Hairspray [Original Broadway Cast Recording]

by Scott Wittman, Marc Shaiman

Overview

John Waters' engaging 1988 film Hairspray received a musical comedy makeover in 2002 that became a bona fide Broadway hit. The original cast album immediately reveals the foundation of the show's success through its winning combination of clever lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman, a bouncy rock & roll sound courtesy of composer Marc Shaiman, and dynamic performances by the entire cast. Composer Shaiman, who also composed the music for another genuinely funny (movie) musical, South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut, gives his music a boundless energy that works both as knowing '60s pastiche and solidly effective musical comedy scoring. As heroine Tracy Turnblad, Marissa Jaret Winokur's bubbly vocals light up numbers like the opening "Good Morning, Baltimore" and "I Can Hear the Bells," while Linda Hart gives a sneeringly funny performance of "Miss Baltimore Crabs." Other standout numbers include the Dick Latessa and Harvey Fierstein duet "(You're) Timeless to Me" and the penultimate number, "Cooties" (which boasts lyrics like: "Grew up in a cootie zoo/I bet her two-ton mama's/Got 'em too!"). It's fun, it's catchy, it's funny -- it's one of the best comic musical albums since Little Shop of Horrors. Oh, and make sure not to skip the bonus track. ~ Neil Shurley

Product Details

Release Date:	01/06/2023
Label:	Sony Classical
UPC:	0196587495817

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Marc Shaiman   Primary Artist
Scott Wittman   Primary Artist
Shoshana Bean   Primary Artist,Vocals
Marissa Jaret Winokur   Primary Artist,Vocals
Matthew Morrison   Primary Artist,Vocals
Harvey Fierstein   Primary Artist,Vocals
Linda Hart   Primary Artist,Vocals
Laura Bell Bundy   Primary Artist,Vocals
Jackie Hoffman   Primary Artist,Vocals
Clarke Thorell   Primary Artist,Vocals
Adam Fleming   Primary Artist,Vocals
Danelle Eugenia Wilson   Primary Artist,Vocals
Kerry Butler   Primary Artist,Vocals
Shayna Steele   Primary Artist,Vocals
The Dynamites   Primary Artist
Jennifer Gambatese   Primary Artist,Vocals
Dick Latessa   Primary Artist,Vocals
Mary Bond Davis   Primary Artist,Vocals
Hairspray Cast Ensemble   Primary Artist
Katharine Leonard   Vocals
Katy Grenfell   Vocals
Sara Hewitt-Roth   Cello
Clint de Ganon   Drums
Corey Reynolds   Vocals
Brooke Tansley   Vocals
Danielle Lee Greaves   Vocals
Joshua Bergasse   Vocals
John Hill   Vocals,Vocals
David Greenspan   Vocals
Eric Dysart   Vocals
Hollie Howard   Vocals
Joel Vig   Vocals
Judine Richard   Vocals
Kamilah Martin   Vocals
Todd Michael Smith   Vocals
Stephanie Cummins   Cello
Peter Calo   Guitar
Rob Shaw   Violin
Dave Riekenberg   Reeds
Laura Oatts   Violin
Rashad Naylor   Vocals
Peter Matthew Smith   Vocals
Martin Agee   Violin
Clint DeGanon   Drums
Wally Usiatynski   Percussion
Rick Dolan   Violin
Dale Stuckenbruck   Violin
Greg Graham   Vocals
Keith Cotton   Keyboards
Lon Hoyt   Conductor,Music Direction,Keyboards
Seth Farber   Keyboards
David Mann   Reeds
Francisco Centeno   Bass (Electric)
Hairspray Pit Orchestra   Orchestra
Eric Anthony   Vocals
Carol Pool   Violin
Danny Cahn   Trumpet
David Spinozza   Guitar
Birch Johnson   Trombone

Technical Credits

E. Scott Lindner   Assistant Engineer
Hairspray Cast Ensemble   Cast
Emily King   Synopsis,Libretto Preparation
Pete Karam   Recording,Mixing,Engineer
Jason Stasium   Mixing
Mark Wilder   Mastering
Harold Wheeler   Orchestration
Marc Shaiman   Arranger,Composer,Lyricist,Producer
Chuck Butler   Assistant Coordinator
Ryan Smith   Assistant Engineer
Nick Vidar   Associate Producer,Production Support
Nancy Sacks   Package Design
Emily Grishman   Music Preparation
Dave Perini   Assistant Engineer
John Miller   Music Coordinator
Jim Harp   Programming,Orchestration
Mark Burdett   Art Direction
Brett Alan Sommer   Programming,Orchestration
Thomas Meehan   Book
Ruth DeSarno   A&R Assistance
Paul Kolnik   Photography
Paul Cremo   A&R
John Waters   Liner Notes
Scott Wittman   Composer,Lyricist