Hairspray
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Hairspray
The Broadway Musical

Book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan Music by Marc Shaiman Lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman Based on the New Line Cinema film written and directed by John Waters Directed by Christopher Liam Moore
March 2 – October 27, 2019 Angus Bowmer Theatre
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You can't stop the beat!

It’s 1962, and Baltimore teenager Tracy Turnblad lives in a world that tells her plus-sized gals shouldn’t be dancing on television and that racial segregation is here to stay. When she wins a spot on The Corny Collins Show, Tracy becomes a star and teams up with her friends Penny, Seaweed, Motormouth Maybelle and hunky Link Larkin to use her newfound fame to challenge the status quo. Director Christopher Liam Moore (The Book of Will, Shakespeare in Love) honors John Waters’ original subversive vision for the story in a wildly joyful production that celebrates radical inclusion at its heart.

Length: Approximately 2 hours, 23 minutes, including one intermission

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Sponsors

  • LEAD SPONSOR
  • McMurtry Family Foundation
  • SPONSOR
  • Betty and Jack Schafer
  • PARTNERS
  • Jerome L. and Thao N. Dodson
  • Katie Farewell
  • Irvine & Roberts logo
  • The Dirk and Charlene Kabcenell Foundation
  • Cynthia Muss Lawrence
  • Jerry and Jeanne Taylor Family Foundation
  • Diane C. Yu and Estate of Michael J. Delaney

Trailer: Hairspray

The Buzz

“There were cheers throughout the sold-out, opening night performance and more than one standing ovation, well deserved.”
Dennis Sparks Reviews
“The production is bolstered by a stellar cast that appears to be having the best time on stage, as these talented performers take things up to 11, in this warm-hearted, funny, and extremely entertaining piece of theatre.”
Siskiyou Daily
“Hairspray will rock your socks off… Solid gold theater.”
Medford Mail Tribune
Suitability Suggestions

Raucous and uplifting musical fun for the entire family. Because the play is set in 1962, the term “negro” is used extensively instead of “African American.”

Accessibility

The Angus Bowmer Theatre is outfitted with an elevator that takes patrons to either Row E or Row K.

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival is committed to accessibility. We recognize the needs of persons with disabilities and strive to make our facilities and productions accessible to all. OSF offers a variety of accommodations, outlined here.

 

Creative Team

Niani Feelings
Assistant Choreographer
Andrés López-Alicea
FAIR Assistant Director

* Member of Actors' Equity Association (AEA)

Cast

Ensemble/Chorus: Tatem Beach, Royer Bockus*, Audrey Cirzan, Madeline Day, Zahra Detweiler, Taylor Fagins, Safiya Fredericks*, Evan Heintz, Walker Hill, Brent Hinkley*, David Kelly*, Luke Hogan Laurenson, Eddie Lopez*, Preston Mead, Johnique Mitchell, Kimberly Monks*, Matthew Ranaudo, Oriana Rochlen, K. T. Vogt*

* Member of Actors' Equity Association (AEA)
** AEA Professional Theatre Intern

Musicians

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From its inception, the Angus Bowmer Theatre has welcomed our patrons with the graciousness of the man for whom it was named, OSF’s founder Angus L. Bowmer. The immediacy between company and audience members in this space allows for theatrical voyages of human discovery, guided by some of the world’s greatest classical and contemporary playwrights. The theatre seats 600, and quite seriously, there is no bad seat in the house.

For the 2025 season, the Angus Bowmer Theatre vom (the entrance/exit passageways for actors) on house right will not be in use and thus available for seating.

Our 2019 Season