It was set in the 60's, specifically 1962
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Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan wrote Hairspray the Musical. (This information comes from http://www.hairspraythemusical.com/hairspray_home.php.) The musical is based on the 1988 film by John Waters. The website above can offer a lot of additional information as well.
My dad says it is based on an older Broadway musical and was redone LOVE THE MOVIE ;)
We are in the Rock and Roll era.
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1962 :)
hairspray was written in 1834
A load of rubbish.
1960s
no but hairspray is
The one from 1988 is not a MUsical, it just has music in it
hairspray
The musical production of Hairspray opened on Broadway on August 15, 2002. It is based on the 1988 film of the same name by John Waters.
Hairspray transferred to Broadway on August 15, 2002
The musical composer was Marc Shaiman and the lyrics by Scott Wittman.
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No, the original hairspray was made in the 80s' and the most recent hairspray was remade in 2007, i think, or 2006. Either way neither were made in the 60s i hope that helped! :]