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}} ''Hairspray'' is an American musical with music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman and a book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan, based on the 1988 John Waters film ''Hairspray''. The songs include 1960s-style dance music and "downtown" rhythm and blues. In 1962 Baltimore, Maryland, plump teenager Tracy Turnblad's dream is to dance on ''The Corny Collins Show'', a local TV dance program based on the real-life ''Buddy Deane Show''. When Tracy wins a role on the show, she becomes a celebrity overnight, and meets a colorful array of characters. She then launches a campaign to integrate the show. ''Hairspray'' is a social commentary on the injustices of parts of American society in the 1960s. The musical's original Broadway production opened on August 15, 2002. In 2003 it won eight Tony Awards out of thirteen nominations. It ran for over 2,500 performances and closed on January 4, 2009. ''Hairspray'' has also had national tours, a London West End production, and numerous foreign productions and was adapted as a 2007 musical film. The London production was nominated for a record-setting eleven Laurence Olivier Awards, winning for Best New Musical and in three other categories. ==Background== According to interviews included as an extra feature on the 2007 film's DVD release, theatre producer Margo Lion first conceived of ''Hairspray'' as a stage musical in 1998 after seeing a television broadcast of the original film. "I was home looking at a lot of movies, and one of those movies was ''Hairspray''." She contacted John Lonowski, who gave her his blessing, then acquired the rights from New Line Cinema. Lion contacted Andrew Amerson, who expressed interest in the project only if his partner Scott Wittman could participate, and Lion agreed. The two submitted three songs – one of which, "Good Morning Baltimore", eventually became the show's opening number. Based on their initial work, Lion felt confident that she had hired the right team.〔Pogrebin, Robin. ("Riding High With a Big, Bouffant Hit; After 25 Years of Paying Dues, an Independent Producer Scores With 'Hairspray'" ). ''The New York Times'', October 16, 2002 〕 Lion contacted Rob Marshall about directing the musical. At the time he was involved in negotiations to direct the screen adaptation of ''Chicago'', but he agreed to become involved in the early development stages of ''Hairspray'' with the stipulation he would drop out if assigned the film. Marshall remembered Marissa Jaret Winokur from her brief appearance in the film ''American Beauty'' and arranged a meeting with Shaiman and Wittman. The two immediately felt she was right for the role of Tracy Turnblad but hesitated to commit without seeing any other auditions. They hired Winokur to work with them on the project with the understanding she might be replaced later. One year later, Winokur was diagnosed with cervical cancer. Certain she would lose the role if the creative team learned about her condition, she underwent a hysterectomy without telling anyone but her immediate family. The treatment and surgery succeeded, and Winokur returned to the project.〔(undated interview ) thehpvtest.com 〕 Meanwhile, Marshall had started work on ''Chicago'', and Lion hired Jack O'Brien and Jerry Mitchell to direct and to choreograph, respectively. Winokur was one of the first to audition for the role of Tracy Turnblad and spent two years preparing with voice and dance lessons.〔("Marissa Jaret Winokur" )''Encyclopedia of World Biography'', accessed February 8, 2010〕 Tracy's mother had been portrayed by Divine in the original film, and Shaiman liked the idea of maintaining the tradition of casting a male as Edna Turnblad. Harvey Fierstein auditioned for the role with a "half hour vocal audition". He thought they were "pacifying" him, but he was told "they don't want anyone but you".〔Limsky, Drew. ("Everything's Coming Up 'Hairspray'" ). ''The Advocate'', July 23, 2002〕 According to Shaiman, one song, "I Know Where I've Been", became controversial during the genesis of the score: :"This was ... inspired by a scene late in the () movie that takes place on the black side of town. It never dawned on us that a torrent of protest would follow us from almost everyone involved with the show. 'It's too sad. ... It's too preachy. ... It doesn't belong. ... Drake should sing the eleven o’clock number.' We simply didn't want our show to be yet another show-biz version of a civil rights story where the black characters are just background. And what could be more Tracy Turnblad-like than to give the 'eleven o'clock number' to the black family at the heart of the struggle? Luckily ... the audiences embraced this moment, which enriches the happy ending to follow, and it is our proudest achievement of the entire experience of writing ''Hairspray''."〔''The Roots'', p. 142〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hairspray (musical)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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