'Hairspray' Tony Winner Returns To Ft. Lauderdale

HAIRSPRAY

RETURNS TO THE BROWARD CENTER

OCTOBER 17 - 19

"IF LIFE WERE EVERYTHING IT SHOULD BE, IT WOULD BE MORE LIKE HAIRSPRAY."

- The New York Times

It's time to let your hair down and dance the night away! HAIRSPRAY, Broadway's musical comedy hit that inspired a major motion picture is coming to the Broward Center for the Performing Arts.

This fun musical, winner of eight 2003 Tony ® Awards including Best Musical, is currently enjoying its 5th year on Broadway. The 2007 West End production of HAIRSPRAY was nominated for a record-breaking 11 Olivier Awards and nabbed four, including the top category, Best New Musical, and also won Best New Musical in all of Britain's other top awards programs, including the Evening Standard, Critic's Circle, and Whatsonstage Awards.

And now, back by popular demand, audiences in Ft. Lauderdale will once again be swept away to 1960s Baltimore in this international smash-hit musical, piled bouffant-high with laughter and romance - and enough deliriously tuneful songs to fill a nonstop platter party.

It's HAIRSPRAY, live on stage, in living color.

Everyone is raving about this delightful musical, including the critics. "A great big fat gorgeous hit," claims Clive Barnes of the New York Post. "A must-see for every teenage dreamer who believes anything is possible," say Georgina Brown of London's The Mail on Sunday.

"So many numbers bring down the house, it's a wonder the theater is still standing," says Jeremy Gerard of New York Magazine.

In HAIRSPRAY it's 1962-the '50s are out and change is in the air. Baltimore's Tracy Turnblad, a big girl with big hair and an even bigger heart, has only one passion-to dance. She wins a spot on the local TV dance program, "The Corny Collins Show" and, overnight, is transformed from outsider to irrepressible teen celebrity. But can a plus-size trendsetter in dance and fashion vanquish the program's reigning princess, win the heart of heartthrob Link Larkin, and integrate a television show without denting her 'do? Only in HAIRSPRAY.

Welcome to the '60s!

HAIRSPRAY is based on the New Line Cinema film written and directed by John Waters, who served as a creative consultant on the musical comedy. It features a book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan. HAIRSPRAY features an original score by Academy Award nominated Marc Shaiman (who co-wrote the music and lyrics for the acclaimed animated musical, South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut,) and lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman. This production of HAIRSPRAY is based on Jack O'Brien's original direction and Jerry Mitchell's original choreography, recreated by Matt Lenz and Danny James Austin, respectively. Scenic design is by David Rockwell; the set coordinator is Michael Allen; costume design is by William Ivey Long; lighting design is by Kenneth Posner and Paul Miller; the sound is by Shannon Slaton; wig and hair design is by Paul Huntley; and the musical supervisor is Lon Hoyt. HAIRSPRAY is produced by NETworks Presentations.

HAIRSPRAY will play the Broward Center for the Performing Arts Friday, October 17 through Sunday October 19. Performances times are Friday and Saturday evening at 8pm, Sunday evening at 7:30pm with matinees Saturday and Sunday at 2pm.

Tickets for the Fort Lauderdale engagement of HAIRSPRAY range from $25.00 - $65.00 not including applicable handling or service charges. Purchase tickets only from the following authorized ticket sellers at Broadway Across America - Ft. Lauderdale, Broward Center or Ticketmaster. Tickets can be purchased in person at Broward Center's Box Office or by phone and internet at 954-462-0222 or www.browardcenter.org. Tickets are also available though Ticketmaster by phones at 954-523-3309 in Broward, 305-358-5885 in Dade, and 561-966-3309 in Palm Beach or at www.ticketmaster.com and in person at Ticketmaster outlets. Orders for groups of 20 or more may be placed by calling the Broward Center at 954-462-0222 or Broadway Across America at 1-800-6GROUPS (647-6877.)

The HAIRSPRAY web site can be found at www.hairsprayontour.com.

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