Hairspray
Sunderland Empire
Monday 25th – Saturday 30th
September 2017
FOLLOWING
THE PHENOMENAL SUCCESS OF THE 2015/16 UK TOUR OF SMASH HIT MUSICAL HAIRSPRAY HAS ANNOUNCED ANOTHER MAJOR TOUR FROM
AUGUST 2017
STAR CASTING TO BE ANNOUNCED
Producer, Mark Goucher has confirmed
that following the phenomenal success of the recent UK tour, the smash hit production of Hairspray will
embark on a further major tour opening on 16
August 2017 at
Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff.
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| Photo: Darren Bell |
The big, bold and beautiful production
of this much loved musical comedy will visit more than 30 venues across the
length and breadth of the UK and Ireland until early summer 2018, calling at Sunderland
Empire for one week only. Star casting will be announced
in due course.
Producer Mark Goucher said: “I am
incredibly proud of this production of Hairspray and thrilled that it will be
travelling the country again. The universal appeal of this heart-warming show
has continued to delight us all, with families and musical theatre lovers alike
packing out theatres night after night.”
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| Photo: Darren Bell |
Featuring the iconic music and lyrics
by Academy Award, Tony and Emmy winning duo Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, the
production will tour to Cardiff, Dartford, Dublin, Blackpool, Sunderland, Glasgow, Birmingham, Leicester, Buxton, Belfast, Aylesbury, Carlisle, Bradford, Guildford, Plymouth, Southampton, Sheffield, Aberdeen, Nottingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Inverness, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Liverpool, Hull, Llandudno, Canterbury and Southend.
Hairspray is directed by Paul Kerryson, with
choreography by Drew McOnie.
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| Photo: Ellie Kurttz |
It’s Baltimore 1962, where Tracy Turnblad, a big girl
with big hair and an even bigger heart, is on a mission to follow her dreams
and dance her way onto national TV. Tracy’s 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
a musical based on the 1988 film of the same name which starred Divine and Ricki Lake by cult filmmaker John Waters. With
music and lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman and book by Mark O’Donnell
and Thomas Meehan, Hairspray originally opened to rave reviews on
Broadway in 2002 and subsequently won eight Tony Awards. The production opened
in London at the Shaftesbury Theatre in 2007 and
won four Laurence Olivier Awards including Best New Musical. Proving to be an
international success, Hairspray has also opened in South Africa, Japan, South Korea, China and Dubai. Following the musical’s phenomenal
success on stage, a film of the musical was released in 2007 which starred John Travolta,
Michelle Pfeiffer and James Marsden.
Director: Paul Kerryson
Choreographer: Drew McOnie
Set and Costume Designer: takis
Lighting Designer: Philip Gladwell
Sound Designer: Ben Harrison
Tickets are
available in person at the Box Office on High Street West, from the Ticket
Centre on 0844 871 3022* or online at www.ATGtickets.com/Sunderland*
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