Get ready to start boogying.”Hairspray,”the Broadway, Tony Award-winning musical-comedy phenomenon, is swinging into the West Virginia UniversityCreative Arts Center March 8 for two spectacular shows. Performance times are 3 and 7:30 p.m.
The feel-good musical takes its audience back to 1962 Baltimore, where 16-year-old Tracy Turnblada big girl with big hair and an even bigger heartsets out to dance her way onto TVs most popular program,The Corny Collins Show.
To the shock of the reigning dance princess, Amber, Tracy wins a spot on the program and is transformed overnight from outcast to teen celebrity. But can a plus-size trendsetter in dance and fashion vanquish Ambers title, win the heart of popular teen hunk Link Larkin and integrate a television show without denting her’do?
“Hairspray”is piled bouffant-high with laughter and romanceand enough deliriously tuneful new songs to pack the ultimate punch. This mega-hit won eight Tony Awards in 2003, including Best Musical. The New York Times raves,If life were everything it should be, it would be more like’Hairspray.’Its irresistible!
The gang is all here in this fantastic explosion of song and dance, including silly best friend Penny Pingleton, Motormouth Maybelle and, of course, Ednaand Wilbur Turnblad.
Originally based on the 1988 film by John Waters, the musical production of”Hairspray”soars with songs likeWelcome to Baltimore,You Cant Stop the BeatandI Know Where Ive Been.With choreography by Jerry Mitchell, this tour of”Hairspray”is sure to leave the audience dancing in their seats.
In 2007, due to the success of Broadway musical,”Hairspray”was remade into another movie, which landed in theaters nationwide, starring John Travolta, Queen Latifah and Zac Efron. It quickly escalated to blockbuster status, introducing a new generation to the delightful music and dancing, while conveying the importance of self-belief and having the passion to make a difference.
Come see what everyone is raving about when the national tour pulls into Morgantown. Tickets can be purchased now for $40 or $42, depending on seat location, at the Mountainlair and CAC box offices, online athttp://www.ticketmaster.com/or by phone at 304-292-0220. Tickets are also available at any Ticketmaster outlet, including Giant Eagle below the Mountaineer Mall. WVU students can purchase tickets for $30 with a valid Mountaineer Card at the campus box offices.
The University Arts Series is produced by WVU Artsand Entertainment. For more event information, call 304-293-SHOW or visithttp://events.wvu.edu/.