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Hairspray: The Complete Book and Lyrics of the Hit Broadway Musical (Applause Books) Paperback – April 1, 2003

by Mark O'Donnell (Author)
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Hairspray is the 2003 Tony Award® winner for Best Musical!

Based on filmmaker John Waters' affectionately subversive homage to his Baltimore youth, Hairspray takes place in 1962. Chubby Tracy Turnblad (Marissa Jaret Winokur, 2003 Tony winner for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical) is transformed into a teen celebrity on a local TV dance program. With her irresistible stage mother (Harvey Fierstein, 2003 Tony winner for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical) at her side, she attempts to win the heart of the local heartthrob and integrate “The Corny Collins Show” at the same time.
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    1557835144
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    978-1557835147
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"A big, beautiful bouffant of a musical."

"Irresistible! If life were everything it should be, it would be more like Hairspray."

About the Author

Mark O'Donnell is a playwright and author of novels and comic story collections. He lives in New York City. Thomas Meehan won the 2001 Tony Award for co-writing the book for The Producers. He lives in New York City/ Nantucket, MA. Marc Shaiman has been nominated for five, Academy Awards for his film music writing. Scott Wittman has worked in the realms of Broadway, television, and the concert stage. Shaiman/Wittman live in New York City and Los Angeles.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Applause; Illustrated edition (April 1, 2003)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 146 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1557835144
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1557835147
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.87 x 0.37 x 8.46 inches
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    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 114 ratings

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P. Romance
5.0 out of 5 stars Hairspray Fans - Don't Miss Out on Owning This Book
Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2013
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OMG! I'm so excited. How did I miss this? I'm a huge fan of Hairspray (proud to say that I saw the musical 3 times to my sister's chagrin) and was devastated when they bowed out of Broadway. As much as I liked the movie versions, they weren't just the same. I always wished that they filmed the musical and put it on DVD. However, this book is a close second best. The book has the lyrics and script for the musical ONLY. It is set up in play format. There are no arrangements for the music or anything else. You have to get a separate book for that -  Hairspray: Piano/Vocal Selections . In the center, there are 2 pages of images of the OBC. The quality of the book and pages are pretty sturdy. The font is a decent, readable size.

For fans of the musical, this is a must have. It's like owning a piece of my favorite show in paper format. And I will be definitely pretending to act this out on a rainy day.
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Sam
5.0 out of 5 stars Don't Forget Your Aqua Net
Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2020
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I purchased this playbook for an Intro to Theatre assignment on Hairspray. The contents seem to be complete and thoroughly detailed.
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DR
5.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful
Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2019
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This was so helpful since im doing hairspray in my school and i cant take it home. This saved my butt so much
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Zoia Olubas
4.0 out of 5 stars For any die-hard fan!
Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2017
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I always love reading scripts and try to get my hands on as many as I can! This is a great addition, complete with photos from the original cast! Highly recommend!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Show!!!
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2011
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This show is so awesome!!! It is super funny, but yet is also deals with difficult issues like racism and and the idea of beauty. You should see the movie, buy the script, get the soundtrack and make a date night of seeing this show done live! If you don't, then you are missing out on a fabulous piece!!!!!
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Paranormal Amazon Reader
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Resource
Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2014
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Wonderful resource for audition prep or if you're a fan of musical theatre! It's good to see what the actors read and the context around the songs if the soundtrack is all you have.
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Bo
5.0 out of 5 stars Great
Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2019
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Perfect for the show. Great buy.
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Michael T. Mondak
5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorite musicals despite never having seen it!
Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2007
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"Hairspray" is the musical based on the writer's childhood in the sixties when he lived in Baltimore, Maryland.

After leafing through the pages, even trying to portray one of the characters, this is a great start to my new Broadway book collection! I suggest you start one of your own!
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Iwrotethis
5.0 out of 5 stars Great CD of fab stage musical
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 31, 2014
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Lively music, good quality recording as expected. Would recommend to anyone who likes the film with John Travolta but this is slightly different being from the stage show.
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shopper
5.0 out of 5 stars Hair -larious!
Reviewed in Canada on April 6, 2010
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If you have seen the Broadway show, or the touring version you already love Hairspray.This book has all the dialogue and the lyrics to the songs. If you have only seen the movie, the stage version is even funnier. A great buy for musical theatre fans.
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Ms. Raphael Wagner
1.0 out of 5 stars One Star
Reviewed in Canada on March 22, 2018
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Listing called this a songbook but it’s just a lyric book...completely unusable for the reason I ordered it!
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Rhiok
5.0 out of 5 stars Unfortunately I didn't read this properly & assumed I was ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 9, 2015
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Unfortunately I didn't read this properly & assumed I was getting sheet music. However they were very helpful with the returns etc :)
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Wendy
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 18, 2017
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Very good for my show
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