Based on John Waters’ 1988 film, the retro musical comedy Hairspray is one of those one kind of wishes came out before it was retro. Set in Baltimore in 1962, it tells the story of an overweight girl who manages to make it onto a popular dance show on the strength of her dancing alone, only to push for racial integration in a time of segregation.
In the years since its initial release, the musical adaptation of Waters’ classic has become far better-known than the movie that inspired it. The musical has been produced all over the country countless times and continues to be a feel-good musical journey into a past that never quite happened.
The latest staging makes its way to the Menomonee Falls this week courtesy of The Falls Patio Players. The show runs April 24-May 3. For tickets and additional information, visit fallspatioplayers.com.
