Thomas Meehan, Mark O'Donnell, Marc Shaiman, Scott Whittman
(Applause Books). 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.
Thomas Meehan (1929-2017) won the 2003 Tony Award co-writing the book for Hairspray as well as the 2001 Tony Award for co-writing the book for The Producers. He received his first Tony Award in 1977 for writing the book of Annie, his first Broadway show, and later wrote the b ...
Marc Shaiman is a composer/lyricist/arranger/performer and now New York Times bestselling author (Never Mind the Happy – Showbiz Stories From a Sore Winner) who has earned seven Oscar nominations (for Mary Poppins Returns, Sleepless in Seattle, Patch Adams, The First Wives Cl ...