HAIRSPRAY

August 28 - September 15, 2007

With eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Original Score, and Best Book of a Musical, Hairspray has won the hearts of audiences of all ages. Travel back to 1962 - the ‘50s are out and change is in the air. Baltimore's Tracy Turnblad, a big girl with big hair and an even bigger heart, has only one passion--to dance. She wins a spot on the local TV dance program, "The Corny Collins Show" and, overnight, is transformed from outsider to irrepressible teen celebrity. But can a trendsetter in dance and fashion vanquish the program's reigning princess, win the heart of heartthrob Link Larkin, and integrate a television show without denting her 'do? Only in Hairspray! 

REVIEWS

"This is a Hairspray that never loses its hold...it's irresistible." - The Boston Globe

"One of those magical productions with everything and everyone in the right place...A smashing performance." - Portsmouth Press Herald

"A rendition of Hairspray that will knock your socks off...there are so many stunning performances in this production that it's impossible to do them all justice." - Portland Press Herald

 

  • Book by Mark O'Donnell & Thomas Meehan

    Music by Marc Shairman

    Lyrics by Scott Wittman & Marc Shairman

    Score Highlights

    Good Morning Baltimore

    Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now

    Welcome to the '60s

    Big, Blonde & Beautiful

    You Can’t Stop the Beat

  • EDDIE MEKKA (Wilbur Turnblad)

    RYAN LANDRY (Edna Turnblad)

    ERIC B. ANTHONY (Seaweed)

    JACQUELINE B. ARNOLD (Motormouth Mabel)

    JONATHAN CABLE (Fender)

    SUSAN CELLA (Velma Von Tussle)

    CURT DALE CLARK (Corney Collins)

    SANTIO CUPON (Gilbert)

    MICHAEL DAUER (Sketch)

    LINDSAY DEVINO (Amber Von Tussle)

    ALEX ELLIS (Penny Pingleton)

    ALISON FAIRCLOTH (Tracy Turnblad)

    BEN FRANKLIN (Brad/Dance Captain)

    PATRICIA GIBSON (Dynamite #2)

    DAVE HEARD (Thad)

    TIFFANY JANENE HOWARD (Dynamite #1)

    CAITLIN KELTY-HUBER (Lou Ann)

    KAITLYN JOHNSON (Tammy)

    JOHN-CHARLES KELLY (Harriman F. Spritzer/Mr. Pinky/Principal/Guard)

    KAILI LANI (Li'l Inez)

    MARSHA LAWSON (Dynamite #3/Lorraine)

    COLIN CAMPBELL MCADOO (Link Larkin)

    MICHAEL STERLING MILLER (I.Q.)

    KELDON LAVAR PRICE (Duane)

    MORGAN ROSE (Shelley)

    CONNIE SHAFER (Prudy Pingleton/Gym Teacher/Matron)

    MEGAN WEAN (Brenda)

    BRADFORD T. KENNEY (Executive Artistic Director)

    KIMBERLY STARLING (Associate Artistic Director)

    DONNA DRAKE (Director/Choreographer)

    BRIAN CIMMET (Music Director)

    RICHARD LATTA (Resident Lighting Designer)

    RICHARD ELLIS (Scenic Coordinator)

    JAMES E. CROCHET (Costume Coordinator)

    ADAM RIGBY (Sound Designer)

    ROBERT LEVINSTEIN (Production Stage Manager)

  • It’s 1962 in Baltimore, Maryland, and quirky, plus-sized, teenage Tracy Turnblad has one dream: to dance on the “Corny Collins Show”. When she gets put in detention with the African-American students in the school, they teach her some of their dance moves, and her new found groove wins her a spot on Corny’s show. Overnight, Tracy transforms from a nobody into a star, and uses her newfound influence to advocate for racial integration on the television show. Tracy faces scrutiny and bullying from the network producer, Velma, and her popular, but vicious, daughter, Amber. With the help of the teenage heartthrob Link, host Corny Collins, and Motormouth Maybelle (the host of ‘Negro Day’), Tracy overcomes the odds and succeeds in her mission to integrate the “Corny Collins Show.” Tony Award-winning Hairspray continues to be one of the most widely produced musicals today, not only because of its wit and charm, but also because of the beautiful message of acceptance and progress that it portrays. The bright, energetic story of Tracy Turnblad teaches us all to look past the color of one’s skin and fight for every human being’s equal rights.

    - StageAgent

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