This edition: Production: "Hairspray" (Fall 2002)
Episode Details
Original tape date: December 9, 2002.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 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.
Guest List
Theodore Chapin Moderator
Richard Frankel Producer
Margo Lion Producer
Thomas Meehan Writer
Jerry Mitchell Choreographer
Jack O'Brien Director
Mark O'Donnell Writer
Marc Shaiman Composer
Isabelle Stevenson Host, American Theater Wing
Scott Wittman Lyricist
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- Monday, April 6 - 4:00am
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- Saturday, April 11 - 4:00am
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- Sunday, April 12 - 4:00am
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- Monday, March 2 - 4:00am
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- Setting the Stage
- Monday, February 23 - 4:00am
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- Friday, February 27 - 4:05am
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- Critics and Social Media
- Monday, February 16 - 4:00am
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- Friday, February 20 - 4:00am
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