MAD MEN's Bryan Batt to Star in The Muny's HAIRSPRAY

Award winning TV, Film, and Theatre star Bryan Batt will play the role of Edna Turnblad in The Muny's 2015 production of HAIRSPRAY.

The production will be the St. Louis theatre's second summer production, running June 23-30.

Batt has won two Screen Actors Guild Awards® for his portrayal of Salvatore Romano on AMC's critically acclaimed, Emmy®, Golden Globe®, and Peabody® award-winning dramatic series, Mad Men. Broadway leading role credits include the 2005 revival of La Cage Aux Folles, Beauty and the Beast, Suessical the Musical, Sunset Boulevard, Saturday Night Fever, The Scarlett Pimpernel, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor® Dreamcoat, Starlight Express, and Cats. Bryan can be seen in the recent films 12 Years a Slave, Parkland and The Last of Robin Hood.

Winner of eight Tony® Awards including the 2003 Tony® for Best Musical, Hairspray brings its infectious beat and hilarious fun to the Muny for 8 performances. Set in the changing times of 1960s Baltimore, Tracy Turnblad dreams of dancing on the Corny Collins Show AND creating a perfect integrated world! Does she have the moves and the courage? Based on the 1988 John Waters Film of the same name, Hairspray features incredible dance numbers and a blazing set of pop tunes including "Good Morning Baltimore" and "You Can't Stop The Beat!"

The Muny is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization whose mission is to enrich lives by producing exceptional musical theatre, accessible to all, continuing its remarkable tradition in Forest Park. The Muny, #1 Theatre Drive, St. Louis, MO 63112, (314) 361-1900.

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