In 1962 Baltimore, Maryland, plump teenager Tracy Turnblad's dream is to dance on The Corny Collins Show, a local TV dance program based on the real-life Buddy Deane Show. When Tracy wins a role on the show, she becomes a celebrity overnight, and meets a colorful array of characters, such as Corny Collins (The show's singing host who shares Tracy's liberal political views) and Velma Von Tussle (The villainous producer of the show who does everything in her power to further her daughter's career ...
In 1962 Baltimore, Maryland, plump teenager Tracy Turnblad's dream is to dance on The Corny Collins Show, a local TV dance program based on the real-life Buddy Deane Show. When Tracy wins a role on the show, she becomes a celebrity overnight, and meets a colorful array of characters, such as Corny Collins (The show's singing host who shares Tracy's liberal political views) and Velma Von Tussle (The villainous producer of the show who does everything in her power to further her daughter's career and destroy Tracy's and Corny's). She then launches a campaign to integrate the show. Hairspray is a social commentary on the injustices of parts of American society in the 1960s.
BOOK BY: Mark O'Donnell & Thomas Meehan
BASED ON THE 1988 FILM BY: John Waters
MUSIC BY: Marc Shaiman
LYRICS BY: Scott Wittman
DIRECTOR: Charlie Misovye
MUSIC DIRECTOR: TBA
CHOREOGRAPHER: TBA
SHOW DATES:
May 1-2-3, 2015
FR - 7:30p.m.
SA - 7:30p.m.
SU - 2:00p.m.
TICKETS:
Adults: $20.00
Seniors (Age: 65+): $19.00
Students (with Student ID): $15.00
Groups (25+): $15.00
WHERE:
Bloom Auditorium Theatre @ Bloom H.S.
101 W. 10th Street, Chicago Heights, IL
(Corner of 10th Street & Dixie Highway)
BOX OFFICE:
708-755-3444
ONLINE TICKETS:
www.brownpapertickets.com
WEBSITE:
www.dramagroup.org