Hairspray
Combined Colleges production
The smash hit musical comedy that’s guaranteed to have you dancing the night away!
Head back to the 60’s where Tracy Turnblad, a big girl with big hair and an even bigger heart, is on a mission to follow her dreams, dancing her way onto a TV dance show.
Her audition makes her a local star, and soon she is using her new-found fame to fight for equality… bagging local heartthrob Link Larkin along the way.
Hairspray is an irresistible feel-good show that’s full of action, dancing and teen angst, making it perfect for a school musical.
Hairspray is an American musical based on the 1988 John Waters film Hairspray, and provides a social commentary on the injustices of parts of American society in the 1960s.
The songs include 1960s-style dance music and "downtown" rhythm and blues.
In 1962 Baltimore, Maryland, plump teenager Tracy Turnblad's dream is to dance on The Corny Collins Show, a local TV dance programme. When Tracy wins a role on the show, she becomes a celebrity overnight and meets a colourful array of characters. She then launches a campaign to integrate the show.
Wed 3 August - 7.30pm
The musical's original Broadway production opened on August 15, 2002. It won eight Tony Awards, including one for Best Musical, out of thirteen nominations. It ran for more than 2,500 performances and closed in January 2009.
The West End production opened at the Shaftesbury Theatre in October 2007. Michael Ball played Edna, with Mel Smith as Wilbur Turnblad.
The show garnered a record-setting eleven Olivier Award nominations and won Best New Musical, as well as acting awards for Best Actress and Actor in a musical (Jones and Ball). The production closed in March 2010 after a run of nearly two-and-a-half years and more than 1,000 performances