Hairspray (2002 album)

Hairspray: Original Broadway Cast Recording is the cast album for the 2002 musical "Hairspray". The show is an adaptation of the 1988 film of the same name. It features performances from the show's cast, which includes Harvey Fierstein, Linda Hart, Dick Latessa, Kerry Butler, Clarke Thorell, Mary Bond Davis, Laura Bell Bundy, Matthew Morrison, Corey Reynolds, and Marissa Jaret Winokur as the lead character of Tracy Turnblad. The cast recording earned the 2003 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album.
Album information.
The cast recording contains seventeen songs from the musical, with music by Marc Shaiman and lyrics by Scott Wittman. The book for the musical is by Thomas Meehan and Mark O'Donnell. "Hairspray's" music is written and performed to conform to the story's 1962 setting, with influences spanning the genres of doo-wop, rock and roll, soul, and pop.
Sony released the recording on August 13, 2002 (ASIN: B00006AALQ).
Track listing.
All tracks written by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman.
Additional songs and score changes.
As the soundtrack was recorded before previews in New York had begun, several songs in the stage show now differ from their respective recordings on the album, most notably "(The Legend of) Miss Baltimore Crabs" and "Cooties".
In addition, certain musical numbers were excised for the cast album entirely, including "The Nicest Kids in Town (Reprise)" and "Velma's Revenge" (a reprise of "(The Legend of) Miss Baltimore Crabs"). "The Madison", another one of these numbers, occurs after "(The Legend of) Miss Baltimore Crabs" and is sung by Corny and Company. The song, however, was included on the 2-Disc Collector's Soundtrack titled "Boink-Boink".