Hairspray, the Musical Live in Manila, November 15, 2008 (Saturday), 8:00 pm

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Atlantis Productions, the same company that brought you Rent, Avenue Q and Cinderella, now brings the BIG FAT Broadway Musical Hit live on stage!


A winner of 8 Tony Awards including BEST MUSICAL, Hairspray is set to stage in Manila, following a hugely successful run in Broadway and London's West End.


Based on the New Line Cinema film written and directed by John Waters, with a book by Mark O'Donnel and Thomas Meehan, music by Marc Shaiman, and lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, Hairspray follows the fortunes, or misfortunes, of the heavy-set Tracy Turnblad, who is determined to become a star dancer on the Corny Collins TV pop show.

In 2007, Hairspray was remade into a musical film starring John Travolta as Edna Turnblad, Michelle Pfeiffer as Velma Von Tussle, Queen Latifah as "Motormouth" Maybelle and introducing Nikki Blonsky as the pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad.


Showdate and time:
November 15, 2008 (Saturday), 8:00 p.m.


Venue:
Star Theater, CCP Complex

For ticket inquiries/reservations please contact:
Stef Sioson at 0917.805.5893
Fritzie Sioson-Villacorta at 0917.833.7489 or 02.719.1588

Ticket Prices:
P1,200 (Rows A to I)
P1,000 (Rows J to S)
P800 (Rows T to X)
P600 (Rows Y to Z)


Hairspray Manila Cast includes:

• Madel Ching as Tracy Turnblad - The cute, "pleasantly plump" teenager, who dreams of fame and fights to racially integrate The Corny Collins Show
  


• Tim Espinosa as Link Larkin - A teen heartthrob and one of The Corny Collins Show Council Members
  


• Noel Rayos as Corny Collins - The eccentric and cocky host of The Corny Collins Show
  


• Michael de Mesa as Edna Turnblad - Tracy's mother, an asocial shut-in ashamed of her plus-sized figure
  


• Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo as Velma Von Tussle - the racist former beauty queen/manager of TV station WYZT
  


• Dulce as "Motormouth" Maybelle - an R&B radio DJ who hosts "Negro Day" on The Corny Collins Show
  


• Nyoy Volante as Seaweed J. Stubbs - Maybelle's son, an expert dancer who teaches Tracy some moves
  


• Leo Rialp as Wilbur Turnblad - Tracy's father, the easy-going proprietor of the town's joke shop
  

Bobby Garcia directs for ATLANTIS PRODUCTIONS.


The November 15, 2008, 8:00 p.m. staging of Hairspray Manila is brought to you by the following major sponsors:

Also brought to you by:






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Below is a Hairspray the Movie's Music Video featuring the song,
"You Can't Stop the Beat"

Tickets for Nov 15, 8pm Show of Hairspray Manila

Ticket Prices: P1,200 (Rows A to I) P1,000 (Rows J to S) P800 (Rows T to X) P600 (Rows Y to Z) Click here or the photo below to open bigger picture in new window. For ticket inquiries/reservations please contact: Stef Sioson Fritzie Sioson-Villacorta Get your tickets now while good seats are still available!

The Nov 15, 2008, 8pm staging of Hairspray is brought to you by:

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hairspray Manila, Nov 15, 2008 (Saturday), 8 pm

Atlantis Productions, the same company that brought you Rent, Avenue Q and Cinderella, now brings the BIG FAT Broadway Musical Hit live on stage!


A winner of 8 Tony Awards including BEST MUSICAL, Hairspray is set to stage in Manila, following a hugely successful run in Broadway and London's West End.


Based on the New Line Cinema film written and directed by John Waters, with a book by Mark O'Donnel and Thomas Meehan, music by Marc Shaiman, and lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, Hairspray follows the fortunes, or misfortunes, of the heavy-set Tracy Turnblad, who is determined to become a star dancer on the Corny Collins TV pop show.

In 2007, Hairspray was remade into a musical film starring John Travolta as Edna Turnblad, Michelle Pfeiffer as Velma Von Tussle, Queen Latifah as "Motormouth" Maybelle and introducing Nikki Blonsky as the pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad.


Showdate and time:
November 15, 2008 (Saturday), 8:00 p.m.


Venue:
Star Theater, CCP Complex

For ticket inquiries/reservations please contact:
Stef Sioson
Fritzie Sioson-Villacorta

Ticket Prices:
P1,200 (Rows A to I)
P1,000 (Rows J to S)
P800 (Rows T to X)
P600 (Rows Y to Z)


Hairspray Manila Cast includes:

• Madel Ching as Tracy Turnblad - The cute, "pleasantly plump" teenager, who dreams of fame and fights to racially integrate The Corny Collins Show
  
• Tim Espinosa as Link Larkin - A teen heartthrob and one of The Corny Collins Show Council Members
  
• Noel Rayos as Corny Collins - The eccentric and cocky host of The Corny Collins Show
  
• Michael de Mesa as Edna Turnblad - Tracy's mother, an asocial shut-in ashamed of her plus-sized figure
  
• Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo as Velma Von Tussle - the racist former beauty queen/manager of TV station WYZT
  
• Dulce as "Motormouth" Maybelle - an R&B radio DJ who hosts "Negro Day" on The Corny Collins Show
  
• Nyoy Volante as Seaweed J. Stubbs - Maybelle's son, an expert dancer who teaches Tracy some moves
  
• Leo Rialp as Wilbur Turnblad - Tracy's father, the easy-going proprietor of the town's joke shop
  

Bobby Garcia directs for ATLANTIS PRODUCTIONS.


The November 15, 2008, 8:00 p.m. staging of Hairspray Manila is brought to you by the following major sponsors:

Also brought to you by:






Click photo below to open bigger picture in new window.

Get your tickets now
while good seats are still available!


Below is a Hairspray the Movie's Music Video featuring the song,
"You Can't Stop the Beat"

About the Show

Hairspray is based upon the New Line Cinema film written and directed by John Waters, with a book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan, music by Marc Shaiman, and lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman. Hairspray is directed by Jack O'Brien and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell.

In Hairspray it's 1962 - the '50s are out and change is in the air. Baltimore's Tracy Turnblad, a big girl with big hair and an even bigger heart, has only one passion--to dance. She wins a spot on the local TV dance program, "The Corny Collins Show" and, overnight, is transformed from outsider to irrepressible teen celebrity. But can a trendsetter in dance and fashion vanquish the program's reigning princess, win the heart of heartthrob Link Larkin, and integrate a television show without denting her 'do? Only in Hairspray! Welcome to the '60s!

The musical features an original score by Marc Shaiman (who co-wrote the music and lyrics for the acclaimed animated musical, South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut) and Scott Wittman. Their songs take Tracy from the soundstage of a 60's-style dance show to the streets of Baltimore to a downtown rhythm and blues record shop.

Hairspray is two and a half hours of musical comedy heaven! Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman, Mark O'Donnello and Thomas Meehan have created what will always be, to me, the most fun I have ever had sitting down.
- Bobby Garcia, Director

Hairspray live in Manila
Written by Ivy Jean Vibar (http://www.thepoc.net/index.php/Metakritiko/Theatre-News/Hairspray-live-in-Manila.html)
Monday, 10 November 2008


Hairspray, according to BroadwayWorld, won “every major Best Musical award, including [eight] Tony [awards], [the] New York Drama Critics Circle Award, Drama Desk Award, and the Outer Critics Circle Award” during the theater season that it opened on Broadway in 2002. Its Broadway run will close on January 4, 2009.

Reviews of Hairspray's different performances have been good. Aside from a few rants on the acting of individual actors, critics have had nothing but raves for this unique play. With two movie versions and numerous stage productions, that is no mean feat.

The musical was originally based on a 1988 movie by John Waters. According to Pegasus News, it has two gimmicks: lead Tracy Turnblad has to be played by “an unknown who has never really done much professional theatre: ideally a complete amateur” and Tracy's mother has to be “played by a man.”

In 2007, a film version of the musical was released. It had a stellar cast including John Travolta (Edna), Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, Amanda Bynes, Zac Efron, James Marsden and Queen Latifah. Nikki Blonsky was the “unknown” who snagged the role of Tracy.



Hairspray tells the story of “pleasantly plump” teenager Tracy Turnblad, who has hopes to be part of a dance show on television. She lands a spot on the program and, BroadwayWorld says, “is transformed [overnight] from outsider to irrepressible teen celebrity.”

The play isn't only about dancing. It tackles issues of discrimination and acceptance in a world where to some people, prejudice comes as naturally as breathing.

It is the late 1960s in Baltimore, United States, and the Corny Collins Show is the hottest program on air, where “all the nicest kids” go. Blacks are allowed on the set only during “Negro Day,” except for singer Motormouth Maybelle, who sometimes serves as a co-host to the show's namesake and host, Corny Collins.

The show features a group of talented teenagers, which Tracy becomes a part of when she blows everyone away during an audition. Tracy, through her open-mindedness and determination to be taken seriously despite traits that some take against her, becomes the catalyst for major changes not only on the Corny Collins show but in Baltimore as well.

On October 26, director Bobby Garcia wrote in a Philippine Star article that he “jumped at the chance” to get the Manila rights for Hairspray when Broadway Asia offered it to him. Though he had reservations due to the difficulty of finding a good cast, he went ahead with the Manila version of the play, anyway.

Auditions for the play took place in April for the role of Tracy and other minor roles. For the major parts, Garcia said, he got in touch with actors he had previously worked with.



The final cast features various heavyweights (no pun intended) in the Philippine theater and entertainment industries , such as Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo (Velma Von Tussle), Nyoy Volante (Seaweed J. Stubbs), Dulce (Motormouth Maybelle), Leo Rialp (Wilbur Turnblad) and Michael de Mesa.

De Mesa will play Tracy's mother Edna, a role which the veteran actor admits has been very difficult for him. “Edna's not a cross-dresser. She's a woman. It's a bit hard because there's a thin line [between] men playing gay roles and real female roles,” he told PEP in an interview. “I'm really working hard on that thin line of not making Edna look bakla (gay), but babae (female) and motherly.”

Newcomer Madel Ching will play Tracy and ABS-CBN Star Magic Batch 15 member Tim Espinosa will be Link Larkin, PEP said.

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