I attended the Broadway show entitled "Hairspray." The show was performed at Neil Simon Theatre in New York City. The setting of the play took place in Baltimore in 1962. At the beginning of the play, we are led to believe that the main idea is about a teenage girl who is struggling to become popular and famous. The main character Tracy Turnblad, who is played by Shannon Durig, is a young, overweight, teenage girl.
As every other teenage girl in the play, Tracy is obsessed with a show called Corny Collin's. Not only is she obsessed with the show, but she is also obsessed with the gorgeous and popular Link Larkin, who is wanted by all the girls. However, Tracy has competition. Link's girlfriend, Amber Von Tussle, is a knockout that is the most popular. Both Link and Amber are stars on the Corny Collin's show. As soon as Tracy finds out that the Corny Collin's show is auditioning for a new member of the show and for the next Miss Teenage Hairspray, she immediately decides to jump on the opportunity, hoping to become popular and famous and also win over the heart of her crush, Link.
Tracy is rejected by the casting crew for the show. However, she does not give up. She keeps trying until she finally gets the part on the show. As the show continues we are exposed to the real idea behind the making is to show the affects of segregation on everyday life. The Corny Collin's show was based on an all white audience. However, Motormouth Maybelle's Record Shop is an all African-American based show. As the play continues, Tracy realizes the troubles that segregation in her community is causing. She decides to take control. With the help of her friends, as well as her secret crush Link, she takes action and tries to make a difference. Quickly, Link leaves Amber for Tracy and Tracy becomes successful in what she wanted. She won over the heart of her all time crush Link, and also becomes Miss Teenage Hairspray of 1962.
During the play many of my emotions were let to run loose. I experienced a lot of anxiousness and also a lot of curiosity during scenes where I was wondering what was going to happen next.
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1) Watch what's going on like you are a part of an audience to a play so you experience detachment and objectivity. This helps calm you down.
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Robert B. Heilman in “The Role We Give Shakespeare” explores some of the psychological aspects of the play and concludes that it is psychologically “whole”: