2024 production

Hairspray

Hairspray

“In 2024 Split Mask travelled all the way back to ’50s Baltimore…”

The 1950s are out, and change is in the air! Hairspray, winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, is a family-friendly musical, piled bouffant-high with laughter, romance and deliriously tuneful songs.

It’s 1962 in Baltimore, and the lovable plus-size teen, Tracy Turnblad, has only one desire – to dance on the popular “Corny Collins Show.” When her dream comes true, Tracy is transformed from social outcast to sudden star. She must use her newfound power to dethrone the reigning Teen Queen, win the affections of heartthrob, Link Larkin, and integrate a TV network… all without denting her ’do!

22–24 February 2024 at the Prince of Wales Theatre, Cannock. Book by Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan. Music by Marc Shaiman. Lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman. Presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International.

Photos

  • Performers in red sequinned dresses lifting a dancer high
  • A performer in a beehive wig and plaid skirt, arms raised in a golden spotlight
  • Four performers in red sequinned dresses singing on a raised platform
  • The full company posed on stage under the Corny Collins Show sign
  • A performer in a sparkly blue jacket dancing in front of the chorus
  • A young man in a grey suit and tie under purple light
  • A performer in a blue dress reaching out as she sings
  • Dancers in 1960s dresses with their arms raised
  • A performer in a coral dress under green light
  • A performer in a beehive wig singing with her arms out
  • A performer in a tweed suit and glasses, pointing
  • The company performing a number under purple lights
  • A performer in a blue dress singing a solo, arm outstretched
  • The cast lined up across the stage under spotlights
  • A performer in a beehive wig beside another in a housecoat
  • A presenter in a grey suit singing into a microphone, dancers at his feet
  • Performers marching with placards reading "Integration not segregation"
  • A performer in a yellow polka-dot dress dancing
  • Performers in red and white gym kit holding dodgeballs
  • Performers in 1960s dresses singing together under blue light
  • A wide view of the stage with the cast behind bars
  • The finale, with confetti falling over the company
  • A wide view of the full company dancing under the Corny Collins Show sign
  • A performer in a beehive wig and a young man in a blue suit walking together
  • A dancer in a striped shirt leading the ensemble under yellow light
  • The ensemble singing together in pink light
  • The ensemble dancing round a performer in a plaid skirt
  • A performer in a leopard-print kaftan and blonde wig singing
  • Two performers in tuxedo jackets dancing in front of the chorus
  • The full company celebrating on stage
  • Dancers in gingham and blue dresses mid-routine
  • A performer in an orange dress at the bedside of another lying in bed
  • A young man hugging a performer in a beehive wig
  • A performer in a red gingham dress smiling
  • A performer in a blue dress throwing her arms out with joy
  • A performer in a red sequinned dress between two in pink
  • Two young men in jackets dancing
  • Dancers performing in front of the Corny Collins Show sign
  • A performer in a red dress dancing beside one in a beehive wig
  • Two performers in long dresses dancing
  • Two performers in floral and gingham dresses looking surprised
  • Two performers in pink and red dresses dancing
  • A couple dancing beside a performer in an orange dress
  • The cast lined up behind bars under blue light
  • A performer in a red dress dancing under purple light

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