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Hairspray the musical is set in Baltimore, Maryland the year is 1962. Our hero in the musical is is a young overweight girl named Tracy. Tracy has always dreamed of becoming a big star, if and when you attend this musical, make sure you have a front row seat, if you don’t you will want to be sure to bring your opera glasses, so as not to miss a moment of this fast-paced play.
One day, our hero, is watching T.V. And finds out that That the Corny Collins Show is having a huge dance contest, excitedly Tracy tells her mother that she would like to enter the contest. Her mother, who is overweight like Tracy discourages the idea that Tracy has had. In reality, Tracy’s mother, would like nothing more to protect her daughter, as she knows that people will make fun of her for being overweight. Additionally, her mother feels that the show is racist.
Nashville is really an amazing city to attend a concert at. The love for music in this area is astounding. It really has not changed too much over the years and still remains to be a great destination for almost all of the music stars.
There is one particular type of music that shines in this area though. I doubt there has been a single country music star that has not shown his face in this city. There is a reason for this. This city is nicknamed and considered to be the home of country music.
You can stroll down the streets and discover many music related businesses. In fact, the big four music production companies all have agencies in Nashville. For this reason, many people aiming to have a career in music will go to Nashville to see if they have what it takes to make it big.
Do not think though that only country music is played in Nashville. Nashville does have a diverse population in terms of demographics. You will also find that there is a younger crowd that has interest in other forms of music. Nashville is also nicknamed the Athens of the south because it has so many colleges throughout the metropolitan area. The vast younger crowd brings in younger pop, rap, and rock forms of music to this region as well.