Hairspray: The Roots
"Irresistible . . . If life were everything it should be, it would be more likeHairspray. . . [It] succeeds in recreating the pleasures of the old-fashioned musical comedy without seeming old-fashioned." --Ben Brantley,The New York Times"Exhilaratingly funny and warmhearted . . . [Hairspray] triumphantly combines so many forms of theatre--drag revue, rock musical, R. & B. concert, social-protest play, tenderloin burlesque--that its conventional ideas soar above cliché, elevated by stunning professionalism and by gusts of love." --David Denby,The New Yorker"A big, beautiful bouffant of a musical . . .Hairsprayhas big bones but a small, sweet soul."--Marc Peyser,Newsweek"What's most refreshing about this show is its old-fashioned heart . . . A simple, solid core of warmth and goodwill givesHairspraystaying power." --Elysa Gardner,USA TodayThe lavishly illustrated book of the "big, beautiful bouffant of a musical that is on its way to becoming one of Broadway's all-time hits"--Marc Peyser,Newsweek