The Omaha Community Playhouse (OCP) will present Hairspray May 25-June 24, 2012.
“You Can’t Stop the Beat” of this Tony Award®-winning musical! This flashback to the 1960s is full of musical dance numbers that will have you boogying all night long! Hairspray is a light-hearted musical that redefines beauty, as a big girl with bigger aspirations becomes the newest local TV star. This larger-than-life musical will leave you hungry for more.
Book by Mark O'Donnell and Scott Wittman, Music by Thomas Meehan, Lyrics by Marc Shaiman. Director: Susan Baer Collins; Music Director: Jim Boggess; Choreographer: Kathy Wheeldon.
Cast:
Tracy Turnblad EASTIN YATES
Edna Turnblad JIM MCKAIN
Link Larkin DAVID ZENCHUK
Amber Von Tussle COURTNEY STEIN
Seaweed J. Stubbs LUTHER SIMON
Penny Pingleton BAILEY CARLSON
Corny Collins BOB KROPP
Motormouth Maybelle KATHY TYREE
Wilbur Turnblad JERRY Van Horn
Velma Von Tussle STACY MADDUX
Prudy Pingleton/Gym Teacher/
Prison Matron/Guard JUDY RADCLIFF
Harriman F. Spritzer/Principal/
Mr. Pinky/ Guard ABLAN ROBLIN
Little Inez LARECE HAWKINS
Tammy SOFIA ABOU-NASR
Brenda AMANDA ROUNDS
Shelley ASHTON TAYLOR
Lu Ann SOPHIA GOLDBERG
IQ AARON GALANG
Fender CHRISTIAN YOST
Brad Thomas GJERE
Sketch JASON DELONG
Judine/A Dynamite SEANIQUE FLEMING
Kamilah /A Dynamite MICHAELA RUSSELL
Shayna/A Dynamite BRANDI SMITH
Cindy Watkins RACHEL BUSSE
Lorraine JHONE WHITE-LUCAS
Gilbert Aaron Ellis
Duane TYLER MARSHALL
Thad BRENDAN BROWN
Stooie DAWAUNE HAYES
The show runs May 25-June 24, 2012; Wednesday–Saturday, 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, 2 p.m., at the Omaha Community Playhouse, Howard and Rhonda Hawks Mainstage Theatre, located at 6915 Cass Street, Omaha, NE 68132
Tickets: At the OCP Box Office, by calling (402) 553-0800 or online at www.OmahaPlayhouse.org or www.TicketOmaha.com. Single tickets are $40 for adults, $24 for students. Group tickets are $29 for adults, $18 for students. On Wednesday, May 30, tickets will be $10 at the Box Office after 4 p.m. for that evening’s performance (cash or check only).
The Omaha Community Playhouse is supported in part by the Nebraska Arts Council, the Nebraska Cultural Endowment and the Douglas County Board of Commissioners. Established in 1924, the Omaha Community Playhouse is the largest community theatre in the United States based on memberships sold and facility size, among other factors. The organization is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
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