'Hairspray' Play Defies Description...And Taste by Elysa Gardner
In one important respect, Hairspray outshines The Producers. Shaiman has provided some of the most infectious melodies to grace an original Broadway show in years, taking his cues from the incisive craftsmanship that bridged musical comedy's golden era and the age of hippie bombast. Exhilarating tunes such as Good Morning Baltimore, Welcome to the '60s and Run and Tell That recapture the soulful melodrama of Motown a…