michael (11/1/25-11/1/25)
Clue: The Movie with Lesley Ann Warren (10/31/25-10/31/25)
An Evening with John Cusack and a Screening of Grosse Pointe Blank (10/30/25-10/30/25)
TINA - The Tina Turner Musical (10/24/25-10/26/25)
Il Divo by Candlelight (10/17/25-10/17/25)
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Hokus Pokus Live! (10/13/25-10/13/25)
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Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol
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History At Play™, LLC Presents: HAPPI Valentine's Victorian Soirée
The Merchant Kitchen & Drinks (2/13 - 2/13) | |
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An Evening with Fran Lebowitz
Emerson Colonial Theatre (2/19 - 2/19) | |
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Pure Dance
Margaret L. Jackson Arts Center (4/25 - 4/26) | |
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Hadestown
Emerson Colonial Theatre (2/26 - 3/1) | |
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The Rock Orchestra by Candlelight
Boch Center Wang Theatre (12/16 - 12/16) | |
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Jane Monheit: The Merriest
Groton Hill Music Center (12/20 - 12/20) | |
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