<P> After a successful tryout at Seattle 's 5th Avenue Theatre , Hairspray opened on Broadway at the Neil Simon Theatre on August 15 , 2002 . Jack O'Brien directed the production , which Jerry Mitchell choreographed , with set design by David Rockwell , costume design by William Ivey Long , lighting design by Kenneth Posner , sound design by Steve C. Kennedy , and the many distinctive wigs in the show by Paul Huntley . The original Broadway cast included Marissa Jaret Winokur and Harvey Fierstein in the lead roles of Tracy and Edna respectively . The cast also featured Matthew Morrison as Link , Laura Bell Bundy as Amber , Kerry Butler as Penny , Linda Hart as Velma , Mary Bond Davis as Motormouth Maybelle , Corey Reynolds as Seaweed , Jackie Hoffman as Matron , Dick Latessa as Wilbur , and Clarke Thorell as Corny Collins . Kamilah Marshall , Shayna Steele , and Judine Richard played the Dynamites . </P>
<P> After a successful tryout at Seattle 's 5th Avenue Theatre , Hairspray opened on Broadway at the Neil Simon Theatre on August 15 , 2002 . Jack O'Brien directed the production , which Jerry Mitchell choreographed , with set design by David Rockwell , costume design by William Ivey Long , lighting design by Kenneth Posner , sound design by Steve C. Kennedy , and the many distinctive wigs in the show by Paul Huntley . The original Broadway cast included Marissa Jaret Winokur and Harvey Fierstein in the lead roles of Tracy and Edna respectively . The cast also featured Matthew Morrison as Link , Laura Bell Bundy as Amber , Kerry Butler as Penny , Linda Hart as Velma , Mary Bond Davis as Motormouth Maybelle , Corey Reynolds as Seaweed , Jackie Hoffman as Matron , Dick Latessa as Wilbur , and Clarke Thorell as Corny Collins . Kamilah Marshall , Shayna Steele , and Judine Richard played the Dynamites . </P>
when did hairspray first come out on broadway
when did hairspray first come out on broadway
August 15 , 2002
August 15 , 2002