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Hairspray theater Review From The New York Times

Portraying the plus-sized Baltimore housewife Edna Turnblad, Michael McKean is more creditable than credible. Having appeared in deadpan film mockumentaries like “This Is Spinal Tap,” Mr. McKean knows the value of playing comedy straight. He doesn’t accessorize Edna’s housecoat with overwrought feminine mannerisms, and his timing is dead-on. Yet unlike his Tony-winning predecessor, Harvey Fierstein, Mr. McKean never makes that final leap of faith that brings out the woman in a man. This shifts the show’s emphasis to the younger generation in this pop fable of racial integration and rock ‘n’ roll. And Carly Jibson, as the boundary-breaking Tracy Turnblad, and Jennifer Gambatese, as her nerdy best friend, combine the hormonal glow of adolescence with the confidence of old pros. Though “Hairspray” can be tedious when preaching via big-throated anthems or satirizing via clunky caricature, it is newly vibrant in bringing out the randy rhythms in early rock ‘n’ roll that made parents fear for their children’s chastity. — Ben Brantley

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