Hairspray's original Broadway leading ladies—Laura Bell Bundy, Marissa Jaret Winokur, and Kerry Butler—have reunited for an Off-Broadway concert with Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now!, which celebrated its opening night at New World Stages November 13. And, the reviews are in. See what critics are saying below. Performances continue through December 8.
Bundy, Winokur, and Butler created the roles of Amber Von Tussle, Tracy Turnblad, and Penny Pingleton (respectively) in Best Musical winner Hairspray. Since then, all three have become fixtures of the stage and screen, starring in such titles as Beetlejuice, Mean Girls, Legally Blonde, and more. In their new show, the trio covers songs from Hairspray along with new mashups and medleys, parodies, and more in "a night filled with all the sparkle and joy of a Broadway musical," according to press notes.
The show is directed and written by Bundy, Winokur, and Butler and features music direction by Andrew Byrne.
Read the reviews below.
Digital Journal (Markos Papadatos)
New York Stage Review (David Finkle)
New York Theatre Guide (Caroline Cao)
Times Square Chronicles (Stephen Sorokoff)
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Playbill will continue to update this list as reviews come in.
Lisa Dozier Shacket is producing.
Hairspray, based on the John Waters movie, debuted on Broadway in 2002, featuring a book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan, and a score by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman. The show won eight 2003 Tony Awards, including wins for Winokur and Harvey Fierstein, who created the role of Edna Turnblad. Since Broadway success, the title has become a favorite among theatre fans and is frequently produced at theatres worldwide. A movie adaptation hit theatres in 2007, and a live TV broadcast aired in 2016.
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