Hairspray, the mother of all musicals, follows Tracy Turnblad,a big girl with big hair and an even bigger heart as she sets out to dance her way onto TV’s most popular dance show. Can this ordinary girl realise her extraordinary dreams,inspire her mum and still have time to win the boy she loves?
Venue
Shaftesbury Theatre
210 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8DP
Show Details
Musical based on the New Line Cinema film, written and directed by John Waters
Book by Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan
Music by Marc Shaiman
Lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman
Directed by Jack O’Brien
Choreography by Jerry Mitchell
Sound by Steve C. Kennedy
Lighting by Kenneth Posner
Costumes by William Ivey Long
Scenic design is by David Rockwell
Produced in London by Stage Entertainment with Margo Lion, The Baruch/Viertel/ Routh /Frankel Group and New Line Cinema in association with others from the Broadway producing team.
Love the show! Went on the second preview evening.
Amazing! The show was a breath of fresh air from start to finish. I left the theatre with a big grin on my face. Had a difficult few months personally and this is what the doctor ordered!
I will be back!
Went to the first night preview - absolutely fantastic show, am now trying to see how many of my friends I can get to go with me - all at separate times of course so I can see it again and again and agani!!! Leanne was fantastic as was Ben, Mel Smith brilliant and Michael Ball convincing as Edna. Well done to everyone for putting the fun back into the West End xx
Love the show! Went on the second preview evening.
Amazing! The show was a breath of fresh air from start to finish. I left the theatre with a big grin on my face. Had a difficult few months personally and this is what the doctor ordered!
I will be back!
Posted by: Alison Newell | 10/20/2007 at 09:20 AM
Went to the first night preview - absolutely fantastic show, am now trying to see how many of my friends I can get to go with me - all at separate times of course so I can see it again and again and agani!!! Leanne was fantastic as was Ben, Mel Smith brilliant and Michael Ball convincing as Edna. Well done to everyone for putting the fun back into the West End xx
Posted by: Pauline Bilton | 10/25/2007 at 09:08 PM
Saw the show on Friday 2 November - was Ben James Ellis playing the role - didn't look like him at all?
Posted by: Lisa Woodford | 11/05/2007 at 03:11 PM