Important People

• Composer - Marc Shairman

• Librettists - Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan

• Lyricists - Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman

• Director/Choreographer - Adam Shankman

Important Information

• Musical based on 1988 film Hairspray

• Setting – 1962 Baltimore, MD

• Budget - $75 million

• Gross revenue - $202,548,575

Important DatesBroadway Debut - 2002

Film Release - 2007

Tracy Turnblad• Cute, “pleasantly

plump” teenager• Loves to dance and

dreams of fame• Fights to racially

integrate The Corny Collins Show

• Played by Nikki Blonsky– 18 year old HS Senior from

Great Neck, NY– Had NO previous

professional acting experience

Edna Turnblad

• Tracy’s kind, plus-sized mother

• Drag role• Runs a laundry

business out of her home

• Played by John Travolta

Wilbur Turnblad

• Tracy’s goofy father• Owns the Har-De-

Har Hut joke shop• Still madly in love

with his wife• Encourages Tracy

to follow her dreams

• Played by Christopher Walken

Link Larkin

• Teen heartthrob• One of The Corny

Collins Show Council Members

• Falls in love with Tracy

• Played by Zac Efron

Penny Pingleton• Tracy’s slightly dorky,

devoted and perky best friend

• Played by Amanda Bynes

Prudy Pingleton• Penny’s overprotective

and often close-minded mother

• Played by Allison Janney

Seaweed J. Stubbs• A hip “Negro Dancer”• Son of Motormouth

Maybelle• Falls in love with Penny

• Played by Elijah Kelley

Little Inez• Seaweed’s sister• Auditions for the show but

turned down because she’s black

• Played by Taylor Parks

Motormouth Maybelle

• Owner of a downtown record shop

• Host of “Negro Day” on The Corny Collins Show”

• Self described as “big, blonde and beautiful”

• Played by Queen Latifah

Amber Von Tussle

• Velma’s bratty and selfish daughter

• Resident princess of The Corny Collins Show

• Lacks talent• Willing to do whatever

it takes to win the Miss Teenage Hairspray Pageant

• Played by Brittany Snow

• Amber’s scheming mother

• Producer of The Corny Collins Show

• Pushes her daughter to seek the stardom that she never had

• Played by Michelle Pfeiffer

Velma Von Tussle

Plot Summary

• Tracy wins a role on The Corny Collins Show (a local TV dance program based on the real-life Buddy Deane Show)

• She becomes a celebrity overnight

• Launches a campaign to racially integrate the show

Important Songs

• Good Morning Baltimore

• The Nicest Kids in Town

• It Takes Two• (The Legend of) Miss

Baltimore Crabs• I can Hear the Bells• Ladies’ Choice• The New Girl in Town• Welcome to the 60’s• Run and Tell That

• Big Blonde and Beautiful• (You’re) Timeless to Me• I Know Where I’ve Been• Without Love• (It’s) Hairspray• You Can’t Stop the Beat• Come So Far (Got So Far

to Go)• Cooties• Mama, I’m a Big Girl

Now

Awards2008 MTV Movie Awards

– Breakthrough Performance (Male) – Zac Efron

2007 Hollywood Film Festival & Hollywood Awards– Hollywood Producers of the Year – Craig Zadan and

Neil Meron– Hollywood Supporting Actor of the Year – John

Travolta– Hollywood Ensemble Acting of the Year Award –

Musical/Comedy

13th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards– Best Acting Ensemble– Best Young Actress – Nikki Blonsky

Closing Information

•Broke the record for biggest sales at opening weekend for a movie musical

•Look for a sequel in 2010!