Kimmel Cultural Campus And The Shubert Organization Present HAIRSPRAY

The Kimmel Cultural Campus and The Shubert Firm current the musical comedy phenomenon, HAIRSPRAY, winner of eight 2003 Tony Awards like Finest New Musical. As component of the Kimmel Cultural Campus’ 21-22 Broadway Collection, the demonstrate performs the Miller Theater (formerly the Merriam Theater) from Tuesday, May 17 – Sunday, Might 22, 2022. This operate of HAIRSPRAY on the Kimmel Cultural Campus is sponsored by The Bancorp.

“We are delighted that Hairspray is returning to Philadelphia with its often-appropriate information of inclusivity,” reported Matías Tarnopolsky, president and CEO of The Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center, Inc. “As the city’s premier heart for multi-disciplinary doing arts and cultural occasions, we are very pleased to existing a display that reflects our values, as we try each working day to be certain all really feel welcome and embraced on the Kimmel Cultural Campus.”

HAIRSPRAY is the story of 16-calendar year-previous Tracy Turnblad in 1960s Baltimore as she sets out to dance her way on to TV’s most preferred exhibit. Can a lady with massive dreams (and even bigger hair) adjust the environment? That includes the beloved rating of strike tunes like “Welcome to the 60’s,” “Excellent Early morning Baltimore,” and “You Won’t be able to Halt the Conquer,” HAIRSPRAY is “refreshing, successful, and deliriously tuneful!” (The New York Occasions).

The forged will be led by Andrew Levitt aka Nina West (from “RuPaul’s Drag Race”) as Edna Turnblad, Niki Metcalf as Tracy Turnblad and Sandie Lee as Motormouth Maybelle. Becoming a member of them are Billy Dawson as Corny Collins, Will Savarese as Connection Larkin, Emery Henderson as Penny Pingleton, Jamonté D. Bruten as Seaweed J. Stubbs, Kaelee Albritton as Amber Von Tussle and Addison Garner as Velma Von Tussle.

Christopher Swan plays Wilbur Turnblad and Kaléa Leverette performs Minimal Inez with Caroline Daye Attayek, Kelly Barberito, Helene Britany, Kobe Brown, Tanner Callicutt, Shante Clarke, Nick Cortazzo, Ryahn Evers, Carly Haig, Michael Harmon, Michael Corey Hassel, Kaleb Jenkins, Greg Kalafatas, Gabriel Kearns, Stevie LeWarne, Jr., Nichelle Lewis, Parris Mone’t Lewis, Brendan Morris, Religion Northcutt, Adam Blake Raque, Nadia Ra’Shaun, Micah Sauvageau, Gabriyel Thomas and Emmanuelle Zeesman as users of the ensemble.

This new touring manufacturing reunites Broadway’s award-profitable artistic team, led by Director Jack O’Brien and Choreographer Jerry Mitchell, to deliver HAIRSPRAY to a new technology of theater audiences.

“It is a brand-new earth we come across ourselves in nowadays, and HAIRSPRAY is even a lot more relevant than twenty decades ago when it to start with burst on to the scene. With the renewed, refreshed electricity of the unforgettable ‘Nina West’ as Edna and a total new generation of wildly gifted young children across the board, we are not able to wait around to increase the roofs once far more with dance, joy, audio, and that wonderful, popular, power-packed score!” shared Director Jack O’Brien.

Choreographer Jerry Mitchell extra, “HAIRSPRAY has always been about all of us dancing alongside one another! I am thrilled to welcome this NEW business of amazing #FULLOUT talents to lead the way as we dance throughout America with a concept of inclusion and hope for the reason that ‘You really Are not able to Cease the Conquer!’.”

HAIRSPRAY is based mostly on the New Line Cinema film composed and directed by John Waters, who served as a resourceful specialist on the musical comedy. It attributes a ebook by Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan. HAIRSPRAY capabilities an authentic score by Academy Award nominated Marc Shaiman and lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman. The tour is developed by NETworks Presentations.

More innovative staff for HAIRSPRAY involves Tour Director Matt Lenz, Tour Choreographer Michele Lynch, Established Designer David Rockwell, Lights Designer Kenneth Posner, Tour Lights Designer Paul Miller, Costume Designer William Ivey Extensive, Hair and Wig Designer Paul Huntley and Richard Mawbey, Audio Designer Shannon Slaton, Tunes Supervisor Lon Hoyt, and Casting by Stewart/Whitley.

HAIRSPRAY premiered at Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theater in June 2002. The clearly show was a smash hit when it transferred to Broadway, winning 8 2003 Tony Awards such as Greatest Musical and became the longest-functioning musical to play the Neil Simon Theater, functioning 2,642 performances from July 18, 2002, right up until January 4, 2009. It is the 22nd longest jogging display in Broadway record.

Learn much more at www.hairspraytour.com.