Working in the Theatre Hairspray (Season 24, Episode 9)
TV Episode | Documentary, Talk-Show

Working in the Theatre

Hairspray (Season 24, Episode 9)

TV Episode | Documentary, Talk-Show

The creative team behind the Broadway musical Hairspray, producers Richard Frankel and Margo Lion, co-book writer Thomas Meehan, choreographer Jerry Mitchell, director Jack O'Brien, co-book writer Mark O'Donnell, composer Marc Shaiman and ...See moreThe creative team behind the Broadway musical Hairspray, producers Richard Frankel and Margo Lion, co-book writer Thomas Meehan, choreographer Jerry Mitchell, director Jack O'Brien, co-book writer Mark O'Donnell, composer Marc Shaiman and lyricist Scott Wittman outline the journey the piece took from being a John Waters and Divine cult movie to hitting the Broadway stage; offer a peek at the process that created this smash hit and discuss the social messages that the show sends, both in its content and it's non-traditional casting. Written by American Theatre Wing See less

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9 cast members

Name	Known for
Ted Chapin Self - Moderator Self - Moderator See fewer	The Smithsonian Salutes Disney Music (1987)
Richard Frankel Self Self See fewer	54 Below Premieres (2020)
Margo Lion Self Self See fewer	Hairspray (2007)
Thomas Meehan Self Self See fewer	Spaceballs (1987)
Jerry Mitchell Self Self See fewer	Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
Jack O'Brien Self Self See fewer	American Playhouse (1980)
Mark O'Donnell Self Self See fewer	Hairspray (2007)
Marc Shaiman Self Self See fewer	Smash (2012)
Scott Wittman Actor Actor See fewer	Smash (2012)