Hairspray

Hairspray

As a performing arts major, you have to have a large repertoire of shows you have seen or have listened to. I have never seen any shows live, only on television or video cassettes. In New York, I finally got to lose my broadway virginity and was able to watch what a real broadway show looks like, and I couldn’t have picked a better musical than Hairspray. This musical has one of the most imaginative set design, incredible and catchy music, and important messages.

When entering the theatre, I had a different view on the musical Hairspray. Like many I had watched the Ricki Lake version, and expected it to be just like it. But as the show began, I discovered that this Hairspray was in a totally different playing field than the movie. When the curtains opened, and the bed upright positioned bed rolled out, I knew that the scene design was going