Last night was the first time I’ve watched the musical version of “Hairspray” in its entirety ... redemption that wasn’t in the original script. The cast was aimable.

The score for the Broadway “Hairspray” — music by Marc Shaiman ... “It never got made,” Waters said. “And I did a script for a TV series pilot, which never got made.” ...

These days, a ticket to the non-equity touring production of Hairspray will likely ... in a candy coating for the musical, courtesy of a funny, uplifting script by Mark O’Donnell and Thomas ...