For those who don't know, Hairspray is a musical set in the '60s, where rock and roll is underground and social change is on its way. As the official tour website states: In Hairspray, it’s 1962, the ’50s are out and change is in the air. Baltimore’s Tracy Turnblad, a big girl with big hair| For those who don't know, Hairspray is a musical set in the '60s, where rock and roll is underground and social change is on its way. As the official tour website states: In Hairspray, it’s 1962, the ’50s are out and change is in the air. Baltimore’s Tracy Turnblad, a big girl with big hair