This ‘coming of age’ parable sees Princeton leaving university with his shiny new BA and moving to Avenue Q. This is where he meets new friends, searches for his purpose and finds out that all that learning has not equipped him for real life!
Hairspray's ongoing popularity is no doubt due to a combination of the music, story and characters, but it’s the feel-good nature of the show that lingers with a smile long after the curtain comes down. This is one has it all.