Critical Reaction

Critical Reaction

"This sweet, infinitely spirited, bubblegum-flavored confection won't be lacking for buyers any time soon. Arriving in an aerosol fog of advance hype, it more than lives up to its promise." - Variety Magazine

"Hairspray is as sweet as a show can be without promoting tooth decay. ... [it] succeeds in recreating the pleasures of the old-fashioned musical comedy without seeming old-fashioned. [...] the score's appeal isn't nostalgic. It's music that builds its own self-contained, improbably symmetrical world& " -The New York Times

"This is kitsch at its purest and least apologetic, and it's as impossible to shake off as the heroine's lacquered beehive 'do. [...] Shaiman has provided some of the most infectious melodies to grace an original Broadway show in years." - USA Today

"So many numbers in Hairspray bring down the house, it's a wonder the Neil Simon Theatre is still standing after the final curtain." - New York Magazine