Hairspray is a musical with music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman and a book by Mark O'Donnell, based on the 1988 John Waters movie Hairspray. The musical won eight Tony Awards out of 13 nominations and has played for over 2,000 performances on Broadway. It has also enjoyed U.S. national tours and numerous foreign productions and been adapted for a 2007 film.After pre-Broadway tryouts at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre, the musical transferred to Broadway beginning on August 15, 2002 at the Neil Simon Theatre, where it is still running. It also has since toured the U.S. The production's director is Jack O'Brien, and the choreographer is Jerry Mitchell.