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HAIRSPRAY Personajes: 1. Tracy Turnblad 2. Edna Turnblad 3. Penny Pingleton 4. Prudy Pingleton 5. Velma Von Tussle 6. Amber Von Tussle 7. Josie Collins 8. Kitty 9. Tammy 10. Jen 11. Brenda 12.Shelley 13.Lou Ann 14. Linda 15. Maggie 16.Motormouth 17.Little Inez 18.Matron/principal 19.Lorraine 20.Kamilha 21.Shayna 22.Judine 23.Cindy

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HAIRSPRAY SONG “GOOD MORNING BALTIMORE” Tracy, Agus, Martu, Penny BLACKOUT SONG “NICEST KIDS IN TOWN” Josie, Nks (mic de pie)

SCENE 1 “Nicest Kids” - Tracy´s house / Tv studio (Camino a la casa de Tracy) Tracy: Hurry, Penny, hurry – the show´s already started! We´re gonna miss it! Penny: I´m hurrying Tracy, but my mother says I´m not allowed to perspire! Tracy: C´mon! (En la casa de Tracy) Prudy: Edna is my laundry ready? Edna: Who wants to know? Sure it is hon. Come on up. That’ll be three dollars. Prudy: (Digging in her purse) That’s pretty for a few pair of pettipants. (Tracy and Penny enter) Tracy: I’m home! Edna: Four o’clock. Guess I don’t need to ask who got detention again. Tracy Turnblad, mind your manners and say hello to our guest. Tracy: Hello Mrs. Pingleton Edna: And you Penny? Penny: Hello, Mrs Pingleton. I mean, mother. Edna: (To Prudy) Teenagers. They just love watching that Josie Collins. Prudy: Delinquents. It ain´t right dancing to that colored music. Edna: Don´t be silly, it ain´t colored. The TV’s in black and white. (Estudio de Televisión. Termina la canción) Josie: And that was our new dance of the week “the Stricken Chicken”. We’ll be right back. (Cambian las luces) Velma: And we are off! All right Link, how many times do I have to tell you? Stop hogging1 the camera: You’re not Elvis yet. Amber… Hog the camera. Amber: Yes, mother. Velma: And you Miss Collins. None of that Negro sound today! Josie: Velma, the kids love rhythm and blues. Velma: They’re kids, Josie. That’s why we have to steer2 them in the white direction. I mean… you know what I mean. Link: Amber, I’ve got something for you. (He offers her a ring). Since we’ve been going together sort of… steady… maybe we should make it official. Amber: Oh, Link. Your ‘Council member’ ring. How sweet. And it matches my hair colour exactly! (They hug) Velma: Ah, ah, ah! None of that! Save your personal lives for the camera! And we’re back in 5…4…3… (Cambio de luces) Josie: Now, don’t forget, guys and gadgets, our special show is coming up on June 5th. Also, live on the special, we’ll be crowning your choice for Miss Teenage Hairspray 1962! 1 2

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Amber: My big break! I want to be your Miss Teenage Hairspray. a vote for me from you is a vote for me. Josie: What an unexpected thing to say, Amber. And speaking of expecting the unexpected, our own Brenda will be taking a leave of absence from the show. So, it seems we’ll have an opening for a girl. Wanna be one of the nicest kids in town? Cut school tomorrow and come to the audition! (Luz a la casa de Tracy) Tracy: Oh my God! It’s the dream of a lifetime. I have to go audition. Penny: Oh my God! It’s the dream of a lifetime. I have to go watch you audition. Edna: (snapping off the TV) That’ll be enough of that for one day. Prudy: Right. Penny, you are coming with me and we are going straight home Penny: Yes, mother. See you Trace! Tracy: Bye Penny. Bye Mrs Pingleton (Penny and Prudy exit) Edna: Young lady, no one is auditioning for anything. There’ll be no cutting school in this house. Tracy: But, Mama I want to be famous. Edna: You want to be famous? Girls like you, people like us; you know what I’m saying. They don’t put people like us on TV- except to be laughed at. You think I wanted to spend my life washing and ironing other people’s clothing? No, I wanted to design them. Well, you deal with what life gives you. Now start folding. (Luces a Penny y Prudy) Penny: But mom, all I was doing was watching Josie Collins over at Tracy’s. Prudy: Didn’t I forbid you from listening to race music? Oh if the police ever located your father he’ll punish you good. (Luces a Amber y Velma) Velma: Your dancing was atrocious today, Amber. I’m willing to lie, cheat, and steal to win you that Miss Hairspray crown, but you’ve got to work with me. (Luces a Tracy) Edna: Stop! That’s no way to treat clean clothes. One day you’ll own “Edna´s Occidental Laundry”. Will you be ready? Tracy: I hope not Prudy: Don´t contradict me! Velma: Don´t disobey me! Edna: Don´t even think about going to that audition Girls: Please! Moms: No! Girls: Mother!!! SONG “MAMA I´M A BIG GIRL NOW” Amber, Penny, Tracy, Lil Inez, Edna, Prudy, Velma, Motormouth BLACKOUT

SCENE 2 “The Audition” – TV studio Lil´Inez: Hi! I CAME to audition Velma: oh haha.. I think you´re at the wrong place Delfi: Lil Inez: Caro: Lou Ann: That’s it Mrs. Von Tussle. She was the last candidate. 3

Velma: Really? That’s all? Who would have guessed that Baltimore girls were all such freaks? My, how this town has gone downhill since I was crowned Miss Baltimore. (Penny and Tracy enter, out of breath) Tracy: Phew! I thought we’d never get here. Stupid bus crash! Penny: All my life I imagined what this place would look like. This isn’t it. Tracy: (to Velma) Hi there. Am I too late to audition? Velma: (dismissing her) Not too late, dear. Just too much. Penny: Tracy. Look, it’s Link! Tracy: Link Larkin. So near and yet so gorgeous. Link: I know, those girls were all over me. I don’t know how Elvis stands it. (And he walks right into Tracy) Excuse me little darlin´, I hope I didn’t hurt you. (All freeze except Tracy and Penny) SONG “I CAN HEAR THE BELLS” Tracy, Penny, Julie, Velma, Delfi, Caro, Isa, Sofi , Sofi R

SCENE 2 CONT. (The song ends. The councilettes, led by Amber, interrogate Tracy.) Amber: What are you doing here? Tracy: I came to audition for Josie. My name is Tracy Turnblad. And, like you, I go to Patterson Park High… Shelley: I’ve seen you Amber: Who could miss her? Aren’t you usually in detention about now? Tracy: I cut school to come down here. Isn’t that too cool? I’m a little nervous but I assure you I’ll calm down, right after I have a heart attack!! (She laughs) Well, I brought my own music, so if you put it on, I’ll show you my stuff! Tammy: Haven’t you already shown us enough? (The councilettes laugh) Tracy: It’s been my childhood dream to dance on this show! Amber: Well, maybe you oughta go back to sleep! Kitty: You’re too wide from the back Jen: Honey, look at her front! (They laugh again) Link: Girls, there’s no need to be cruel! Velma: Would you swim in an integrated pool? (They all gasp in shock) Tracy: I sure would. I’m all for integration. It’s the new frontier! Velma: No in Baltimore it isn’t. Tracy: Um, where’s Josie? I’d love to dance for her Velma: I’m the producer, so may I be frank? My dear, with that size, so short and stout, you’ll never be “in”… With your form and your face, well it isn’t your fault… But we’re kicking you out! Tracy: Uh, thank you? Penny: I could tell they secretly liked you. Tracy: (to herself) Why do they have to be so mean? “You’re short, you’re stout, you’re not Council material”. I wear the latest fashions; I keep up with all the styles. I’m teasing my hair as high as I can! (she sprays her hair with hairspray) Will they give me a chance? Encouragement? Appreciation? No, all I ever hear is…

SCENE 3 “Detention” - School (Cambio de luces. Tracy se acuerda...) Principal: Tracy Turnblad, once again your monumental hair has seriously obstructed everyone’s view of the blackboard. As Principal of Patterson Park High I condemn you to three more days of detention! (Lights up on Tracy in detention. Around her are Seaweed and his friends. One of them is asleep and another one is writing repeatedly “I will not talk in speech class” in the blackboard) 4

Tracy 2: Detention! Is there no pity for a teen just trying to fit in? Seaweed: Maybe you don’t have to try so hard? Tracy 2: Excuse me. You get detention just about every time I do, and I’ve never seen you complain. Seaweed: Oh, but I do. This is my way of complaining. (He turns on a small radio. Music starts and he does a soulful little dance) It’s how I use my blues. Tracy 2: Hey, that move’s swift Judine: The man can keep us on a diet of detention so long as he doesn’t starve us of our tunes (Seaweed does another step) Seaweed: Here’s a little something-something signified to say, “Hello, my name’s Seaweed Stubbs. What’s yours?” Tracy 2: That’s unbelievable. Can I do that? Seaweed: I don’t know, can you? (Tracy and Seaweed dance together) Tracy 2: Hello, my name is Tracy Turnblad. Kamilah: Not bad for a white girl Shyna: Ain´t no black and white in here. Detention is a rainbow experience. (Seaweed does another step) Tracy 2: What’s that step? Seaweed: Oh this? I call this one “Peyton Place after midnight”. I use it to attract the opposite sex. (Tracy jumps in with him). Fearless, girl. You really got it going on. If they saw you dancing like this, they’d put you on a TV show!

SCENE 4 “The Audition II” – TV Studio / Tracy´s house (Vuelta al TV show) Tracy: (to herself) That’s it! I have to show Josie what I can do!... (to the others) Where’s Josie? I want to show her my stuff. Velma: I told you, I’m the producer Tracy: But I want to see her, she will give me an opportunity. Amber: What´s going on? Velma: Nothing, just another looser.. Tracy: I am not! Shelley: Maybe you´d better go home and do your homework (Tracy tries to speak and the council start talking louder without listening to her. Noise. Tracy’s upset. Corny enters) NK: You´ll never be like us!! Josie: What’s this mess all about? Velma: Nothing, just one of the candidates.. Josie: Girls!! Don´t be cruel!! (Josie sees Tracy) Hey, honey, are you alright? What’s your name? Tracy: (as she does the “my name is” step) My name is Tracy Turnblad Josie: (laughing) What else have you got hiding to show me? Tracy: Well, here’s one I picked up in detention. I use it to attract the opposite sex. Josie: Hey, hey, hey! Check her out everybody! (Tracy does the step and some of the kids in) Link: That girl’s free as a wind. Amber: Everybody stop liking her!!! Josie: Tracy, you are the girl we need for the show! You’re in!!! Tracy: (excited) Oh Josie! Are you serious? Josie: Sure I am! But do you know the steps? Tracy: Of course I do. I know every step and every song! Josie: Fantastic! Now get ready because we’re starting the show in a few minutes! (follow a Penny y Edna, camino a la casa de Tracy) Penny: Hurry, Mrs Turnblad! Come see what’s on TV. Edna: Penny Pingleton, this better be important. Penny: It is. SONG “NICEST KIDS IN TOWN (Reprise)” Josie 5

SCENE 4 CONT. Edna: Oh, my God! Tracy! Live in our own living room! Penny: I think I’ve seen her here before. And she’s going to be a regular. Edna: Imagine, my little girl, regular at last. Penny: Hi, Tracy. It’s me, Penny! Edna: She can’t hear you. (Back to the show) Josie: Tell us about yourself Tracy! Tracy: Well, I go to Patterson Park High School, I watch your show and I do absolutely nothing else! (They all applaud and cheer) But some day I hope to be the first woman President of the world. Josie: And if you were President, what would your first official act be? Tracy: Well, I’ll make every day Negro Day! Velma: Aaaiii! Josie: Wow! What do you say kids? Looks like we might just have a new candidate for Miss Teenage Hairspray Amber: (grabbing the mic) No, she can’t be Miss Hairspray! She’s the Before in the diet ad and I am the after, and afters always win! Josie: Amber, what a comedian! So, Tracy, tell us true, how would you like Link Larkin to sing a song just for you? Amber: (grabbing the microphone) No! He can’t because everyone knows that whenever he sings, he’s singing to me. He’s completely involved with me, see? Josie: Right, so Tracy, tell us true, how would you like Link Larkin to sing a song just for you? Tracy: Would I? Would I Amber: (grabbing the microphone) You people are ignoring the laws of nature! Josie: Link Larkin, our own budding Elvis, will now sing to the equally blooming Tracy Turnblad his version of this week’s Top 40 hit, “It takes Two” Amber: Mother! SONG “IT TAKES TWO” Link, Tracy

SCENE 4 cont. bis Josie: Great song!! Thanks Link!! And now guys and gadgets we say good bye until tomorrow!! (They all wave goodbye and exit, except Corny and Velma) Velma: Negro day everyday? That chubby Communist girl… I assure you, controversy is not what this show wishes to promote. Josie: Negroes and chubby girls watch the show too, Velma. To keep your audience, you got to keep up with the times. Velma: This show’s fine the way it is Josie: Bringing Tracy is just the beginning. I’ve got terrific ideas for updating the show. Velma: So you’ve got ideas, do you? And going behind my back to put this no-talent girl on the show is one of them? Josie: Right, Velma. It’s time we put kids on the show who look like the kids who watch the show. Velma: Not while I’m producing it. Josie: I was thinking it might be time to change that, too. Velma: Are you threatening me, Collins? Josie: Aw, you know me, Velma! On the other hand, I could always take the show to Channel 11. (Josie exits laughing) MONÓLOGO DE VELMA BLACKOUT 6

SCENE 5 “Welcome to the sixties” – Tracy´s House / Town (The Turnblad home) Edna: (into the phone) Yes. Thank you so much!… I’m sure Tracy appreciates your vote for Miss Teenage Hairspray. Yes! And she loves you too. Very much. Whoever you are. Goodbye! (She hangs up the phone) This is crazy. Tracy: (bursting in excitedly) Mama did you see, did you see me? Edna: Of course I did. It was on television. I had to. The phone’s been ringing all day. To think, the fruit of my womb, a beloved TV icon. Tracy: So you’re not mad at me? Edna: Mad? How could I be mad at you? You’re famous! If you’d only told me you was going to get in the show, I never would have said you couldn’t. But sit… tell me, is fame all you thought it would be? Are you happy, honey? Tracy: Yes, Mama. And I think I’m in love. Edna: I know, I’ve been following (the telephone rings again) There it goes again. Tracy: (answering the phone) Hello? Yes this is Tracy Turnblad. Hello, Mr Pinky. Edna: (in an excited whisper) Mr Pinky? The Mr. Pinky? As in “Mr. Pinky’s Hefty3 Hideway- Quality Clothes for Quantity Gals”? That Mr. Pinky? Tracy: You want to hire me as your exclusive spokes girl? (She’s excited and looks at her mother, then back to the phone) That’s very flattering, but I’m afraid all business must go through my agent… It would be our pleasure. We’ll be right over, Mr. Pinky. Goodbye! (She hangs up the phone) Edna: An agent! I don’t know any agents. Tracy: Mama, there’s a great big world out there I know nothing about. When things get rough, a girl needs her mother. Edna: Hon, I’ll be right beside you, if that’s what you want. And together we’ll claw your way to the top. But can’t we do it over the phone? I haven’t been out of this apartment since ages. SONG “WELCOME TO THE 60s” Tracy, Jose, Edna, Justi, Caro, Martu, Delfi y Mili

SCENE 6 “Revolution” - Town / Record shop / TV studio (Amber is talking to her friends and to Link. Tracy is talking to Seaweed. Penny enters) Penny: Hi Tracy, you were fabulous on the show yesterday (noticing Seaweed) Hello... Tracy: Seaweed, this is my best friend Penny Pingleton. Penny, this is Seaweed, I met him at detention Seaweed: Wait, I´ve seen you before. At the gum machine, getting your Bubbaloos Penny: (proudly) I do two packs a day Seaweed: Hmm.. All that chewing must make the muscles in your mouth mighty strong Penny: (Blushing with pride) Not really. Probably just average. (lights to Amber and friends) Brenda: Look at Tracy Turnblad, now she´s with a black boy! Linda: Yeah, and Kathy told me she heard that Tracy was with two boys at once… Maggie: Is it true they put her on detention again? Amber: Yup. Tracy Turnblad is a tramp and she´s retarded. That´s right, she´s fast and slow at the same time! (noticing Tracy) Hey Tracy you finally found a title you could win: “Miss Special Detention”! Link: Knock it off Amber Tracy: Amber Von Tussle, you have acne of the soul! (Amber takes the ball off Link´s hands and she viciously snaps the ball right into Tracy´s head. Tracy crumples to the ground, knocked out) 3

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Amber: Poor Tracy. So tragic, I forgot to cry. Are you coming Link? Link: Amber, that wasn´t necessary Amber: I said, are you coming Link? Link: In a minute Amber: I´ll be waiting for you. (to her friends) Girls! (Amber exits with her friends. Seaweed, Penny and Link go to Tracy´s aid) Penny: Uh oh Tracy, are you dead? Seaweed: I better go get a doctor Penny: I´ll go with you…(they go off stage, leaving Lik and Tracy alone) Link: (at Tracy´s side) Tracy? Tracy, how you doing? Gee, you´re beautiful when you are unconscious. (bell tone) I can hear the bells! Tracy: (reviving) Where am I? Link? (into Link´s eyes) Wherever I am, please, no one change the channel Link: You´ve got a funny way of putting things. I like that. Penny: Seaweed found this (showing some band aids) he´s so nurturing. Tracy: Oh, Link this is my friend Seaweed Seaweed: Hey, Trace, I know what´ll make you feel netter. My mom´s having a party at our Record Shop on North Avenue. Wanna come check it out? Penny: I, too, feel not good. May I also come check it out? Seaweed: You surely may Tracy: I´ve never been to North Avenue before Link: Would it be safe up there for, you know, us? Seaweed: Don´t worry, it´s cool Penny: Imagine being invited places by colored people Tracy: It feels so hip! Seaweed: Glad you feel that way, friends. ´Cause not everybody does. Let´s go! (se van por las escaleras de adelante) (Record Shop. Black people dancing and talking. They enter) Seaweed: Hi everyone, I bought some friends to the party. Lil´ Inez: Hey, you´re Tracy. You´re my favourite dancer on the Josie Collins show! Seaweed: This is my sister, Little Inez Tracy: Sure. I saw you at the audition Lil´ Inez: Well, you´re the only one who did, ´cause they discriminated me for my skin colour and my size… Seaweed: This is my mother Motormouth: Oh yes, I´ve seen you, sweetie. All aglow on Josie´s show Tracy: Gee, thanks, but I´m only there because of your son. Why can´t we all dance together like this on TV? Motormouth: Think we haven´t tried? We´ve pleaded, begged and lied. We pressured the mayor, petitioned the government, and what did we get? Lil´ Inez: One day a month Seaweed: Enough talk, let´s dance (they start dancing when the door suddenly bursts open) Amber: Aaaii!! Link! What are you doing in this huge crowd of minorities? Link: Trying to fit in. What are you doing? Amber: I was waiting for you when I saw you getting on the North Avenue Bus and I followed you here in my new car Link: We´re having a blast. Come, jump in. (the door bursts open again) Velma: Aaiiee!! Amber! Has anyone touched you? I saw you getting into your new car so I followed in mine. (to Tracy) Oh, I should have known you´d be at the bottom of this barrel (the door opens again and Edna enters with a take-out bag) Edna: Oh! Tracy, that was you I saw! Tracy: Mama, what are you doing here? 8

Edna: I had a sudden craving for chicken and waffles so I drove up to buy some and I saw you. Hello everyone, I´m Tracy´s mom. Velma: Oh! So you´re what spawned that! Edna: Excuse me? (Edna takes a threatening step towards Velma) Velma: (starting towards the door) Come on, Amber. Let´s get back to the right side of the track, if our cars are still there. Amber: (following Velma) Let´s go Link. Link: Amber, you´re being rude to these people Velma: (as if to a dog) Amber, come! Amber: (just like Velma) Link, come! (he doesn´t move) Link, come!!! Link: Amber. Go. Amber: What happened to the blond, spineless boy I fell in love with? Mother, come (she marches out the door) Velma: With pleasure (they leave) Lil´ Inez: Are all white people like that? Seaweed: No, just most Tracy: Well, I know how we can start changing that. If kids saw us dancing together on TV, they´d realize that we are not so different after all. (they all agree) We just want to have a good time. Today is “mother and daughter´s day”. We can go to the show and dance all together. Lil´ Inez: That thinking´s revolutionary Motormouth: Child, it ain´t that easy. What if they call the cops? People could get hurt Tracy: Then we´ll all walk out together. There´s me. There´s Link and I´m sure we can get some of the others. Without dancers, thy´ve got no show Link: (pulling Tracy aside) Tracy, you can´t do this, you´re new to the council. You´ll be thrown off the show for sure Tracy: That´s why we´re doing it all together Link: Not me Tracy: You don´t think segregation is wrong? Link: I like these people, but this has to do with my future. I´ve been dancing and singing and smiling in this show for 3 years waiting for it to lead me to success. I´m not going to throw it away. C´mon. I´m leaving and you gotta too. Tracy: No! I want to do this and so should you. It´s what´s right. Stay Link. Please stay. Link: Sorry Tracy: But you and me together… I was just starting to think… Link: Sure, me too. But I don´t now. It´s getting too complicated. And there´s still Amber. Se ya, little darling (He exits) Penny: I´m sorry, Tracy Tracy: Oh, mama… How would I ever think Link Larking would ever care about someone like me? Edna: Why shouldn´t he? You´re a beautiful girl. Give him time. I´m sure he´ll figure out he´s crazy about you. Tracy: You have to say that, you´re my mother (they hug) Edna: But Tracy, he could be right.. Should you risk your career? Tracy: I never would have gotten on the show without Seaweed. Now it´s payback time Edna: That´s my girl Tracy: (determined) Okay. So this is how we´re gonna do it. Bring your mothers.. Penny: And sisters! Tracy: Let´s go to the studio and let´s take signs! Penny: Yes! And put words on them! Tracy: Mrs. Motormouth, you and Lil´Inez will walk in first. Me and mama will be right behind you. (Music. They are very excited and start marching. Lil´Inez brings signs and gives them to everyone. They march down the satge saying “Tv´s got to integrate”. The Corny Mothers and Daughters appear on stage. The protesters march into the studio) 9

Council: Stay away this isn´t Negro day! Protesters: 2,4,6,8 tv´s got to integrate! (They fight. Two police officers enter) SONG “BIG DOLLHOUSE” Matron, Velma, Edna, Lil Inez, Amber, Penny, Tracy, Motormouth, Agus, Martu

SCENE 7 “Women´s house of detention” - Jail Matron: Recess is over! Time to pay your debt to society. (she exits) Edna: If my mother were alive… (arm around Tracy) … she´d be so proud. , your grandma was a suffragette. Tracy: Right. You haven´t seen the last of us, Mrs. Von Tussle. We´ll be marching again, and soon, to the beat of a whole new era! Velma: No one cares. Don´t get anymore cute ideas about protesting or even showing u at the special. I´ll have armed guards surrounding the studio. (Matron enters with a clipboard) Matron: Von Tussle, Velma? Von Tussle, Amber? Amber: That´s us Matron: Ladies, you´re free to go with the sincere apologies of the state of Maryland and the personal compliments of the governor himself. Velma: The governor? Raelly? Sweet, chubby Millard. We dated on and off in college. Now, if you doublewide twins will excuse me, I have a national TV special to produce Amber: (turning back to Tracy) I was never here. This never happened. Oh, Tracy. Any message for Link? Place it on my lips, and I´ll be sure he gets it. (they exit laughing) Edna: I still don´t care for them Motormouth: This jail just got a whole lot nicer. (Matron reenters and unlocks the cell door) Matron: You´ve got a visitor. Bail has been posted. Motormouth: Thank the Lord for those who can afford Matron: Miss Prudy Pingleton posted bail. Penny: Mother! Prudy: Penny Lou Pingleton, you´ll listen to me young monster! (they start leaving) Matron: (reading from an official-looking document) Tracy Turnblad is herewith and forthwith withheld without bail. She is to be move to solitary confinement and held there until further notice by special order of the governor´s office. Tracy: The governor´s office? Mrs. Von Tussle! Manipulating our judicial system just to win a contest is un-American! Matron: Don´t make things worse for yourselves. Move out peacefully. Edna: I´m not going anywhere without my daughter Tracy: It´s okay, mom. They can´t keep me here forever. Besides, I´ve got a lot to think about. I might as well do it in solitary refinement Matron: I´m counting to three and then I´m arresting you all for illegal tres Edna: Let´s go. We can´t do Tracy any good here. (to Matron) Touch one hair of my daughter´s head and I ´ll teach you a whole new meaning for split ends Lil´Inez: Keep the faith, sister. Motormouth: Thay haven´t heard the last from us Penny: You´re so lucky to get out of the algebra final (all are gone except for Tracy) SONG “GOOD MORNING BALTIMORE (REPRISE)” Tracy 10

SCENE 8 “Freedom” – Tracy´s cell / Penny´s House (Tracy is alone in her cell. Link enters) Link: Tracy? Where are you? It´s me, Link Larkin. Tracy: Link! Over here Link: Shh! The guard´s asleep. Gee, you look beautiful behind bars. Tracy: It must be the low-watt institutional lightning. Link, what are you doing here? Link: Oh Tracy, seeing you dragged off to jail brought me back to my senses. I couldn´t eat, I couldn´t sing. I couldn´t even concentrate Tracy: You couldn´t eat? Link: No. And I know a boy like me doesn´t deserve a girl like you, but.. (he takes out a ring).. It´s a little scuffed from Amber throwing it to my face when I told her I´d rather be with you Tracy: You did? It´s beautiful. I have a good life: great parents, my own room, good music, three sweaters, but you know what I´ve been missing? Link: I think I do… (lights to Penny´s room. Prudy is tying Penny to the bed) Prudy: Penny Lou Pingleton, you are absolutely, positively, permanently punished. This one´s for being wilful. This one´s for being deceitful. This one´s for being neglectful. And this one´s for crying “wee wee wee”, all the way home. (the phone rings) Why is it every time you tie your daughter up the phone rings? (She exits just as Seaweed appears in the stairs as if it was a window) Seaweed: Pssst! Penny! Penny: Seaweed! Shh! Don´t let my mother hear you. Seaweed: What happened? Penny: She´s punishing me for going to jail without her permission Seaweed: I´ve come to rescue the princess from the tower Penny: Oh, Seaweed, you do care! I was worried it was just a lonely teenager´s forbidden fantasy. Seaweed: From the first moment I saw you, I knew that even the colours of our skin couln´t keep us apart (struggling with the rope) But, damn, these knots are something else Penny: Hurry Seaweed! (Seaweed sets Penny free. They exit together down the stairs) (lights to Tracy´s cell) Tracy: Oh Link, I´ve got to get out of here. If we only had some hair´-spay and a Zippo lighter, I think we could make a blowtorch! Link: Well, I´ve got a Zippo lighter, and.. uh (embarrassed) I´ve got some hairspray too (he takes it out from his jacket. Link torches the cell´s door and Tracy escapes. They hug and exit together down the stairs) BLACKOUT

SCENE 9 “Motormouth´s inspiration” - The Record Shop (Black people are together in the Record Shop. They are worried, looking at the TV) Martu: Everyone look! Now it´s on channel two! Caro: Teenage TV personality, Tracy Turnblad, has escaped from the Baltimore´s Women house of detention. Authorities believe she may have been helped by the teen idol Link Larkin. If sighted, citicenz are asked to notify the police or, if phone service is not available, simply shoot and kill Martu: (switching off the TV) Lord have pity, it´s a crazy city. (enter Penny and Seaweed) Lil´Inez: Seaweed´s got a girlfriend Seaweed: Is it okay I brought her home? I had to get her away from her nasty mother.. Do you mind? Motormouth: Of course I don´t mind, love. It´s a gift from above, but not everyone re that Penny: My mother will kill me… Lil´Inez: No, she´ll kill him! 11

(enter Link and Tracy) Penny: (corre hacia Tracy y la abraza fuerte) Tracy, you´re back! Tracy: Hi! We broke out of jail Caro: We know. It´s been on all three channels Lil´Inez: Well, we all gotta get bsusy. Only twenty-four hours till Miss Hairspray, and it´s gonna be on national TV. We may never get another chance like that. And this time we´ll get by getting Josie and the guards at the studio to help us. Tracy: No, I´ve got to turn myself in and go back to jail. Lil´ Inez: Say what? Tracy: I can´t put you in any more danger. We should have thought more before we broke out.. Delfi: Yeah, listen, I´ve already been to jail one time for backing up the white girl. This time I´m staying out! Caro: Yeah, I´m with her… Besides we already tried once and it didn´t work Delfi: And this time it won´t be like Mother-Daughter´s day. Mrs Von Tussle said there´ll be armed guards at the studio Penny: With arms Delfi: Someone could get shot Caro: And for what? Just so we can dance on some show? Martu: Hold it! Nobody ever said this was gonna be easy. If something´s worth having, it´s worth fighting for. Tracy why did you start all this in the first place? Was it just to dance on TV? Tracy: No Caro: Was it so you could get the boy? Tracy: No, I almost lost him because of it Delfi: Then maybe it was just to get yourself famous. Tracy: No. I just think it´s stupid that we can´t all dance together Motormouth: So you tried once and you failed. We can´t get lazy when things get crazy. Children, you were not the first to try and you won´t be the last, but I´m here to tell you that I´m gonna keep lining up until someday somebody breaks through. SONG “I KNOW WHERE I´VE BEEN” Mili, Caro, Delfi, Martu BLACKOUT

SCENE 10 “Miss Teenage Hairspray” - TV studio (lights to the TV studio. A Miss Teenage Hairspray 1962 scoreboard shows Amber leading Tracy by a few votes. Josie appears on stage) Josie: And now, live, from Baltimore´s Eventorium it´s Miss Teennage Hairspray! Presently Amber Von Tussle and Tracy Turnblad are neck and neck. But since, according to the last police bulletins, Miss Turnblad is not here… Amber, will you sing something for us? Amber: Okay. Tracy Turnblad, this song is all about you! SONG “COOTIES” Amber

SCENE 10 CONT. Amber: Thank you ladies, gentlemen and kids. I´m now ready to consume the title of Miss Teenage Hairspray. Give me the crown, give me the flowers and everyone start bowing! (Amber snatches the crown and slaps it on her head. Velma puts the Miss Teenage Hairspray 1962 sash to Amber) Tracy: (from the Theatre aisle) Not so fast, Amber, look whose coming in the front door. (everyone jumps on stage) Josie: Right on schedule! I mean, I know nothing about this plan. Amber: What are you doing here?! 12

Tracy: I just came to teach you a new lesson Amber! (Prudy appears) Prudy: Where´s my daughter? Give her back to me, I know you´ve got her. (Penny appears in a cool dress. Seaweed stands protectively by her side) Penny, I hardly recognize you done up like that Penny: I´m a pretty girl, Mama. Prudy: And you look so happy. I can´t say it´s what I want, but if this fine looking, catlike black boy is responsible for the light in your eyes, then how could I object? Josie: This is live television! And they are telling me that the phones are going crazy! The whole country´s watching. Everyone look at the scoreboard! (the scoreboard shows Tracy is the winner) Tracy Turnblad I declare you Miss Teenage Hairspray 1962! Amber & Velma: No!!! Amber: It´s wrong, it´s just wrong! Lil´Inez: Hang over the crown, honey Amber: You´ll have to rip it from my cold, dead hands Lil´Inez: That´ll work Tracy: You can keep your stupid crown, Amber. I have my heart set on something a lot more important (she looks at Link) And I also want to be the first one to say, The Josie Collins Show is now and forevermore officially integrated! (A cheer fills the studio) Josie: America look up! Here´s history right before your eyes! Television will never be the same, and now Tracy would you dance for us? Tracy: Sure I would! And I want this to be the first integrated dance! SONG “YOU CAN´T STOP THE BEAT” Tracy, Lil Inez, Penny, Prudy, Edna, Motormouth, Amber y Velma

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