A new production of Hairspray comes to the Alhambra Theatre, Bradford 25-30 November. Choreographed by Olivier Award winner
Drew McOnie
This iconic musical comedy features some of musical theatre’s best hit songs including Welcome To
The 60s, You Can’t Stop The Beat and Good Morning Baltimore by Academy Award, Tony and Emmy
winning duo Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman.

After breaking box office records and delighting audiences in the West End, on Broadway and on the
big screen since 1988, the timeless story of Hairspray centres around heroine Tracy Turnblad, who
has big hair, a big heart, and big dreams to dance her way onto national TV, and into the heart of teen
idol Link Larkin. When Tracy becomes a local star, she is able to use her newfound fame to fight for
liberation, tolerance, and interracial unity in Baltimore. But can she win equality – and Link’s heart –
without denting her ’do?

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.
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.

Call the Box Office on 01274 432000 or visit bradford-theatres.co.uk