Hairspray October 31, 2007

Michael Ball will star as ‘Edna Turnblad’, leading the cast of the smash hit multi-award winning musical “HAIRSPRAY”. The show will introduce 22 year-old complete unknown Leanne Jones, making her first professional appearance, playing ‘Tracy Turnblad’.

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 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! Welcome to the '60s!
The Broadway hit, directed by Jack O'Brien and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell, premiered at New York's Neil Simon Theatre in 2002.

Dates
Previews start : 11th October 2007
Opening Night : 30th October 2007

Creators
Book by Mark O'Donnell & Thomas Meehan
Music by Marc Shaiman
Lyrics by Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman
Directed by Jack O'Brien
Choreography by Jerry Mitchell
Scenic Design by David Rockwell
Costume Design by William Ivey Long
Lighting Design by Kenneth Posner
Sound Design by Steve C. Kennedy
Starring
Michael Ball, Edna Turnblad
Leanne Jones, Tracy Turnblad
Mel Smith, Wilbur Turnblad
Rachael Wooding Amber Von Tussle
Elinor Collett, Penny Pingleton
Johnnie Fiori, Motormouth Maybelle
Ben James-Ellis, Link Larkin
Philip Catchpole, IQ
Adrian Hansel, Seaweed J. Stubbs
Paul Manuel, Corny Collins
Tracie Bennett, Velma Von Tussle

Audience: Hairspray is recommended for children aged 8 and upwards. Children under 4 years of age will not be admitted binto the Shaftesbury Theatre.

Run time: 2 hours 40 mins. (15 minute intermission)

Show Times

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Matinee - 3:00 - - - 3:00
Evening 7:30 7:30 7:30 7:30 7:30 7:30

Official Website: http://www.hairspraythemusical.co.uk/