I continue to marvel at (and replay) the amazing video I embedded here. It's much of the Broadway community, from the safety of their homes, performing the closing number from the musical Hairspray. I've seen friends of mine who love great musicals debate to what extent Hairspray is one but even the folks who weren't that keen on the show itself thought the closing number was one of the greatest finales in the history of the stage.
What we have directly below this paragraph is a video of the last seven-or-so minutes of what I'm told is the original Broadway production with, among others, Tony winners Harvey Fierstein and Marissa Jaret Winokur, both of whom were in the "at home" video. A hunk of dialogue has been edited out but otherwise, it's the way that show ended…
But as they say in infomercials, That's Not All! What do you suppose if would look like if you were a musician playing that show and taking your cues from a conductor you were watching on a monitor? Here's that view of the last nine minutes of the show, including the bows. Make sure you stay tuned for the conductor's…