In Hairspray, what is the name of the television dance program featuring Tracy Turnblad?

The Corny Collins Show is the television dance program featured in Hairspray.

Tracy Turnblad dreams of appearing on the locally broadcast program in 1962 Baltimore. After gaining a place on the show, she uses her visibility to challenge its racial segregation and support integration. The fictional program therefore connects Tracy’s personal ambition with the musical’s wider social conflict.

Hairspray was written with a book by Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan, music by Marc Shaiman, and lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman. It was adapted from John Waters’s 1988 film of the same name.

The Corny Collins Show is fictional, although its format resembles real American dance programs of the era. The 1960s television setting is also why the show’s host, Corny Collins, is central to the plot rather than merely a background character.