Bronowski Productions Ltd (United Kingdom)
29/10-1/11;Wednesday to Saturday;8pm;Additional show: 1/11 (Saturday), 3pm
Macao Cultural Centre Grand Auditorium
Tickets: MOP 500, 400, 300, 200
Book: Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan
Music: Marc Shaiman
Lyrics: Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman
Based upon the New Line Cinema film written and directed by John Waters
Production: Bronowski Productions
Producers: Gary Brown and Oli Sones
Director: Russell Labey
Choreographer: David Leighton
Set Designer: David Rockwell
Costume Designer: William Ivey Long
Lighting Designer: Mike Robertson
Sound Designer: Gareth Owen
Musical Director: Bob Broad
Casting Director: Debbie O’Brien
Original Wig Designer: Paul Huntley
Performers: Susie Chayton, Damian Williams, John Barr, Ed Currie, Bronte Barbe, Louisa Lydell, Alex Jordan Mills, Adam J Bernard, Irene Myrtle Forrester, Karis Jack, Victoria Ward, Graham Hoadley, Tanya Nicole Edwards, Micha Richardson, Rachel Ivy, Jennifer Jolly Jamieson, Hannah Veerapen, Hannah Louise Wilson, Jemal Felix, Adam Haigh, Matthew Jeans, Duncan Leighton, Aston New, Gary Sheridan and Alex Thomas (performers subject to change)
Critics have universally hailed Hairspray – The Musical as a “splashy show that’s consistently tuneful and upbeat, and every moment of the music snaps, crackles and pops!” This thoroughly solid piece of musical theatre takes you back to the racially charged atmosphere of 1962 Baltimore, and follows the dreams of a heavy-set 15-year-old dancer on a local TV dance program. Tracy Turnblad, the show’s heroine, becomes a celebrity overnight and quickly embarks on a crusade to overcome racial stereotypes and to break down social barriers. Full of bubbly songs with beat and personality—not to mention romantic complications—Hairspray has taken the world by storm. The original Broadway production opened on 15 August 2002, and the show ran for over 2,500 performances!
In 2003 Hairspray won 8 Tony Awards and 10 Drama Desk Awards, while the London West End production was nominated for a record-setting 11 Laurence Olivier Awards, winning for Best New Musical. Building on its success, the show was adapted as a 2007 musical film. Brought to you by Bronowski Productions Ltd., a leading producer in the world of music and theater, Hairspray promises an entertaining and thoroughly enjoyable evening of musical theatre.
Please refer to the Festival Outreach Programme
Performed in English, with surtitles in Chinese, Portuguese and English
Duration: approximately 2 hours and 30minutes, including one interval
