Rallies and Musical Numbers: Hairspray Unpacks Racism in The 1960s
The multifaceted musical represents America in the 1960s and the battle against bigotry as an ensemble cast portrays how to fight for the limelight.

A female college student is working part-time at her father's laundromat business. One day she had an unusual laundry request: to have the laundry delivered to the customer's house. She carefully opens the door and enters the house, where she witnesses sex between a man, who appears to be the owner, and a woman. The female college student, who hides in the kitchen, watches the scene and is caught by the man while masturbating. A man who is having fun offers sex to her, who is in a state of excitement, and the atmosphere between them becomes luscious.
The multifaceted musical represents America in the 1960s and the battle against bigotry as an ensemble cast portrays how to fight for the limelight.
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