Tony-award winning ‘Hairspray’ in Greenville

GREENVILLE – It’s time to let your hair down and dance the night away! HAIRSPRAY, Broadway’s new musical comedy phenomenon, is coming to The Peace Center for eight performances Jan. 10-15.

After its acclaimed world premiere at Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre in June 2002, the fantastically fun musical opened on Broadway in August 2002 to rave reviews, winning eight 2003 Tony Awards, including Best Musical. And now, Peace Center patrons will be swept away to 1960s Baltimore in this megahit, piled bouffant-high with laughter and romance – and enough deliriously tuneful songs to fill a nonstop platter party. 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 plussize trendsetter in dance and fashion vanquish the program’s reigning princess, win the heart of heart-throb 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 is 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 Awardnominated 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.

HAIRSPRAY is directed by Jack O’Brien and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell; the scenic design is by David Rockwell; the costume design is by William Ivey Long; the lighting design is by Kenneth Posner; and the sound design is by Steve C. Kennedy.

Tickets can be purchased at The Peace Center box office at 864-467-3000 or 1-800-888-7768 or online at www.peacecenter. org For group sales, call 864-679-9271. The HAIRSPRAY website is www.hairsprayontour. com.