"Was the show worth it? Yes, yes and again yes." - The Independent "Where the show really scores is in its ability to integrate serious issues into a lightweight plot...Jerry Mitchell's joyous choreography is the beating heart of the show." - The Guardian "If you are up for a good time...it will strike you as heaven on earth. You will laugh, you will scream, you might even shed a sentimental tear or two...there is no mistaking its big, raucous heart. " - The Daily Telegraph "Marc Shaiman's urgent score, with clever, often witty lyrics written with Scott Whitman, keeps Hairspray pulsating with musical excitement as well as political anger." - The Evening Standard | 
