Broadway
Hairspray - July 29, 2002 - Broadway - Neil Simon Theatre, NYC - MP4 (HD)
CAST: Marissa Jaret Winokur (Tracy Turnblad), Harvey Fierstein (Edna Turnblad), Laura Bell Bundy (Amber Von Tussle), Kerry Butler (Penny Pingleton), Matthew Morrison (Link Larkin)
NOTES: Digital, Shot from first row mezz. Lots of close ups.
Hairspray - February 4, 2003 - Broadway - Neil Simon Theatre, NYC - MP3 tracked
CAST: Shoshana Bean (u/s Tracy Turnblad), Harvey Fierstein (Edna Turnblad)
Hairspray - March 24, 2004 - Broadway - Neil Simon Theatre, NYC - MP3 tracked
CAST: Shoshana Bean (u/s Tracy Turnblad), Harvey Fierstein (Edna Turnblad), Tracy Jai Edwards (Amber Von Tussle), Mary Bond Davis (Motormouth Maybelle), Jenn Gambatese (Penny Pingleton), Barbara Walsh (Velma Von Tussle), Dick Latessa (Wilbur Turnblad), Richard H Blake (Link Larkin), Chester Gregory (Seaweed J. Stubbs), Jackie Hoffman (Prudence (Prudy) Pingleton)
Hairspray - March 23, 2005 - Broadway - Neil Simon Theatre, NYC - M4A tracked
CAST: Leslie Kritzer (u/s Tracy Turnblad), Bruce Vilanch (Edna Turnblad), Jordan Bellard (Amber Von Tussle), Tracy Miller (Penny Pingleton), Andrew Rannells (Link Larkin), Chester Gregory (Seaweed J. Stubbs)
Hairspray - January 31, 2006 - Broadway - Neil Simon Theatre, NYC - MP3 tracked
CAST: Michelle Dowdy (u/s Tracy Turnblad), John Pinette (Edna Turnblad), Becky Gulsvig (Amber Von Tussle), Darlene Love (Motormouth Maybelle), Tracy Miller (Penny Pingleton), Leah Hocking (Velma Von Tussle), Stephen DeRosa (Wilbur Turnblad), Andrew Rannells (Link Larkin), Tevin Campbell (Seaweed J. Stubbs), Michael Cunio (u/s Corny Collins), Chloe Smith (Little Inez), Julie Halston (Prudence (Prudy) Pingleton), Carla J Hargrove (Dynamite #1), Lindsay Nicole Chambers (Tammy), Tyler Hanes (Fender), Cameron Adams (Brenda), Bryan West (Sketch), Donna Vivino (Shelley), Todd Michel Smith (IQ), Anne Warren (Lou Ann), Tyrick Wiltez Jones (Duane), Arbender Robinson (Gilbert), Terita R Redd (Lorraine), Rashad Naylor (Thad), Kevin Meaney (Mr. Pinky), Kevin Meaney (Guard), Kevin Meaney (Principal), Kevin Meaney (Harriman F. Spritzer), Julie Halston (Gym Teacher), Julie Halston (Matron)
NOTES: Carla J. Hargrove, Judine Somerville, and Candice Marie Woods all played the role of "Dynamite". Blackouts during It Takes Two and after Edna's You Can't Stop The Beat.
Hairspray - June 16, 2006 - Broadway - Neil Simon Theatre, NYC - MP3 tracked
CAST: Donna Vivino (u/s Tracy Turnblad), Blake Hammond (Edna Turnblad), Becky Gulsvig (Amber Von Tussle), Caissie Levy (Penny Pingleton), Andrew Rannells (Link Larkin)
Hairspray - July 19, 2006 - Broadway - Neil Simon Theatre, NYC - MP3 (tracked) | 145.7 MB
CAST: Shannon Durig (Tracy Turnblad), Blake Hammond (Edna Turnblad), Haylie Duff (Amber Von Tussle), Darlene Love (Motormouth Maybelle), Lindsay Nicole Chambers (Penny Pingleton), Isabel Keating (Velma Von Tussle), Scott Davidson (Wilbur Turnblad), Aaron Tveit (Link Larkin), Tevin Campbell (Seaweed J. Stubbs), Donna Vivino (Shelley)
NOTES: Haylie and Aaron's first performance. Also Aaron's Broadway debut!
Hairspray - November 25, 2006 - Broadway - Neil Simon Theatre, NYC - secretlydefying - VOB + smalls | 6.72 GB
CAST: Shannon Durig (Tracy Turnblad), Blake Hammond (Edna Turnblad), Tara Macri (Amber Von Tussle), Darlene Love (Motormouth Maybelle), Diana DeGarmo (Penny Pingleton), Isabel Keating (Velma Von Tussle), Stephen DeRosa (Wilbur Turnblad), Aaron Tveit (Link Larkin), Tevin Campbell (Seaweed J. Stubbs), Jonathan Dokuchitz (Corny Collins), Naturi Naughton (Little Inez)⠀ ⠀
Hairspray - February 28, 2007 - Broadway - Neil Simon Theatre, NYC - MP3 tracked
CAST: Michelle Dowdy (u/s Tracy Turnblad), Paul Vogt (Edna Turnblad), Brynn O'Malley (Amber Von Tussle), Terita R Redd (Motormouth Maybelle), Alexa Vega (Penny Pingleton), Isabel Keating (Velma Von Tussle), Jere Burns (Wilbur Turnblad), Bryan West (u/s Link Larkin), Arbender Robinson (u/s Seaweed J. Stubbs), Jonathan Dokuchitz (Corny Collins), Naturi Naughton (Little Inez), Leslie McDonel (u/s Prudence (Prudy) Pingleton), Nichole Powell (u/s Dynamite #1), Andrew Rannells (u/s Fender), Brooke Leigh Engen (u/s Brenda), Joe Abraham (u/s Sketch), Jason Snow (u/s IQ), Gretchen Bieber (u/s Lou Ann), Abdul Latif (u/s Gilbert)
NOTES: About 15 minutes of act one, with scenes featuring the large amount of understudies.
Hairspray - March 25, 2007 - Broadway - Neil Simon Theatre, NYC - MP4 (HD)
CAST: Michelle Dowdy (u/s Tracy Turnblad), Paul Vogt (Edna Turnblad), Hayley Podschun (u/s Amber Von Tussle), Darlene Love (Motormouth Maybelle), Alexa Vega (Penny Pingleton), Susan Mosher (u/s Velma Von Tussle), Scott Davidson (u/s Wilbur Turnblad), Ashley Parker Angel (Link Larkin), Tevin Campbell (Seaweed J. Stubbs), Jonathan Dukuchitz (Corny Collins), Naturi Naughton (Little Inez)
Hairspray - December 16, 2007 - Broadway - Neil Simon Theatre, NYC - VOB + smalls (SD)
CAST: Shannon Durig (Tracy Turnblad), George Wendt (Edna Turnblad), Ashley Spencer (Amber Von Tussle), Terita R Redd (u/s Motormouth Maybelle), Hayley Podschun (u/s Penny Pingleton), Gretchen Bieber (u/s Velma Von Tussle), Tom Rooney (Wilbur Turnblad), Ashley Parker Angel (Link Larkin), Tevin Campbell (Seaweed J. Stubbs), Lance Bass (Corny Collins), Susan Mosher (Prudence (Prudy) Pingleton)
US National Tours
Hairspray - July 21, 2004 - First US National Tour - Los Angeles, CA - M4A tracked
CAST: Marissa Jaret Winokur (t/r Tracy Turnblad), Bruce Vilanch (Edna Turnblad), Matthew Morrison (t/r Link Larkin), Donna Vivino (Shelley)
NOTES: Opening night in Los Angeles. Includes opening night speeches.
Hairspray - February 1, 2008 - Second US National Tour (Non-Equity) - juniper47 - VOB + smalls
CAST: Brooklyn Pulver (Tracy Turnblad), Jerry O'Boyle (Edna Turnblad), Pearl Thomas (Amber Von Tussle), Angela Birchett (Motormouth Maybelle), Sharon Malane (Penny Pingleton), Kristin Stewart (Velma Von Tussle), Dan Ferretti (Wilbur Turnblad), Constantine Rousouli (Link Larkin), Donell James Foreman (Seaweed J. Stubbs), Jarret Mallon (Corny Collins), Marsena Eunince Bowers (Little Inez), Arjana Andris (Prudence (Prudy) Pingleton)
Hairspray - February 1, 2022 - Third US National Tour (Non-Equity) - stillreprise - MP3 (untracked) - NFS
CAST: Niki Metcalf (Tracy Turnblad), Andrew Levitt (Edna Turnblad), Gabriyel Thomas (u/s Motormouth Maybelle), Will Savarese (Link Larkin), Emery Henderson (Penny Pingleton), Christopher Swan (Wilbur Turnblad), Brandon G. Stalling (Seaweed J. Stubbs), Kaelee Albritton (Amber Von Tussle), Billy Dawson (Corny Collins), Addison Garner (Velma Von Tussle), Kaléa Leverette (Little Inez), Kaleb Jenkins (Brad), Kelly Barberito (Tammy), Tanner Callicutt (Fender), Faith Norcutt (Brenda), Gabriel Kearns (Sketch), Helene Britany (Shelly), Adam Blake Raque (I.Q.), Ryahn Evers (Lou Ann), Emanuelle Zeesman (Female Authority Figure), Greg Kalafatas (Male Authority Figure) Jamonté Bruten (Duane), Michael Corey Hassel (Gilbert), Nadia Ra'Shaun (u/s Lorraine), Brendan Morris (Thad), Shante Clarke (Dynamite), Renée Reid (Dynamite), Nichelle Lewis (Dynamite)
NOTES: First show in Chicago! The girls beside me were chatting throughout, and this show had a bunch of mic issues (mics late, mics cutting out, a weird static noise at certain parts, etc) but it still was an AMAZING show.
West End & UK Tours
Hairspray - September 18, 2008 - West End - MP3 (untracked) | 238 MB
CAST: Leanne Jones (Tracy), Ben James Ellis (Link), Jenii Hicks (u/s Penny), Adam Price (u/s Edna), Ian Talbot (Wilbur), Adrian Hansel (Seaweed), Rachael Wooding (Amber), Paul Manuel (Corny), Natalie Best (Inez), Wendy Somerville (u/s Velma), Johnnie Fiori (Motormouth Maybelle)⠀ ⠀
Hairspray - April 7, 2010 - First UK Tour - Millennium Centre, Cardiff - Mijucha - MP3 tracked
CAST: Laurie Scarth (Tracy Turnblad), Michael Ball (Edna Turnblad), Claire Halse (Amber Von Tussle), Sandra Marvin (Motormouth Maybelle), Emma Dukes (Penny Pingleton), Gillian Kirkpatrick (Velma Von Tussle), Les Dennis (Wilbur Turnblad), Liam Doyle (Link Larkin), Wayne Robinson (Seaweed J. Stubbs), Danny Bayne (Corny Collins), Seliza Sebastian (Little Inez), Yvonne O’grady (Prudence (Prudy) Pingleton), Mia Lincoln (Tammy), Kane Andrews (Fender), Lauren Stroud (Brenda), Richard Dale (Sketch), Emily Luke-Taylor (Shelley), Harry Francis (IQ), Helen Ternent (Lou Ann), Spin (Duane), Darron Gifty (Gilbert), Gemma Knight-Jones (Lorraine), Yohemy Prosper (Thad), Carl Sanderson (Mr. Pinky), Charles Ruhrmund (Brad), Abiona Omonua (Peaches), Natalie Kelly (Cindy)
NOTES: Great recording, that I just gave a slight bass boost to. Opening Night.
Hairspray - April 3, 2013 - 2nd UK Tour - MP3 (Act 1)/WAV (Act 2) (untracked)
CAST: Freya Sutten (Tracy Turnblad), Mark Benton (Edna Turnblad), Gemma Sutton (Amber Von Tussle), Sandra Marvin (Motormouth Maybelle), Lauren Hood (Penny Pingleton), Lucy Benjamin (Velma Von Tussle), Paul Rider (Wilbur Turnblad), Luke Striffler (Link Larkin), Marcus Collins (Seaweed J. Stubbs), Josh Piterman (Corny Collins), Gabrielle Brooks (Little Inez)
Other Productions
Hairspray - August 6, 2011 - Hollywood Bowl - Los Angeles, CA - SunsetBlvd79 - VOB + smalls (SD)
CAST: Marissa Jaret Winokur (Tracy Turnblad), Harvey Fierstein (Edna Turnblad), Tara Macri (Amber Von Tussle), Darlene Love (Motormouth Maybelle), Diana DeGarmo (Penny Pingleton), Susan Anton (Velma Von Tussle), Drew Carey (Wilbur Turnblad), Nick Jonas (Link Larkin), Corbin Bleu (Seaweed J. Stubbs), John Stamos (Corny Collins), Chyka Jackson (Little Inez), Mo Gaffney (Prudence (Prudy) Pingleton), Michael McDonald (Mr. Pinky)
NOTES: Filmed in a 16:9 ratio in a combination of wides, mediums, and very few close-ups. B+
Hairspray - December 7, 2016 - NBC Live! - MP4 (1080p) | 3.11 GB - Pro-Shot
CAST: Maddie Baillio (Tracy Turnblad), Harvey Fierstein (Edna Turnblad), Dove Cameron (Amber Von Tussle), Jennifer Hudson (Motormouth Maybelle), Ariana Grande (Penny Pingleton), Kristin Chenoweth (Velma Von Tussle), Martin Short (Wilbur Turnblad), Garrett Clayton (Link Larkin), Ephraim Sykes (Seaweed J. Stubbs), Derek Hough (Corny Collins), Shahadi Wright Joseph (Little Inez), Andrea Martin (Prudence (Prudy) Pingleton), Sean Hayes (Mr. Pinky), Rosie O'Donnell (Gym Teacher)
NOTES: TV Special aired on NBC on December 7, 2016.