Skeptics of musical theater like to ask, 'But how do they know the song' when characters join in during a musical number. One of the virtues of HAIRSPRAY is that the audience itself actually does this the songs are so catchy that we start singing along. This is appropriate, given the show's message of inclusivity and empowerment of the ordinary. Marc Shaiman music and lyrics and Scott Wittman lyrics are responsible f…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:27PM on January 5, 2017