`COWBOY' OPENS THURSDAY.(ARTS)(Concert review)

Byline: Associated Press

NEW YORK -- Broadway ticket availability and capsule reviews of shows follows.

Unless otherwise noted, tickets are available at the theaters' box offices for the shows listed. ``DEF POETRY JAM.'' A new generation of poets in an energetic evening of rap, rhythm and rhyme. Longacre. Telecharge. ``HAIRSPRAY.'' The cult John Waters movie set in 1960s Baltimore has been turned into a riotous, tuneful musical. Harvey Fierstein inherits the role of full-figured Edna Turnblad, played in the film by Divine. Marissa Jaret Winokur plays perky teen Tracy Turnblad. Both are comic delights. Neil Simon. Ticketmaster. Difficult. ``JOE EGG.'' …