WOB Theatre Hosts HAIRSPRAY Auditions Held April 4

The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre's 2011 Season continues this summer when it brings the Frederick premiere of the smash hit musical comedy Hairspray to the stage. Auditions for the area premiere will be held on Monday, April 4th beginning at 7:00 p.m. at the theatre.

Hairspray delights audiences by sweeping them away to 1960's Baltimore, where the 50's are out -- and change is in the air. Loveable plus-size heroine, Tracy Turnblad, has a passion for dancing, and wins a spot on the local TV dance program, The Corny Collins Show. Overnight she finds herself transformed from outsider to teen celebrity. She then sets out to vanquish the program's reigning princess, win the heart of the super handsome Link Larkin, and racially integrate the television show (singing and dancing all the way!).

Auditions will be held on Monday evening, April 4th beginning at 6:30 p.m. at The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre located along Route 40 West, Frederick's Golden Mile. Those auditioning are asked to bring a headshot and resume, as well as 16 bars of prepared music and be ready to sing, read from the script, and dance. All roles are non-union paying. The role of Edna has already been cast. All other roles are open. Those auditioning should be at least 16 years old. All ethnicities are encouraged to audition - a complete list of casting notes and character details is posted on the theatre's website, www.wayoffbroadway.com. No appointments are necessary.

The show will run June 17 - August 27, 2011 with performances every Friday and Saturday evening, matinees on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Sunday of each month, and select Sunday evenings.

Hairspray has music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman, and a book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan. Way Off Broadway's production will be directed by Bill Kiska, with choreography by Jaimie Hoover and musical direction by Jordan Stocksdale.

For additional information about Way Off Broadway, including all of its productions and events, contact the theatre at (301) 662-6600 or visit www.wayoffbroadway.com.

The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre has been a leader in the region's performing arts community since it first opened in 1995. Under the direction of the Kiska Family since 2002, WOB has produced such productions as A Funny Thing . . . Forum, Guys & Dolls, Steel Magnolias, Oklahoma!, Grease, Fiddler on the Roof, The Odd Couple, A Chorus Line, The Sound of Music, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Evita, and Cats, as well as the regional and area premieres of Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl - The Musical, Jerry Herman's La Cage aux Folles, the musical comedy The Wedding Singer, and Mel Brooks' The Producers. Located along Route 40 West, the Golden Mile in Frederick, the theatre also produces a one-of-a-kind children's lunch theatre, as well as countless special events throughout the year. Way Off Broadway's 2011 Mainstage Season features The Drowsy Chaperone, Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific, Hairspray, Chicago, and Christmas Tidings.