STAGE TUBE: German Cast of HAIRSPRAY Sings 'You Can't Stop the Beat'

The German cast of HAIRSPRAY appeared on the TV Show "Wetten, Daas...?" on December 5, 2009 to celebrate the opening of the new production. The show is currently booked through 31 March 2010 at the Musical Dome in Cologne, Germany.

HAIRSPRAY, which won eight Tony awards including Best Musical, and inspired the 2007 blockbuster feature film, features music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman, and a book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan. The score's upbeat, oldies-inspired songs which include "You Can't Stop the Beat," "Welcome to the 60's," and "Hairspray" have had audiences dancing in the aisles worldwide.

"You Can't Stop the Beat" to this family friendly show that is piled bouffant-high with laughter, romance and full of enough deliriously tuneful songs to fill a non-stop platter party. Set in Baltimore in 1962, HAIRSPRAY is the story of pleasantly plump teen, Tracy Turnblad, who does whatever it takes to fulfill her lifelong dream of appearing on the popular Corny Collins Show. But can this plus-size trendsetter in dance and fashion vanquish the program's reigning princess, win the heart of heartthrob Link Larkin, and integrate a television show without denting her fabulous 'do? Only in HAIRSPRAY! "Welcome to the '60s!"

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. She then launches a campaign to integrate the show. Hairspray is a social commentary on the injustices of parts of American society in the 1960s.

The musical's original Broadway production opened on August 15, 2002 and won eight Tony Awards out of thirteen nominations. It played for over 2,500 performances. Hairspray has also enjoyed U.S. national tours and numerous foreign productions and was adapted for a 2007 musical film. The London West End production was nominated for a record-setting eleven Laurence Olivier Awards, winning for Best New Musical and in three other categories.

The Broadway production closed on January 4, 2009.