HAIRSPRAY THE MUSICAL
UK TOUR
Directed by Paul Kerryson
Choreographed by Drew McOnie
HAIRSPRAY THE MUSICAL TO TOUR AGAIN IN
2020-21
Producer, Mark Goucher announced today that he has managed to extend his rights to tour Hairspray the Musical, with another tour being booked through 2020/21. This tour of Hairspray has taken to date over £10million at the box office with 4 months of performances still to come. Playing to packed houses, it has been a commercial and critical smash hit. A tour for 2020/21 is currently being booked.
Full dates and tickets are available at www.hairsprayuktour.com/tour-dates.
Featuring the iconic music and lyrics by Academy Award, Tony and Emmy winning duo Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, this much-loved musical comedy is choreographed by Olivier Award-winning Drew McOnie with direction from Paul Kerryson.
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.
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LISTINGS
DATES AND VENUES
19 – 24 March 2018
His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen
Rosemount Viaduct, Aberdeen AB25 1GL
Box Office: 01224 641122
http://www.aberdeenperformingarts.com/venues/his-majestys-theatre
On Sale Now
26 March – 7 April 2018
Opera House, Manchester
3 Quay St, Manchester M3 3HP
Box Office: 0844 871 3018
http://www.atgtickets.com/venues/opera-house-manchester/
On Sale Now
9 – 14 April 2018
Milton Keynes Theatre, Milton Keynes
500 Marlborough Gate, Milton Keynes MK9 3NZ
Box Office: 0844 871 7652
http://www.atgtickets.com/venues/milton-keynes-theatre/
On Sale Now
16 – 21 April 2018
Empire Theatre, Liverpool
Lime St, Liverpool L1 1JE
Box Office: 0151 702 7320
http://www.atgtickets.com/venues/liverpool-empire/
On Sale Now
23 – 28 April 2018
Hull New Theatre, Hull
Kingston Square, Hull HU1 3HF
Box Office: 01482 226 655
http://www.hcandl.co.uk/
On Sale Now
30 April – 5 May 2018
Venue Cymru, Llandudno
The Promenade, Llandudno LL30 1BB
Box Office: 01492 872000
https://venuecymru.co.uk/
On Sale Now
8 – 12 May 2018
Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
The Friars, Canterbury CT1 2AS
Box Office: 01227 787787
http://www.marlowetheatre.com/
On Sale Now
14 – 19 May 2018
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend
Station Rd, Southend-on-Sea SS0 7RA
Box Office: 01702 351135
https://southendtheatres.org.uk
On Sale Now
21 May – 26 May 2018
Wycombe Swan
St Mary St, High Wycombe, HP11 2XE
Box Office: 01494 512 000
https://wycombeswan.co.uk
On Sale Now
29 May – 03 June 2018
Cheltenham Everyman
7 – 10 Regent St, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, Cheltenham GL50 1HQ
Box Office: 01242 572573
https://www.everymantheatre.org.uk/
On Sale Now
11 – 16 June 2018
Stoke Regent Theatre
Box Office: 0844 871 7649
http://www.atgtickets.com/venues/regent-theatre/
On Sale Now
18-23 June 2018
Oxford New Theatre
Box Office:
http://www.atgtickets.com/venues/new-theatre-oxford/
On Sale Now
25-30 June 2018
Newcastle Theatre Royal
Box Office: 08448 11 21 21
https://www.theatreroyal.co.uk/whats-on
On Sale Now
2 – 7 July 2018
Eastbourne Devonshire Theatre
Box Office: 01323 412 000
https://www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk/venue/devonshire-park-theatre
On Sale Now
9 – 14 July 2018
Dublin Bord Gais
Box Office: +353 1 677 7999
http://bordgaisenergytheatre.ie/
On Sale Now
16-21 July 2018
York Grand Theatre
Box Office: 0844 871 3024
http://www.atgtickets.com/venues/grand-opera-house-york/
On Sale Now
23-28 July 2018
Swansea Grand
Box Office: 01792 475715
http://www.swansea.gov.uk/grandtheatrewhatson
On Sale Now
30 July – 4 August 2018
Bournemouth Pavilion
Box Office: 0844 576 3000
https://bhlivetickets.co.uk
On Sale Now