Selections from "Hairspray"
Marc Shaiman (arr. Ted Ricketts)
General Info
Year: 2002 / 2007
Duration: c. 5:45
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $65.00 | Score Only (print) - $10.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Electric Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including
- Crash Cymbals
- Drum Set
- Glockenspiel
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tambourine
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
This medley from the musical Hairspray includes Good Morning Baltimore; The Nicest Kids in Town; Run and Tell That; The Big Dollhouse; I Know Where I've Been and You Can't Stop the Beat.
- Program Note from publisher
Hairspray is an American musical with music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman and a book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan, based on the 1988 John Waters film Hairspray. The songs include 1960s-style dance music and "downtown" rhythm and blues.
In 1962 Baltimore, Maryland, plump teenager Tracy Turnblad's dream is to dance on The Corny Collins Show, a local TV dance program based on the real-life Buddy Deane Show. When Tracy wins a role on the show, she becomes a celebrity overnight, and meets a colorful array of characters. She then launches a campaign to integrate the show.
The musical's original Broadway production opened on August 15, 2002. In 2003, it won eight Tony Awards, including one for Best Musical, out of thirteen nominations. It ran for over 2,500 performances and closed on January 4, 2009.
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Media
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State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Mid America Freedom Band (Kansas City, Mo.) (Lee Hartman, conductor) – 19 May 2023
- Lodi (Calif.) Community Band (Art Holton, conductor) – 10 June 2017
- Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Md.) Preparatory Wind Band (Karen Seward, conductor) – 17 December 2016
- Troy (Mich.) High School Symphonic Band – 14 May 2015
Works for Winds by This Composer
- You Can’t Stop the Beat (arr. Brown) (2008)
- American President: Selections (arr. Chudy)
- City Slickers (arr. Wilson) (1991)
- Let Me Be Your Star (arr. Lopez) (2012)
- The Music of SMASH (arr. Scott) (2012)
- Selections from "Hairspray" (arr. Ricketts) (2002/2007)
- Selections from "Mary Poppins Returns" (arr. Brown) (2018)
Resources
- Hairspray (musical),Wikipedia Accessed 27 December 2016
- Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Marc Shaiman." Accessed 27 December 2016
- Shaiman, M.; Wittman, S.; Ricketts, T. (2007). Selections from Hairspray [score]. Hal Leonard: Milwaukee, Wisc.