{"id":227,"date":"2021-04-19T20:21:17","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T00:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fredstories.com\/letstalkabouttheatre\/?p=227"},"modified":"2021-04-19T20:21:17","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T00:21:17","slug":"the-roots-of-hairspray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fredstories.com\/letstalkabouttheatre\/the-roots-of-hairspray\/","title":{"rendered":"The Roots of \u201cHairspray\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHairspray\u201d is a comedic musical with a lot of fun characters, that deals with serious subjects throughout the musical.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHairspray\u201d addresses important themes of racism, body image, activism, etc.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The movie is set in Baltimore, MD in the 1960s and segregation takes center stage.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredstories.com\/letstalkabouttheatre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image-19.png?resize=350%2C228&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-229\" width=\"350\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredstories.com\/letstalkabouttheatre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image-19.png?w=957&amp;ssl=1 957w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredstories.com\/letstalkabouttheatre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image-19.png?resize=300%2C195&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredstories.com\/letstalkabouttheatre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image-19.png?resize=768%2C500&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the Corny Collins Show, a main white cast performs every day, while the black cast only performs one day a week. There is also a rope that breaks the room apart so the black cast is segregated from the white.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tracy, a white teenage girl, makes history by having the Corny Collins Show integrate cast members at the end of the musical.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the most important moments of the musical is during the song, \u201cI know where I\u2019ve been\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During this song, a March takes place to protest segregation. The March ends with Police violence.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredstories.com\/letstalkabouttheatre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image-20.png?resize=421%2C237&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-231\" width=\"421\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredstories.com\/letstalkabouttheatre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image-20.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredstories.com\/letstalkabouttheatre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image-20.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredstories.com\/letstalkabouttheatre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image-20.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredstories.com\/letstalkabouttheatre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image-20.png?w=1096&amp;ssl=1 1096w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 421px) 100vw, 421px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even though this musical takes place in the 60s, the issues of systematic racism and police violence is very relevant to today.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Black Lives Matter peaceful protests and the police response to those protests are filmed on social media for all to see.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Motormouth Maybelle sings, \u201cThere\u2019s a struggle that we have yet to win,\u201d we continue to voice it will take all of us to work towards change.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is some Organizations you can support through the Black Lives Matter Movement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Color of change<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Movement for Black Lives<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Black Visions Collective<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Bail Project<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Minnesota Freedom Fund<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I Know Were I&#039;ve Been\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H-2He8cNHdw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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