About Hairspray
Hairspray is an American musical with music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman and a book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan, based on John Waters’s 1988 film of the same name. The songs include 1960s-style dance music and "downtown" rhythm and blues.
Current Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Matt Rixon | Edna Turnblad |
| Norman Pace | Wilbur Turnblad |
| Brenda Edwards | Motormouth Maybelle |
| Gina Murray | Velma Von Tussle |
| Rebecca Mendoza | Tracey Turnblad |
| Jon Tsouras | Corny Collins |
| Layton Williams | Seaweed |
| Edward Chitticks | Link Larkin |
| Aimee Moore | Amber Von Tussle |
| Annalise Liard-Bailey | Penny Pingleton |
| Graham Macduff | Male Authority Figure |
| Tracey Penn | Female Authority Figure |
| Monifa James | Little Inez |
| Emile-Mae | Dynamite |
| Melissa Nettleford | Dynamite |
| Lauren Concannon | Dynamite |
| Lindsay Atherton | Ensemble / Tammy |
| Gemma Lawson | Ensemble / Brenda |
| Freya Rowley | Ensemble / Lou Ann |
| Daniel Clift | Ensemble / Brad |
| Ben Darcy | Ensemble / IQ |
| George Hinson | Ensemble / Fender |
| Jordan Laviniere | Ensemble / Duane |
| Reece Richards | Ensemble / Record Shop Boy |
| Devon McKenzie-Smith | Ensemble / Record Shop Boy |
| Shay Barclay | Swing |
| James Revell | Swing / Dance Captain |
| Amana Jones | Swing |
| Lindsay McAllister | Swing / Resident Choreographer |
| Rosie O'Hare | Swing |
Show Dates
| Venue | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff | 16-08-17 | 26-08-17 |
| Orchard Theatre, Dartford | 28-08-17 | 09-09-17 |
| Bord Gais Energy Theatre | 11-09-17 | 16-09-17 |
| Winter Gardens Blackpool | 18-09-17 | 23-09-17 |
| Sunderland Empire | 25-09-17 | 30-09-17 |
| King's Theatre, Glasgow | 02-10-17 | 07-10-17 |
| Birmingham Hippodrome | 09-10-17 | 14-10-17 |
| Curve, Leicester | 16-10-17 | 21-10-17 |
| Opera House, Buxton | 23-10-17 | 28-10-17 |
| Grand Opera House, Belfast | 30-10-17 | 04-11-17 |
| Aylesbury Waterside | 06-11-17 | 11-11-17 |
| Sands Centre, Carlisle | 13-11-17 | 18-11-17 |
| Bradford Alhambra | 20-11-17 | 25-11-17 |
| Guildford G Live | 27-11-17 | 02-12-17 |
| Theatre Royal, Plymouth | 15-01-18 | 20-01-18 |
| Mayflower Theatre, Southampton | 22-01-18 | 27-01-18 |
| Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield | 29-01-18 | 03-02-18 |
| Eden Court Theatre, Inverness | 05-02-18 | 10-02-18 |
| Theatre Royal, Nottingham | 12-02-18 | 24-02-18 |
| Bristol Hippodrome | 05-03-18 | 10-03-18 |
| Edinburgh Playhouse | 12-03-18 | 17-03-18 |
| His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen | 19-03-18 | 24-03-18 |
| Opera House, Manchester | 26-03-18 | 07-04-18 |
| Milton Keynes Theatre | 09-04-18 | 14-04-18 |
| Liverpool Empire | 16-04-18 | 21-04-18 |
| Hull New Theatre | 23-04-18 | 28-04-18 |
| Venue Cymru, Llandudno | 30-04-18 | 05-05-18 |
| Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury | 08-05-18 | 12-05-18 |
| Southend Cliffs Pavillion | 14-05-18 | 19-05-18 |
| Wycombe Swan | 21-05-18 | 26-05-18 |
| Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham | 29-05-18 | 03-06-18 |
| Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent | 11-06-18 | 16-06-18 |
| New Theatre Oxford | 18-06-18 | 23-06-18 |
| Theatre Royal, Newcastle | 25-06-18 | 30-06-18 |
| Eastbourne Devonshire Theatre | 02-07-18 | 07-07-18 |
| Bord Gais Energy Theatre | 09-07-18 | 14-07-18 |
| York Grand Opera House | 16-07-18 | 21-07-18 |
| Swansea Grand Theatre | 23-07-18 | 28-07-18 |
| Bournemouth Pavillion Theatre | 30-07-18 | 04-08-18 |